Treaty Interpretation and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties: 30 Years on

Treaty Interpretation and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties: 30 Years on......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of Contributors......Page 8
List of Abbreviations......Page 12
Introduction: Interpretation is a Science, is an Art, is a Science......Page 16
Part I: On The Function and Content of the Canons of Treaty Interpretation......Page 30
Virtuous Interpretation......Page 32
Treaty, Custom and Time: Interpretation/Application?......Page 54
Article 31(3) (a) and (b) of the Vienna Convention and the Kasikili/Sedudu Island Case......Page 74
‘Third Party’ Considerations and ‘Corrective Interpretation’ in the Interpretative Use of Travaux Préparatoires: – Is it Fahrenheit 451 for Preparatory Work? –......Page 90
Part II: Treaty Interpretation, International Trade and Investment Law......Page 112
The Appellate Body and Treaty Interpretation......Page 114
Interpretation in International Trade Law......Page 126
Diversity and Harmonization of Treaty Interpretation in Investment Arbitration......Page 144
Canons of Treaty Interpretation: Selected Case Studies From the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement......Page 168
Interpretation of (Allegedly) Self-judging Clauses in Bilateral Investment Treaties......Page 254
Part III: Interpretation, and Human Rights......Page 270
Intentionalism and the Interpretation of the ECHR......Page 272
Conflicting Interpretations of the ICC Statute – Are the Rules of Interpretation of the Vienna Convention Still Relevant?......Page 288
Interpreting Constitutive Instruments of International Criminal Tribunals: Reflections on the Special Court for Sierra Leone......Page 348
Bibliography......Page 372
List of Cases......Page 388
Index......Page 396