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Opinio juris sive necessitatis means

  1. opinions of jurists are a necessary evidence for determining rules of international custom

  2. opinions of jurists are not necessary for ascertaining the rules of international law

  3. feelings on the part of the State than in actions as they do, are fulfilling a legal obligation

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Opinio juris sive necessitatis (an opinion of law or necessity) or simply opinio juris (an opinion of law) is the belief that an action was carried out because it was a legal obligation.

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