Good Faith in International Law

Preface
Contents
Abbreviations
Part I: The Definition and Scope of Good Faith  in Public International Law
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		The Role of Principles in the Body of Public International Law
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		The Three Meanings of Good Faith in Public International Law
			I. Good Faith as a Subjective Legal Fact
			II. Good Faith as an Objectivising Legal Standard
			III. Good Faith as a General Principle of Law
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		The Degree of Normativity of the Principle of Good Faith
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		The Delimitation of Good Faith with Respect to Other Principles of International Law
			I. Good Faith and Pacta Sunt Servanda
			II. Good Faith and Equity
Part II: Good Faith in the Various Subject Areas 
of Public International Law
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		Good Faith and the Sources
			I. Good Faith and Pre-Conventional Obligations (Article 18 of the VCLT)
			II. Good Faith and the Ratification of Treaties by Conduct
			III. Good Faith and the Conclusion of a Treaty in Violation of Municipal Law (Article 46 of the VCLT)
			IV. Good Faith and the Loss of the Right to Claim the Invalidity of a Treaty (Article 45 of the VCLT)
			V. Good Faith and the Interpretation of Treaties
			VI. Good Faith in the Execution of Treaties
			VII. Good Faith in the Modification of Treaties
			VIII. Good Faith and the Doctrine Rebus Sic Stantibus
			IX. Good Faith and the Birth of Customary International Law
			X. Good Faith and Unilateral Acts
			XI. Good Faith and Acquiescence
			XII. Good Faith and Estoppel
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		Good Faith and the Jurisdiction of States
			I. Good Faith in the Doctrine of Acquisitive Prescription
			II. Good Faith and Extinctive Prescription (Time-Bar, Laches)
			III. Good Faith and the Prohibition of Abuse of Rights
			IV. Good Faith and the Maxim nemo ex propria turpitudine commodum capere potest
			V. Good Faith and the Critical Date
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		Good Faith in the Law of International Organisations
			I. Article 2, § 2 of the UN Charter
			II. Good Faith and Non-Binding Resolutions
			III. Good Faith in International Administrative Law
			IV. Good Faith in International Commercial and WTO Law
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		Good Faith in the Law of International Responsibility
			I. Good Faith and Ultra Vires Responsibility
			II. Good Faith and Exceptions to the Exhaustion of Local Remedies Rule
			III. Good Faith and the Clean Hands Doctrine
			IV. Good Faith and Subsidiary Responsibility within an International Organisation
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		Good Faith in the Law on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
			I. Good Faith and Negotiation
			II. Good Faith and Provisional Measures
			III. Good Faith and Estoppel or Acquiescence Jurisdiction
			IV. Good Faith and Abuse of Procedure
			V. Good Faith in the Law of Self-Judging Reservations
			VI. Good Faith and the Withdrawal from Optional Declarations on Jurisdiction
			VII. Good Faith and Prospective Overruling
			VIII. Good Faith and the Execution of Arbitral and Judicial Awards
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		Good Faith in the International Law of Investments: Legitimate Expectations and Prohibition of Abuse of Procedure under "Fair and Equitable Treatment"
			I. Protection of Legitimate Expectations
			II. Prohibition of Abuse of Procedure
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		Good Faith in the Law of Armed Conflicts: The Prohibition of Perfidy
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		Conclusion
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Index