Treaty interpretation / Richard K. Gardiner.
2015
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Author
Gardiner, Richard K.
Title
Treaty interpretation / Richard K. Gardiner.
Published
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Call Number
KZ1304 .G37 2015
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9780199669233 (hbk.)
0199669236 (hbk.)
0199669236 (hbk.)
Description
xliii, 523 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)914159283
Summary
"This book explains the rules for interpretation of treaties and gives examples of their application in national and international jurisdictions. The rules of treaty interpretation codified in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties now apply to virtually all treaties which may be encountered in an international context and also within national legal systems where treaties have an impact on a large and growing range of matters. The rules of treaty interpretation differ somewhat from typical rules for interpreting legal instruments and legislation within national legal systems. Lawyers, and also some administrators, diplomats, and officials at international organisations, are increasingly likely to encounter issues of treaty interpretation which require not only knowledge of the relevant rules of interpretation, but also how these rules have been, and are to be, applied in practice. Now that the codified rules of treaty interpretation have been in force for some twenty-five years, there is a considerable body of case law on their application. This case law, combined with the history and analysis of the rules of treaty interpretation, provides a basis for understanding this most important task in the application of treaties internationally and within national systems of law. Any lawyer who ever has to consider international matters, and increasingly any lawyer whose work involves domestic legislation with any international connection, is at risk nowadays of encountering a treaty provision which requires interpretation, whether the treaty provision is explicitly in issue or is the source of the relevant domestic legislation. This book provides a guide to interpreting treaties properly in accordance with the modern rules."-- Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
A single set of rules of interpretation
Development of rules of interpretation
Interpretative material generated in making treaties
Who uses the Vienna Convention to interpret treaties?
The general rule : (1) the treaty, its terms and their ordinary meaning
The general rule : (2) agreements as context, subsequent agreements, and subsequent practice
The general rule : (3) relevant rules of international law and special meanings
Supplementary means of interpretation
Languages.
Development of rules of interpretation
Interpretative material generated in making treaties
Who uses the Vienna Convention to interpret treaties?
The general rule : (1) the treaty, its terms and their ordinary meaning
The general rule : (2) agreements as context, subsequent agreements, and subsequent practice
The general rule : (3) relevant rules of international law and special meanings
Supplementary means of interpretation
Languages.