Introduction To The Law Of Treaties

First Published in 1995. The law of treaties, a central field of international law, was also a central concern for Paul Reuter as a jurist. In close association with Jean Monnet, he made a decisive contribution to the Schuman Plan which led to the treaty instituting the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951. But it was mainly from 1964 onwards, when he became a member of the International Law Commission, that he took an ever-growing part in the development of the law of treaties.

Autorentext
Paul Reuter, José Mico, Peter Haggenmacher

Klappentext

First Published in 1995. The law of treaties, a central field of international law, was also a central concern for Paul Reuter as a jurist. In close association with Jean Monnet, he made a decisive contribution to the Schuman Plan which led to the treaty instituting the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951. But it was mainly from 1964 onwards, when he became a member of the International Law Commission, that he took an ever-growing part in the development of the law of treaties.

Inhalt

Part 1: treaties; historical perspective; fundamental legal aspect; definition and classification of international treaties; notes. Part 2: conclusion, entry into force and participation. Part 3: the effects of treaties; effects with regard to the parties; effects with regard to non-parties; effects in relation to other legal rules; notes. Part 4: non-application of treaties; general observations; grounds for invalidity; non-application of a treaty for extraneous reasons; the law of treaties and international responsibility; notes. Appendices: Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (23 May 1969); Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Between States and International Organziations or Between International Organizations (21 March 1986).