Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties : A Commentary

The Commentary On The Vienna Convention On The Law Of Treaties Provides An In-depth Article-by-article Analysis Of All Provisions Of The Vienna Convention. The Texts Are Uniformly Structured: (i) Purpose And Function Of The Article, (ii) Historical Background And Negotiating History, And (iii) Elements Of The Article. The Vienna Convention On Treaties Between States And Ios And Between Ios Is Taken Into Account Where Appropriate. In Sum, The Present Commentary Contains A Comprehensive Legal Analysis Of All Aspects Of The International Law Of Treaties. Where The Law Of Treaties Reaches Into Other Fields Of International Law, E.g. The Law Of State Responsibility, The Relevant Interfaces Are Discussed And Contextualized. With Its Focus On International Practice, The Commentary Is Addressed To Academia, As Well As To Practitioners Of International Law. Introduction: On The Role Of Treaties In The Development Of International Law / [oliver] Dörr -- Preamble / [kirsten] Schmalenbach -- Introduction -- Conclusion And Entry Into Force Of Treaties -- Observance, Application And Interpretation Of Treaties -- Amendment And Modification Of Treaties -- Miscellaneous Provisions -- Final Provisions. Oliver Dörr, Kirsten Schmalenbach, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xliv Front Matter....Pages 7-7 Introduction: On the Role of Treaties in the Development of International Law....Pages 1-6 Preamble....Pages 9-16 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 Article 1. Scope of the present Convention....Pages 19-25 Article 2. Use of terms....Pages 27-48 Article 3. International agreements not within the scope of the present Convention....Pages 49-79 Article 4. Non-retroactivity of the present Convention....Pages 81-88 Article 5. Treaties constituting international organizations and treaties adopted within an international organization....Pages 89-99 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 Article 6. Capacity of States to conclude treaties....Pages 105-117 Article 7. Full powers....Pages 119-130 Article 8. Subsequent confirmation of an act performed without authorization....Pages 131-135 Article 9. Adoption of the text....Pages 137-146 Article 10. Authentication of the text....Pages 147-151 Article 11. Means of expressing consent to be bound by a treaty....Pages 153-162 Article 12. Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by signature....Pages 163-173 Article 13. Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by an exchange of instruments constituting a treaty....Pages 175-179 Article 14. Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by ratification, acceptance or approval....Pages 181-195 Article 15. Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by accession....Pages 197-208 Article 16. Exchange or deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession....Pages 209-213 Article 17. Consent to be bound by part of a treaty and choice of differing provisions....Pages 215-217 Article 18. Obligation not to defeat the object and purpose of a treaty prior to its entry into force....Pages 219-235 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 Article 19. Formulation of reservations....Pages 239-286 Article 20. Acceptance of and objection to reservations....Pages 287-306 Article 21. Legal effects of reservations and of objections to reservations....Pages 307-319 Article 22. Withdrawal of reservations and of objections to reservations....Pages 321-336 Article 23. Procedure regarding reservations....Pages 337-347 Guide to Practice on Reservations to Treaties....Pages 349-388 Article 24. Entry into force....Pages 391-406 Article 25. Provisional application....Pages 407-421 Front Matter....Pages 423-423 Article 26. Pacta sunt servanda ....Pages 427-451 Article 27. Internal law and observance of treaties....Pages 453-473 Article 28. Non-retroactivity of treaties....Pages 477-487 Article 29. Territorial scope of treaties....Pages 489-503 Article 30. Application of successive treaties relating to the same subject matter....Pages 505-518 Article 31. General rule of interpretation....Pages 521-570 Article 32. Supplementary means of interpretation....Pages 571-586 Article 33. Interpretation of treaties authenticated in two or more languages....Pages 587-601 Article 34. General rule regarding third States....Pages 605-643 Article 35. Treaties providing for obligations for third States....Pages 645-654 Article 36. Treaties providing for rights for third States....Pages 655-671 Article 37. Revocation or modification of obligations or rights of third States....Pages 673-684 Front Matter....Pages 423-423 Article 38. Rules in a treaty becoming binding on third States through international custom....Pages 685-696 Front Matter....Pages 697-697 Article 39. General rule regarding the amendment of treaties....Pages 699-707 Article 40. Amendment of multilateral treaties....Pages 709-717 Article 41. Agreements to modify multilateral treaties between certain of the parties only....Pages 719-727 Front Matter....Pages 729-729 Article 42. Validity and continuance in force of treaties....Pages 733-744 Article 43. Obligations imposed by international law independently of a treaty....Pages 745-751 Article 44. Separability of treaty provisions....Pages 753-763 Article 45. Loss of a right to invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty....Pages 765-772 Article 46. Provisions of internal law regarding competence to conclude treaties....Pages 775-804 Article 47. Specific restrictions on authority to express the consent of a State....Pages 805-814 Article 48. Error....Pages 815-833 Article 49. Fraud....Pages 835-848 Article 50. Corruption of a representative of a State....Pages 849-855 Article 51. Coercion of a representative of a State....Pages 857-869 Article 52. Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force....Pages 871-896 Article 53. Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (“ jus cogens ”)....Pages 897-942 Article 54. Termination of or withdrawal from a treaty under its provisions or by consent of the parties....Pages 945-962 Article 55. Reduction of the parties to a multilateral treaty below the number necessary for Its entry into force....Pages 963-966 Article 56. Denunciation of or withdrawal from a treaty containing no provision regarding termination, denunciation or withdrawal....Pages 967-987 Article 57. Suspension of the operation of a treaty under its provisions or by consent of the parties....Pages 989-995 Front Matter....Pages 729-729 Article 58. Suspension of the operation of a multilateral treaty by agreement between certain of the parties only....Pages 997-1010 Article 59. Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty implied by conclusion of a later treaty....Pages 1011-1020 Article 60. Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as a consequence of its breach....Pages 1021-1049 Article 61. Supervening impossibility of performance....Pages 1051-1065 Article 62. Fundamental change of circumstances....Pages 1067-1104 Article 63. Severance of diplomatic or consular relations....Pages 1105-1120 Article 64. Emergence of a new peremptory norm of general international law (“ jus cogens ”)....Pages 1121-1127 Article 65. Procedure to be followed with respect to invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty....Pages 1131-1150 Article 66. Procedures for judicial settlement, arbitration and conciliation....Pages 1151-1157 Annex to Article 66....Pages 1159-1166 Article 67. Instruments for declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty....Pages 1167-1172 Article 68. Revocation of notifications and instruments provided for in articles 65 and 67....Pages 1173-1176 Article 69. Consequences of the invalidity of a treaty....Pages 1179-1193 Article 70. Consequences of the termination of a treaty....Pages 1195-1210 Article 71. Consequences of the invalidity of a treaty which conflicts with a peremptory norm of general international law....Pages 1211-1226 Article 72. Consequences of the suspension of the operation of a treaty....Pages 1227-1235 Front Matter....Pages 1237-1237 Article 73. Cases of State succession, State responsibility and outbreak of hostilities....Pages 1239-1266 Article 74. Diplomatic and consular relations and the conclusion of treaties....Pages 1267-1278 Article 75. Case of an aggressor State....Pages 1279-1293 Front Matter....Pages 1295-1295 Article 76. Depositaries of treaties....Pages 1297-1307 Front Matter....Pages 1295-1295 Article 77. Functions of depositaries....Pages 1309-1324 Article 78. Notifications and communications....Pages 1325-1330 Article 79. Correction of errors in texts or in certified copies of treaties....Pages 1331-1337 Article 80. Registration and publication of treaties....Pages 1339-1344 Front Matter....Pages 1345-1345 Article 81. Signature....Pages 1347-1353 Article 82. Ratification....Pages 1355-1356 Article 83. Accession....Pages 1357-1358 Article 84. Entry into force....Pages 1359-1362 Article 85. Authentic texts....Pages 1363-1364 Back Matter....Pages 1365-1423 "The Commentary on the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties provides an in-depth article-by-article analysis of all provisions of the Vienna Convention. The texts are uniformly structured: (I) Purpose and Function of the Article, (II) Historical Background and Negotiating History, and (III) Elements of the Article. The Vienna Convention on Treaties between States and IOs and between IOs is taken into account where appropriate. In sum, the present Commentary contains a comprehensive legal analysis of all aspects of the international law of treaties. Where the law of treaties reaches into other fields of international law, e.g. the law of state responsibility, the relevant interfaces are discussed and contextualized. With its focus on international practice, the Commentary is addressed to academia, as well as to practitioners of international law"--Publisher's description