Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties E-Book

Various Authors

• Herausgeber: DigiCat
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a comprehensive treaty that governs the formation and application of treaties between states. Written by Various Authors, this book provides a detailed analysis of the legal principles underlying the treaty, exploring the intricacies of treaty interpretation, reservations, and invalidity. The text is written in a precise and scholarly style, making it an essential resource for legal scholars, practitioners, and policymakers alike. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a seminal work in the field of international law, offering valuable insights into the complexities of treaty-making and enforcement. With its meticulous attention to detail and thorough examination of key legal provisions, this book serves as a vital reference for anyone interested in understanding the foundations of treaty law.

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Various Authors

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

 

EAN 8596547724414

DigiCat, 2023 Contact: [email protected]

Table of Contents

Preamble

PART I — INTRODUCTION

Article 1 — Scope of the present Convention

Article 2 — Use of terms

Article 3 — International agreements not within the scope of the present Convention

Article 4 — Non-retroactivity of the present Convention

Article 5 — Treaties constituting international organizations and treaties adopted within an international organization

PART II — CONCLUSION AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF TREATIES

SECTION 1. CONCLUSION OF TREATIES

Article 6 — Capacity of States to conclude treaties

Article 7 — Full powers

Article 8 — Subsequent confirmation of an act performed without authorization

Article 9 — Adoption of the text

Article 10 — Authentication of the text

Article 11 — Means of expressing consent to be bound by a treaty

Article 12 — Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by signature

Article 13 — Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by an exchange of instruments constituting a treaty

Article 14 — Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by ratification, acceptance or approval

Article 15 — Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by accession

Article 16. — Exchange or deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession

Article 17 — Consent to be bound by part of a treaty and choice of differing provisions

Article 18 — Obligation not to defeat the object and purpose of a treaty prior to its entry into force

SECTION 2. RESERVATIONS

Article 19 — Formulation of reservations

Article 20 — Acceptance of and objection to reservations

Article 21 — Legal effects of reservations and of objections to reservations

Article 22 — Withdrawal of reservations and of objections to reservations

Article 23 — Procedure regarding reservations

SECTION 3. ENTRY INTO FORCE AND PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF TREATIES

Article 24 — Entry into force

Article 25 — Provisional application

PART III — OBSERVANCE, APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF TREATIES

SECTION 1. OBSERVANCE OF TREATIES

Article 26 — Pacta sunt servanda

Article 27 Internal law and observance of treaties

SECTION 2. APPLICATION OF TREATIES

Article 28 — Non-retroactivity of treaties

Article 29 — Territorial scope of treaties

Article 30 — Application of successive treaties relating to the same subject-matter

SECTION 3. INTERPRETATION OF TREATIES

Article 31 — General rule of interpretation

Article 32 — Supplementary means of interpretation

Article 33 — Interpretation of treaties authenticated in two or more languages

SECTION 4. TREATIES AND THIRD STATES

Article 34 — General rule regarding third States

Article 36 — Treaties providing for rights for third States

Article 37 — Revocation or modification of obligations or rights of third States

Article 38 — Rules in a treaty becoming binding on third States through international custom

PART IV — AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF TREATIES

Article 39 — General rule regarding the amendment of treaties

Article 40 — Amendment of multilateral treaties

Article 41 — Agreements to modify multilateral treaties between certain of the parties only

PART V — INVALIDITY, TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF THE OPERATION OF TREATIES

SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 42 — Validity and continuance in force of treaties

Article 43 — Obligations imposed by international law independently of a treaty

Article 44 — Separability of treaty provisions

Article 45 — Loss of a right to invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty

SECTION 2. INVALIDITY OF TREATIES

Article 46 — Provisions of internal law regarding competence to conclude treaties

Article 47 — Specific restrictions on authority to express the consent of a State

Article 48 — Error

Article 49 — Fraud

Article 50 — Corruption of a representative of a State

Article 51 — Coercion of a representative of a State

Article 52 — Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force

Article 53 — Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens)

SECTION 3. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF THE OPERATION OF TREATIES

Article 54 — Termination of or withdrawal from a treaty under its provisions or by consent of the parties

Article 55 — Reduction of the parties to a multilateral treaty below the number necessary for its entry into force

Article 56 — Denunciation of or withdrawal from a treaty containing no provision regarding termination, denunciation or withdrawal

Article 57 — Suspension of the operation of a treaty under its provisions or by consent of the parties

Article 58 — Suspension of the operation of a multilateral treaty by agreement between certain of the parties only

Article 59 — Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty implied by conclusion of a later treaty

Article 60 — Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as a consequence of its breach

Article 61 — Supervening impossibility of performance

Article 62 — Fundamental change of circumstances

Article 63 — Severance of diplomatic or consular relations

Article 64 — Emergence of a new peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens)

SECTION 4. PROCEDURE

Article 65 — Procedure to be followed with respect to invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty