| Vorderseite | The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |
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| Rückseite | General: - VCLT is the most important document on the law of treaties - reason for establishment of VCLT: uncertainties on details of the effects of treatise - VCLT should result in more coherence - VCLT was adopted in 1969 - initial hesitations, because it was more progressive than current customary international law -> now overcome Attributes: - sets out law for - making - operation - termination of a treaty - applies only to states - is not concerned with the substance of a treaty - applies to treaties constituting an organisation, as those are concluded by states - only written international agreements are included - the VCLT only applies if the state was a partie to the VCLT when the treaty was concluded -> no retrospective effect - the VCLT allows states much flexibility The VCLT and Customary International Law: - customary international law continues to govern questions not regulated by the VCLT - unspoken assumption: VCLT represents customary international law (ICJ has always treated it as such) - new customary international law can emerge -> wont be represented in the VCLT |
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