Treaties and Treaty Materials: Role, Relevance and Accessibility
1997 ◽
Vol 46
(3)
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pp. 643-662
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Many, if not most, matters regulated by international law tend now to bring into issue obligations under treaties. Yet even if a dispute centres on interpretation of a particular treaty provision, the text of the treaty will not necessarily be the sole consideration. More often than not tribunals look to preparatory work of a treaty, sometimes almost as a first resort rather than as a subsidiary means of interpretation; and both formal and less formal instruments associated with a treaty—declarations, reservations and a whole range of possible materials—may be relevant to the particular matter. All these are described here as “treaty materials” and it is the present purpose to explore the scope and role of such materials.
2020 ◽
pp. 183-201
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