Ghouri, Ahmad Ali (2012) Is characterization of treaties a solution to treaty conflicts? Chinese Journal of International Law, 11 (2). pp. 247-280. ISSN 1746-9937

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Abstract

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) rules on the resolution of treaty conflicts are known as being despondently unhelpful. One identified lacuna is that these rules disregard many differences present in different kinds of treaties. This paper characterizes treaties on the basis of their differences and investigates whether this yields legal rules to resolve treaty conflicts. This paper presents three broad characterizations founded on: the subject matter; the number of State Parties; and the intended objects and purposes of treaties. Respecting the intended objects and purposes, this paper presents three sub-characterizations, namely: universal character treaties; constitutional character treaties; and treaties with conflict resolution clauses. The results are variegated, but the discussions expose the mythic role of treaty characterization in the resolution of treaty conflicts.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Law, Politics and Sociology > Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law in General. Comparative and uniform Law. Jurisprudence > K0520 Comparative law. International uniform law K Law > K Law in General. Comparative and uniform Law. Jurisprudence K Law > KZ Law of Nations
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Depositing User:	Ahmad Ghouri
Date Deposited:	02 Jul 2014 13:12
Last Modified:	07 Mar 2017 10:15
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/49165

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