The Treaty on Treaties

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the product of two lengthy sessions of the hundred-and-ten-nation conference held in 1968 and 1969 and of preparatory work extending over fifteen years by the International Law Commission, is the first essential element of infrastructure that has been wo...

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Published in:The American journal of international law 1970-07, Vol.64 (3), p.495-561
Main Authors: Kearney, Richard D., Dalton, Robert E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fraud
Government
International agreements
International cooperation
International law
International relations
Multilateralism
Peremptory norm
Political debate
Political parties
Treaties
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Summary:The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the product of two lengthy sessions of the hundred-and-ten-nation conference held in 1968 and 1969 and of preparatory work extending over fifteen years by the International Law Commission, is the first essential element of infrastructure that has been worked out in the enormous task of codifying international law pursuant to Article 13 of the United Nations Charter. The previous codification treaties, the four conventions on the Law of the Sea, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, did not, despite their intrinsic importance, grapple with the fundamentals of constructing a world legal order.
ISSN:0002-9300
2161-7953
DOI:10.2307/2199203