The Termination and Revision of Treaties in the Light of New Customary International Law
international law
$198.39
- Hardcover
186 pages
- Release Date
5 January 1995
Summary
Renegotiating Treaties: How Customary Law Shapes International Agreements
This highly original and challenging study examines the tensions between the two most important sources of international law: treaties and custom. Through detailed analysis of State practice and key decisions of international tribunals, Dr. Kontou considers the circumstances under which new customary law may abrogate the obligations of a prior treaty. The book argues that a special category of situations suppo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198258421 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198258429 |
| Series: | Oxford Monographs in International Law |
| Author: | Nancy Kontou |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 186 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 1995 |
| Weight: | 406g |
| Dimensions: | 243mm x 161mm x 16mm |
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”[A] carefully researched contribution to the expanding legal scholarship dealing with aspects of the relationship between treaties and custom….“–American Journal of International Law
“This very special work on treaties provides useful insight into the relationship between two sources of International Law–custom and treaty….The author provides a refreshing sense of balance in her criticisms and conclusions.”–ASIL United Nations Decade NewsletterAbout The Author
Nancy Kontou
Nancy Kontou is at the Commission of the European Communities, Brussels.
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