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Title Treaty interpretation and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties : 30 years on / edited by Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Olufemi Elias, Panos Merkouris
Published Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 382 pages) : illustrations
Series Queen Mary studies in international law, 1877-4822 ; v. 1
Queen Mary studies in international law ; v. 1.
Contents Introduction: Interpretation is a science, is an art, is a science / Panos Merkouris -- Virtuous interpretation / Jan Klabbers -- Treaty, custom and time : interpretation/application? / Philippe Sands and Jeffery Commission -- Article 31(3)(a) and (b) of the Vienna Convention and the Kasikili/Sedudu Island case / Hazel Fox -- "Third party" considerations and "corrective interpretation" in the interpretative use of travaux préparatoires : is it Fahrenheit 451 for preparatory work? / Panos Merkouris -- The appellate body and treaty interpretation / Georges Abi-Saab -- Interpretation in international trade law / Brigitte Stern -- Diversity and harmonization of treaty interpretation in investment arbitration / Christoph Schreuer -- Canons of treaty interpretation : selected case studies from the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement / Malgosia Fitzmaurice & Panos Merkouris -- Interpretation of (allegedly) self-judging clauses in bilateral investment treaties / Tarcisio Gazzini -- Intentionalism and the interpretation of the ECHR / George Letsas -- Conflicting interpretations of the ICC statute : are the rules interpretation of the Vienna Convention still relevant? / José Doria -- Interpreting constitutive instruments of international criminal tribunals : reflections on the Special Court for Sierra Leone / Phoebe Okowa
Summary Interpretation has always been a cornerstone of international adjudication. This book offers a comprehensive analysis, both on a theoretical and a practical level, of where the principles of interpretation enshrined in Articles 31-33 of the VCLT currently stand
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-371) and index
Notes Print version record
SUBJECT Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969 May 23) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50069966
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969 May 23) fast
Subject Treaties -- Interpretation and construction.
Treaties.
treaties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Treaties.
Treaties
Treaties -- Interpretation and construction
Genre/Form Treaties
Treaties.
Traités.
Form Electronic book
Author Fitzmaurice, Malgosia, 1957-
Elias, Olufemi.
Merkouris, Panos.
ISBN 9789004182936
9004182934
1282786563
9781282786561