Treaty interpretation and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 30 years on (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-371) and index
Introduction - Interpretation is a science, is an art, is a science - Panos Merkouris -- - Virtuous interpretation - Jan Klabbers -- - Treaty, custom and time : interpretation/application? - Philippe Sands and Jeffery Commission -- - Article 31(3)(a) and (b) of the Vienna Convention and the Kasikili/Sedudu Island case - Hazel Fox -- - "Third party" considerations and "corrective interpretation" in the interpretative use of travaux préparatoires : is it Farenheit 451 for preparatory work? - Panos Merkouris -- - The appellate body and treaty interpretation - Georges Abi-Saab -- - Interpretation in international trade law - Brigitte Stern -- - Diversity and harmonization of treaty interpretation in investment arbitration - Christoph Schreuer -- - Canons of treaty interpretation : selected case studies from the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement - Malgosia Fitzmaurice & Panos Merkouris -- - Interpretation of (allegedly) self-judging clauses in bilateral investment treaties - Tarcisio Gazzini -- - Intentionalism and the interpretation of the ECHR - George Letsas -- - Conflicting interpretations of the ICC statute : are the rules interpretation of the Vienna Convention still relevant? - José Doria -- - Interpreting constitutive instruments of international criminal tribunals : reflections on the Special Court for Sierra Leone - Phoebe Okowa
Interpretation has always been a cornerstone of international adjudication. This book offers a comprehensive analysis, both on a theoretical and a practical level, of where the principles of interpretation enshrined in Articles 31-33 of the VCLT currently stand