The Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties: A Commentary

ISBN-13: 9780199546640 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 2176 str.

Olivier Corten

Opis

The 1969 and 1986 Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties are essential components of the contemporary international legal order. They aim at regulating what has become the main source of public international law and a crucial tool in inter-state relations. The Vienna Conventions codify to a significant extent the customary rules that pre-existed in the field, but also put forward innovative concepts, such as jus cogens . In spite of their importance, these two instruments had so far not been the object of a detailed commentary. These volumes fill that gap, by providing both international and national lawyers with an in-depth analysis of each provision of both Conventions. The structure of each commentary is essentially uniform, with the first part dedicated to the exposition of that provision's object and purpose and to the assessment of its customary status. The second part of each commentary deals with the main issues of interpretation raised by the provision in question. Extensive reference is made to the travaux preparatoires of both Conventions, including the work of the UN International Law Commission and the proceedings of the 1969 and 1986 diplomatic conferences, and to practice both prior to and following the adoption of the Conventions. The 90 + authors who contributed to the book come from twenty different countries and include some of the most respected experts in international law.

Spis treści

From the contents:

Preamble; Huseyin Pazarci: Preamble (1969); Eric David: Preamble (1986); I. Introduction; Philippe Gautier: Article 1 (1969); Philippe Gautier: Article 1 (1986); Philippe Gautier: Article 2 (1969); Philippe Gautier: Article 2 (1986); Yves le Bouthillier & Jean-Francois Bonin: Article 3 (1969); Yves le Bouthillier & Jean-Francois Bonin: Article 3 (1986); Frederic Dopagne: Article 4 (1969); Frederic Dopagne: Article 4 (1986); David Anderson: Article 5 (1969); David Anderson: Article 5 (1986); II. Conclusion and Entry into Force of Treaties; Daniel Turp & Francois Roch: Article 6 (1969); Nicolas Levrat: Article 6 (1986); Peter Kovacs: Article 7 (1969); Peter Kovacs: Article 7 (1986); Nicolas Angelet & Tamara Leidgens: Article 8 (1969); Nicolas Angelet & Tamara Leidgens: Article 8 (1986); Maurice Kamto: Article 9 (1969); Maurice Kamto: Article 9 (1986); Jean-Marc Thouvenin: Article 10 (1969); Jean-Marc Thouvenin: Article 10 (1986); Sandra Szurek: Article 11 (1969); Sandra Szurek: Article 11 (1986); Cedric van Assche: Article 12 (1969); Cedric van Assche: Article 12 (1986); Cedric van Assche: Article 13 (1969); Cedric van Assche: Article 13 (1986); Rafia Ben Achour, Imed Frikha & Mounir Snoussi: Article 14 (1969); Rafia Ben Achour, Imed Frikha & Mounir Snoussi: Article 14 (1986); Jean-Francois Marchi: Article 15 (1969); Jean-Francois Marchi: Article 15 (1986); Ferhat Horchani: Article 16 (1969); Ferhat Horchani: Article 16 (1986); Carol Hilling: Article 17 (1969); Carol Hilling: Article 17 (1986); Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Anne-Marie La Rosa & Makane Moise Mbengue: Article 18 (1969); Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Anne-Marie La Rosa & Makane Moise Mbengue: Article 18 (1986); Alain Pellet: Article 19 (1969); Alain Pellet: Article 19 (1986); Daniel Muller: Article 20 (1969); Daniel Muller: Article 20 (1986); Daniel Muller: Article 21 (1969); Daniel Muller: Article 21 (1986); Alain Pellet: Article 22 (1969); Alain Pellet: Article 22 (1986); Alain Pellet& William Schabas: Article 23 (1969); Alain Pellet & William Schabas: Article 23 (1986); Anthony Aust: Article 24 (1969); Anthony Aust: Article 24 (1986); Denise Mathy: Article 25 (1969); Denise Mathy: Article 25 (1986); III. Observance, Application and Interpretation of Treaties; Jean Salmon: Article 26 (1969); Jean Salmon: Article 26 (1986); Annemie Schaus: Article 27 (1969); Maxime Didat: Article 27 (1986); Frederic Dopagne: Article 28 (1969); Frederic Dopagne: Article 28 (1986); Symeon Karagianis: Article 29 (1969); Symeon Karagianis: Article 29 (1986); Alexander Orakhelashvili: Article 30 (1969); Alexander Orakhelashvili: Article 30 (1986); Jean-Marc Sorel & Valerie Bore-Eveno: Article 31 (1969); Jean-Marc Sorel & Valerie Bore-Eveno: Article 31 (1986); Yves le Bouthillier: Article 32 (1969); Yves le Bouthillier: Article 32 (1986); Alain Papaux: Article 33 (1969); Alain Papaux: Article 33 (1986); Eric David: Article 34 (1969); Emmanuel Klimis: Article 34 (1986); Caroline Laly-Chevalier: Article 35 (1969); Caroline Laly-Chevalier: Article 35 (1986); Pierre d'Argent: Article 36 (1969); Pierre d'Argent: Article 36 (1986); Pierre d'Argent: Article 37 (1969); Pierre d'Argent: Article 37 (1986); Giorgio Gaja: Article 38 (1969); Giorgio Gaja: Article 38 (1986); IV. Amendment and Modification of Treaties; Philippe Sands: Article 39 (1969); Philippe Sands: Article 39 (1986); Karine Ardault & Daniel Dormoy: Article 40 (1969); Karine Ardault & Daniel Dormoy: Article 40 (1986); Joanna Spanoudis & Edith Weemaels: Article 41 (1969); Joanna Spanoudis & Edith Weemaels: Article 41(1986); V. Invalidity, Termination and Suspension of the Operation of Treaties; Marcelo Kohen & Sarah Heathcote: Article 42 (1969); Marcelo Kohen & Sarah Heathcote: Article 42 (1986); Karine Bannelier-Christakis: Article 43 (1969); Karine Bannelier-Christakis: Article 43 (1986);
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O autorze

Olivier Corten teaches public international law at the Universit'e libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), and director of the Revue belge de droit international/Belgian Review of International Law. He is the author or co-author of four books (Droit d'ing'erence ou obligation de r'eaction ? - Les possibilit'es d'action visant `a assurer le respect des droits de la personne face au principe de non-intervention (Bruylant, Brussels, 1992, et 2nd ed., 1996), L'utilisation du raisonnable par le juge international (Bruylant, Brussels, 1997), Ex-Yougoslavie : droit international, politique et id'eologie (Bruylant, Brussels, 1998) and Le droit contre la guerre - L'interdiction du recours `a la force en droit international contemporain, Pedone, Paris, 2008) and of more than sixty articles. Pierre Klein teaches public international law and is Director of the Centre of International Law of the Universit'e libre de Bruxelles (Belgium). He taught as visiting lecturer, then professor, at the Universit'e catholique de Louvain, the University of Ottawa, McGill University, the Abomey-Calavi University (B'enin), the University of Paris XI and the Hague Academy of International Law. He is the author or co-author of three books (Droit d'ing'erence ou obligation de r'eaction ? - Les possibilit'es d'action visant `a assurer le respect des droits de la personne face au principe de non-intervention (Bruylant, Brussels, 1992, et 2nd ed., 1996), La responsabilit'e des organisations internationales dans les ordres juridiques internes et en droit international (Bruylant, Brussels, 1998) and Bowett's Law of International Institutions (5th ed., Sweet and Maxwell, London, 2001 - 5th ed. forthcoming, 2009)) and of fifty articles.