Question

Country A and Country B have had an informal trading arrangement for many years wherein merchants on the border of the countries may freely trade goods without the restriction of fees. Which of the following is true?
a. The government of Country A may not arbitrarily begin to charge fees for items brought in from Country B.
b. Country A and Country B have a binding agreement to this arrangement under customary international law.
c. Country A and Country B have no binding agreement under customary international law.
d. More than one response is correct.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. More than one response is correct.

Explanation:

Even though international law does not follow common law, and informal agreements are not enforceable between countries, they tend to facilitate the relationship between them. For example, Canada and the US do not have a strict border patrol and no one is asking for a wall to be built on the Canadian border. It is accepted that US and Canadian citizens cross almost freely as tourists. If someone tried to enforce a strong border policy, the other government would oppose it and it would turn into a diplomatic mess and would probably not be enforceable at all.