THE ‘CLEAN HANDS’ DOCTRINE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
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The clean hands doctrine does not belong in international law. It is a non-legal norm with the capability to mediate between international legal norms. Clean hands may be characterized as part of equity but such a characterization does not make the doctrine a part of public international law. The principle of equity exists at the gates of public international law and, so far, has not transferred the clean hands doctrine from international politics to international law.
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