'At a time when treaties are being increasingly recognised as the central component of modern international law, this book presents an excellent selection of those key topics in the law of treaties that are continuing to undergo development.' Richard Gardiner, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Laws, University College London
1. Introduction; 2. Treaty genesis: concept of a treaty in international law, including its formation and motion; 3. Consent to be bound: The force behind the motion of treaties; 4. Treaty interpretation and its rules: of motion through time, 'Time-Will' and 'Time-Bubbles'; 5. Amendment/Modification/Revision of treaties: motion as change; 6. Treaties and their phthora: Withdrawing from and terminating/suspending treaties; 7. Concluding remarks.