However, the cases analysed in the present chapter suggest that the force of law arises not so much from existing provisions that obligate the States, but from the social contract on which that law is based.
然而，本章内所分析的案例显示，法律的力量不仅来自强制各国执行的现有条款，更重要的是法律以之作为基础的社会契约。