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    CO Aust] ‘The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties he Cmeat a dey ke He beianing his hok isecesarlydevoe to the Viena Contention so the Taw of eet. Ala th hh the Contention des not ocupy the whole roa the aw tate isthe starting point for any description of the ce loge t detin st aressand ern aw an practice af The other papas of thi the ef ths ok by meting ty i aspects of the law of treat'es which the Convent renee ‘which will be coveted in this beak, Pnsesr deh __nnveton eet herve ahicenen ef the nto tov Commision. The commision mae ye UN ene Acctiy 14 wh ies meting te pave sec tn Theta of wens wor one sve for cotati. Assaf enue ah meena ‘scholars (James Brierly, thers al Tpicy kel) eae hentia 1 Laer, Gaal Hsu se spent Spec Rane The mackopted a final seo deat articles in 1966. . i They wereconsi. Conference athe Lao Testis and 196, The Cimento z tom was opto 32 May 196 fee om 27 Janie 180, yee af Fae ed oly ity for Ee Conscntion sets nt the anid proved forthe making operation tnlterninatonof testy. The Convention des no ap allintern tional qiecments, ony those Between states (Ate). Nor iit eon tet forthe termed wit the substance of a eaty a sch. That im Parts othe treaty a Oval arenes For reson of claity and simplicity oa apreements were excel fo the Convention, But this doesnot ffect thee yl Fore a the application to them of any ofthe rules in the Convention 40 whi they would be subject under international aw indpeadentof the Convention, suchas Customary intesnaional law (Ati 33) Ora agreements between fate although rare, ae not unkown even toy. The disput between Denmark ad Finland about the const of a Danish ridge across the Store Balt (Creat wasted in 1992 by aeephone conversation [etme the Danish nl nish Prime Mister in which in etuon fora yarment by Denmark, and ager to dacontinae is case before the Tnerotionsl Court of fuse, There so joint ect of he arecment* US law requires am rat agreement o be reduced to writing by the US Government? “Tiatcs ith o between her subjects of international law States do not ener into tates only with other sates: they enter into tse of ternational a particular intern treaties with tional eeansations an intentional onpastions enter ino teties fer The Convention ae ot py to sc rates, whieh ns Convention om the Late of Teas veh ach tre the subjet of the Vi Teen ates an eration Organist nian 1986? whi fc, apis wo sec ates he pro Sows ofthe 1% Convento, sally adap. Altbouph the 1986 thse oe ite hab hat toi, sly a they fa tse he 14 eas Abo he 160 bostcountryaprement in ifaracthe rales the anenton sles the onoty itera ow ape a onpoisaions, they wl aly (Atle Mh). Where states hich te ptistvthe Pe ses to Westies with intern rc the sates onsite 14 swetion wih apps, customary interna ional law (Asie We) Na veroypestie ect, those emis which ae const by ‘he date the Coneention enters int fre (oatide 4 thee isn Ivins toe obits ete alr Weay the Convention wll apply ts tne tes whi partiipated in the cnacon of the testy ater the Convetionentre tof Ft them ut mot for ater stent The 7 1980. The UN Conrention ‘on the ow of the ey (UINCLOS) ws conse on 10 December 182 "ns for thse states which weve pte ste, sstetmee the with sop te UNELOS. Artie [Convention eater nt owen 2 owes however th the ele ait strnection wth pe slice the appiain of any eee the Convention fo which rss wohl be subtle antenatal low inlpenentiy ul the sy tht a estar Ew to eats com the « ¢ernatinaleganisations Since the constituent instrament (ie the contitation) of an inten tional oganisation and a ey adopt withthe organisation ate mae Upstates the Convention applies to sch instruments, bt ths witout ejncet any eleva aes ofthe oegnisition (Antic 5hThave rules ms. for example, govern the pcedre by which eatin are ape tgs, howe they ate oie amended a the makin of State sucesso, tate resonsiliy onthe outbreak of sts Sou, Article 73 conf tht the Convention does For the avoidance rat peje ay question that my arin rear toa ety fama se cession of sates! fom the iteration esponiity of state (or reach of treaty: rom the watbeak of oti" The Connon oes ot dal with hese matters, charley governed Py customary ‘oterational li alae discussed hve i terete aera ond miter rete: "he term biter describes a west Between wo sae, and mia eral a realy between thee ene tte, These ae, however, steal teas where oo more ats foro one pay aml another ate ar stats theater party Tor the most part the Canvetion dest distin ui between ister and miata etic. Atick 601) the only om Vite to tera treatin. Arle 4, 4, 5 al 60 eeer ‘spre o literal tected the provision erations at The various provisions mentions shave, and the ps nyt coinntceso sonar nerntnnal awit qos art sin nese intranasal ene raat (1) apencatcneripae the price tteteo whil oe smentest anor staan cat), (2) pig sttesthat he oran icky digo them * Some smite ais lags ey conary ine Otani whichincreatedby atest lewd the practice ao parties, ca roid tene pins ari athe Cetin, Tenis sn soon lead othe evolution of cstouty ele eich be applicable etces| suteswhichstenotpurytothetesty and between partes and on-prtes This ca hae even before the sty at enter no force.” Ahough nan prose of the UN Convention om the Law of the Sen 1982 [LONCLS) ent esd moreciation of eutomary rales, ego ston proce the hii conse even though the al tet wa tothe wte twas terete that much easier rig he twee yas Ione UNCHOS entre ito once in 199 for os fs provisions to ne ace ase eseingcasonaty Li This important nce vey thechado HMUINCLOS thn 27 pats, trae om the same subject, sch 3 Snvestinent pont a pein, may certain cncmstances be eave wf Ssnetneay eae” what extent doe the Convention exes rales of ‘cesomary international aw?” Astle coiderstion of ths question is beyond the cape ofthis book, ‘bits with certain exceptions! wt rest concer tothe frcign mini tere inky ty work When qosions tat wars dring, npn wth for 4 new ety oF aut ne conch before the cryin nel the Conran th lee forth inthe Convention te Srvatohy sia pn even whe the sate a ot parte tot The erie “eral thre loasral aly negotiations wen he hat epad srumentso he other side which led heavily om spciicanicesthe Cnvenion, even tho the other side hal mot ated it When thi happenste asian for iaoking the venti arly adele ‘Whether particular rule in the Comsetion represents eatery imeratonal tie soy ly tobe a se he ten gate a vente the cor or taal wl fake the normaly ko its inching pois. Thistcertsny the approchtahen Ie tnernatonat Cant atc, ell other courte an eas ineratonal and ational nt 1997 Gabon judgment in which the Principal ety ats predated he enty int ore ofthe Comention or ‘he partes to the case) the Cout bashed aside the question of he pos hte non applicability of the Conventions ules questions of ermine ti and suspension af treaties, aap Artic 6-6 a eleting customary leven though they had been considere ether conteoer Sil” Given previous similar pronouncements bythe Court, ad met ine the nner i easonable to ase tha the Court ml ake ‘hesame approach in respect of irl al of the subtantiveproviione ofthe Comention. Ther has ben a yet no ese where the Cue has fond thatthe Comsetion does not elect customary "Bat so mpising. Despite what sone critics of the Convention may ay a8 ‘ih any codification ofthe law the Convention inevitably reer the ‘ope fr judicial lancmaking, For most practical purposes teaty ques one ace resale by applying the rales ofthe Convention. To ater 0 derive whether 3 patie provision of the Canvestionvepesents ‘astomry international Iw ie now wily rather Fe task. As Sit ‘hur Wath the foreword to thisbook. the nae wf erie authoritativly ct out inthe Convention iit of emerging customary law on prior ot rights and obligations al and most iP ae resis ate at tua rate in at they dot port ay down aes of peer suptiaton. Bn, since 1945 welll “a-ak esis hase Become nsustonary wand teat aw Wher he emepence ew re supplant pee treaty rule seme to hve been sw in ep onty quite recey.® he view has ben eed that nero! has ne heathy of sources of lw esto dey ng autonomous: al hat sen when eustnn fs heen oa ens tan by foreign minsiry legal sla, who when delng ih. cal problem, ately pe ove Nevers new sstomary rales wich emerge fom economic hangs wraith a treaty ele ca test in mist i the ‘atom of 2 Wenty ea I the Fishers Jain cases (Ute ington ela 0 197, the ion in 1988 af rel Rept of Germany ea Slaen to establish weve mile lig son ishing tl aw contin any ue he high sea nari by which yy aul ofthese egal ature Arte el in ‘eionationlt woman's 1dr theConventon prided epstation fa ety syle oid by the beet ene of nell astmaryternationsl law elaingta mates dst Sith he ety and binding onal the pasties * Ae heal ‘est ince in the fl text the Convention, this wa ny ese ‘taternatonal Law amnion di seis mandate exteing heer elation Reference material on the Convention "he single mt salle souce of material onthe meaning a eet Whe atch of Conmention tena the Commentary of the Le Commision its dat ates an cota i" Te history ofthe dating of thea books of he namisson beginning in 1950, However since the Viena Comrence naturally md changes othe tote alot the summary recon ofthe Conference A comprehensive wating story (ravaua) haw been pr Rosen This should he wed in cosanction wth Wstzes book, which ts the teats English, of ll the most important el accounts of the eqotiations in Sinclar and by Kearney aml Dato." who took pat inthe Vienna Conference Ile to the ne To mon amo i: Tans Pain What io» treaty? Lite she Vienna Consenton this book pinay concined with res His ete sate Article 21) deine ents leh definition cence be fo the proses othe Canvention andi bite to teats between tes it ements sow repset csamary fw AS we shall see he ‘stn with he definition isl, ut whether patclar tsa alle within the definition” An examination of te wa to answer that question a sell aclastating soe of the Key pipe dering the fw ea Definition of treaty ian rein areement lisboa meaty an apevaent as ta hase a inlerntona character, Whew we exsist vements a the tintin mw sl ce wehat Hat sveans Therion wes esas a poetic team, The oni won patie vide eatin ary i cates in ra ier minster or admnstative! “TheComention dace ml recogise ch ditions. Tete ama be J s'universl or eqn hie eaigniances The ier is however relevant a reation to resets to The International Law Commissions Commentary makes tle that these of treaty ilies those international genni by the 1405 were intel eng tal in ess oom one? For ‘tample,thereisodierence in epaeffect between ateaty contained it single instrument andone constituted byancachange of aes, prone Usstisies the ater elements of the defition fase the examples in Appendices and F)-In 1945 there was sil some uncertainty whether iterations ageeements dated a les frmal way could propery be cae treat and his was eed in Article 102 of the United Nations Carer which eqs the registration ‘very teay and every intern tinal agreement hy the 1960s thee was no longer any dat vn the “anced between tates Aueaty canbe concaded between state and another subj of ner ‘inal awn psticolaran international organisation oritwoen intern ‘ional organations, but hiss outside the scope ofthe Convention and of this bok. An agreement between international or mltnatinal com ie, or even between states such company, mt eat The Foerntional Cour of fustice hs eld that a oi concesion paste by 2 ateto forign company wat not eal cau the state of wine athe company was notparty othe concession Even when, a sometimes happens, am aprement tween a sate ad company proves that shal be interpreted in whole in pal by elecnce oes ner Tha ow tha dos There ate however sal ake i Wea Inthe iaeteathcenturyareementsbtwen inpril powers an the scpuceuttvs ingens plese the Testy Wang RAD ly whi Mur hits cet New Zest the Reith Cro wee draw inthe sn for ssa alesis ach Bat ice ‘he land acca po pes mas considered at thee toe Testis, coe i hey a al comin tae dosti lw! Sine sate ea lea comept aot a natural person, he of sae her geno of he tat ht act Bal ofthe fe be exes 4 be concl by hea of “in writen form Unc orginal ext nf aseaty tobe typ "here aca wy 3 eat shold not ecole a tela, ten fac mesge or even ea a, ater, conti hy a ‘ulin of sth communications rove th fet cn be eed Permintent, eeaale fon (ose A thst done by doen loaing ad rpiter) cam be sepa writen foe, the absence of orignal sine copie not a problem, provided there suc atin, he sigaatine:® fa Septenice 1998 a ign on Hest nmetce as ued by US President ‘nn I on Minister Aor by lctoni mans. They did so ter trina an, uring. acetone sine, et se pute dil foray whch ii attached | tsi it witht ats on thse the Coan and ed “ste heal heat ofthe content of the data. The sg trem i ine shiek would vevel ft were ee subequcily tered utrally. Thit ‘as be dove with 3 ‘sart cand Although the Comat sas at way, it may not he too fail oie fal power, instruments of aieationor even teats eng signed and deported elena One shoud no, however, et too excited ith ach development Given he ristakes male now in esis and eat proces, here moreno suppose tht infraaton tech ogy wl neces myprone svvered by international ow” Aconding to the Intemational Law Commissions Commentary. the vase gn. by international Iw’ emraces the elesent ofa inter mt crat oiigatios under international aw ther is sich nen thntheinatrumentwilot he atreaty Inthe Aces Sea Continental hf (the International Court of Tutice considered the terms af 3 oi ‘emmunigue issued by dhe Greek and Trish rime Ministers, and the Particular icomsance in wich it was drawn up in ode to deeeine isnature The Couet found ht there had been no iateation o cone sn azrement to sult tthe juriniton ofthe Court Th intention ust be gathered rom the tens ofthe instrament elf andthe ic ances fis conclaion, nt fran what the pte say afterwards wa ‘Although thew of teats does ot equte a teat toeinany partic a fox to especial wording, lepers practising foreign aoe ini deliberately tiie numente wich ep carey hose terminology onde that, rather than creating interatora epalight sd hiigations, the intention of te participants to rcned mo more thon ctl understandings so how they wil smd theme oe -ppenies Cand Dh Theexsenceo sich instrument andthe ete 0 i hey ae a sige vehicle forthe condo bane tee tates cot el howe ose gowenoent icles ta et 2 Lege ‘ery yea coneringa wie ang of ets, Ma are never published. A seccat (published) example of ct ou emnrandum of Understanding on Poet State Control inthe Caibean tnumber of sac instruments, seal an elitr eel instrument i the ‘Si insiuments Nae bech wail esried ay ‘geatemens agree ments non-binding aoement de faa agreernents’ and non-legal sercrents Thee om pally binding isteurents ate most ommoniy Iefered to by the intial" MOU’, This short for "Memorandum of "incthissthe name mot fen gen to them However, ine sly cling a instrument a Memorandums of Unertnding doesnot, lf termine te tata, since and most onlin ~ssne ete area given that mame ow odistinguish tween ateaty and an MOU, ow and why MOUs aed andthe posse lea consequences, sdacuse in detailinthe test chate. whether embed in singe instrument orn vr or more lated struments "hi pater that the lai fore foe a eat a singe instr sent (AppenieB)~ har for along tine en joined by eates drawn in Tes formal ways sch a exchanges af ates Tete playa increasingly iimptant le Avexchange af notes uly consists ofa initing oe anda eply note (Appenma E. Bu in 1994, in Qatar. Bahrain the Inston Cone of Js consider the ea elt of a dub ‘exchange of eters between (1) Qatar and Sa Arabia and (2) Bahrain Sint Sa Arabi.” Sa Arabi, ving arecd to wei good ices to lp se certain teratonnt eipter betwen the other two sates sent coh ical tems proposing celine proce ‘hwes Fach at Sow Arabi accepting the proposal Saude Arabia then anon hat het ates had grec to got aeration, Thi famplcated scene wat recent beanse of pial setts, Bat the ext of exh eter ad of the annomicenent were speed in advance, sndakhough thee ates were reve there wero wo fates Oat thd Baran, Athough the form ofa double exchange was unsus thee Ineseveral examples of testes being coated by hte or mor rin fol insrumene (important resis may ave several subsidiary inst Inents)® The erangements for dealing with cams Between Tam and the United Stotes, chang the estaishment of the lan-US Chims “banal were enabled in 1981 by (1) a Declaration by the Algerian Government setting crt the formal commitments which had been ade to iby tam andthe United States asia arrangement that wsedater by Sa Arabia) (2) an Tran-US Agreement which entered into fence on recip by Algrina notification of adherence by each party:an 13)an "row Ageement between the United tts the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorks Bank Mathie and the Central Bank of Ageia, sescrow oe” "A ety which part bilateral an part muliateral can be onstitoed bya series of parallel exchanges of notes, all identical in substance, beweenomestte and number of sats (AB: A-C:A-D ete) * such ‘se i is portant to ma clea in he ots whoa the partes. an ‘change between st. sates thee could be Four partes (A,B Cand Dis or two (A and B¥C+D)? Im such ease, when thee are only 140 pariesitmayals be necessary to oake cl wheter the treaty can eter ‘rinsed only by one of he pate, oe whether one ofthe sats const {nga party can, by denouncing the ey, brig about termination. “The drafting of normal exchanges of nots is discussed in the i hopter™| ‘whatever its particular designation” ‘One ofthe most mystifying aspects of ety practic the unsystematic way in which eaten ane signated (name). Writers have soupht 10 ‘Colin, meses treat ent ad nt wry consi why certain "nents rmes ae pve to particle cteories of wea? That ask as become ‘ven more lat by, the ates chose bing even ore confi, tnconssent and changeable tha the pst. Ie seen note a mate of the practice af ntevnattonaloraniations or propo tates o politica eleven, which Jtermine ow a teaty fared But whatever the Psiton ray have een in the incest oer twentith cents the fame doesn ntl, desi he stat of the snrament what i ‘lcs whether the negotiating states nlended the instruent tober tnt tae) aly binding Thus, st aoe should never jade a book by ‘tecowe, one should not aime thal the ame given oa iterations Inu autonaticly indicate ie tata ethers a teat or an MOU. [Athough is reawonable to asm that an istrurent called a ean, anecesen convention i wet ome soul nevertheless examine he teat rake quite sre Most other names at proematic. Both the UN [Ghartcr an the Charter of the Commons of ndependent Sater 199 (CIS) ae teas, tthe OSCE Charter of Pais 1990" and the Rossa-Unit Sates Chater of Paterahip and Friendship 192" ae Memorandum of understanding ‘Oe mnt he especial about the tats of any israment called ‘Memorandum of Understanding. his designation fs met commonly ed for MOUs the sense describe above but casio one wil find 2 ecaty called Mensvanum of Understanding. Only by sting the ferns fan nsnurnt a one determine it tat, Some have been ‘nsediot leringthat erase an instruments calleda Memorandum | ff Understanding tant ea Wety Conversely, ohershave mistaken "sumed an inrnnet designated Memorandum of Understanding st bea tea ecae several eating tht mani hase been eoitered se The practic of designating 2 teaty a Memorandn of Understanding I way afer the Second World Wo Iwi sont the 280 connection with threat aypesrs to vested in ce with aly" The reason mphvebees a desire, pehaps for political eatin for ses formal appearance, Move recent examples of wets designated as Memorandums of Understanding ae the Memorandum of Unie standing relating tthe nplementation ofthe Guidelines for Tansersaf clear Heated Dual Use Equipment 1929" he tw Memoranda of Understanding f 1991 on the Avance of Ovelps and Cons elt fing to Deep Ses-Bed Aves and the Memorandum) of Understanding ‘eoceening the establishment of the Intee-Organisation Programme for the Sound Management of Chemical 195 The Unted Nations te ‘vem conclu treaties called Memorandum of Understanding, for ‘ample, the (lated) rag-UN Memoriam of Understanding 1998 onceting weapons inspections” An even more misleading name fora twa is the Provisional Understondng tearing Deep Seabed Matters 18 On the oes hand the Pais Memorandar of Understanding om Port State Cont 1982 i unquestionably an MOU." Exchange of notes Exchanges of notes (r letters) pose the same problem since they say constitute either a testy or an MOU. Handed possibly thousands, are ‘nla each year the exchange intended to be a treaty itis cst tuay to provide expres that shall contiate an agreement between ‘ur two Governments (ace Appendix) If intended 0 be an MOU, is usual to specify thatthe exchange ‘eons the understanding of ur two Governments or similar formal (ee Appendix F). Although ‘change af notes tend nt tobe mates of major politcal impor tance, o only supplementary to teat few have Been substantia The 1940 Lend-Lease Agreement eten the United Kingdom and the United tates under which the United Kingdom waslent badly needed estoyersin etn for leases of aes was constituted by an exchange of Gadanceon dating eh ypesof exchange af notes iat pages 355-8 ee wa ety names “ret hve yen gen ary of names ning ess wa snes te Compt, Senn Deaton, mtn heen eal of Ds Harn, Cnt Ape Mint on Teme stent sey torr ikon nl asso he Shel of sn fs om a wa eed mi the Nae “Tete este cong of dete le of ry The doce wa rial seed ety he same ae inp hat the witha shh pred on 2 pe sie Tinta’ ign and ater speed ey wih the Ue An A nappemcntay eye he Compre Nace Te Ba het Doe CTT adele he signatory states Tiles can be enigmatic sometimes deliberately. The Joint Decaation fina aa the Ute King on he Fe of Hong Kong, 1984 ely ey aa was etre ash mith he United Nations both tin! The ile was dhsea for pit resons. On the ther hand, ‘ince 1989 Argentina the United Kinglon have mie various Ton Dean ant Tn Sotment tig here of esting wen thc epresittiveso matter concerning he Falkland sl ani. These rts sometnesinche sstontil provisos. Although th p ih they pally we same Westy type teminagy Cage aa all, they oa teat fren To Ione Decatons werenot intended ta crestelealbliationsisthathey ‘ly provide that they wil be eto the UN Secetary Genera fords Anbuton as ofa documents of the Genel Assembly, thus implying thatthe ten state donot intend tha they shold be sepstered with the Seutery General as traten® and ne have been segistered. While ‘een continues to asserts lim to the Fabland Islands it ay be telutnt to enter into ates with he United Kingdom about the et tore though itd so before 1982" Inthe distant past Final Act occasionally constituted ea but tis ‘enolongeso. Calle ames ‘The Convention on International Civil Aviation 1944 was adopted in Chicago and is more wally rlezed to a8 the Chicago Convention Sometimesatieaty which s aoptedin one statu signedin another wil Beinown —at leet collouialy~ by the name of he pace where #35 opted. The General Framework Apreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herregovina 1995s generally, and most convenient referred t0 in Engi the Dayton Agreement afer the placeit was adopted, though ses signed in Paris! The Landmines Convention 1987 is known aso a: the Otawa Convention, since twas conceived and opened for signatre there although adopted in Oslo" The Locarno Pat 1925 was ota {toca bat signed ina room inthe Foreign fice in London, and stich ha een known ever since asthe Loca Room, There ate oer “reamples™ And the media have much 1 answer for. A ety is ary Cea Fact bt this tem ule used by journalists a convent ‘Sonar and who can blame then? The Locarno Pact was 2 series of teers Te fanous Kellogg. Briand Pct of 1928 asthe General Tcaty forthe Renunciation of Wat” ‘less tice fom the contest which treaty sen refereed 0 one sho a ‘Convention’ of Vin Casein ine tte ate several ati which (GIR) 199 conchded a Document “aerating 8 how eta te intereed and appa which a in elect amendments the Testy" The Tray of Rome establishing the European Economic Community as amen refers tothe ECU (Baropean cutency unit ‘Whe in 199 the Member Stats decide to eplac the ECU with the un! instead of amending the Teay which would have involved & lengthy ttieaion pacar and paramentry scatng the heads of state and government of the Meier Sater ecoeded in the Conchsions their ectingin Madrid hat ‘he specie mime Ho wile wed ined of the pseictem ECU wd inthe Tent eerste biopeancorenc nit The Goverment ‘oem Meme Sines hae achieved he como agement ht ides: Si the spe oii ergot fhe eleva Tet prov nse the (eather scidert prone) Ramee Welands Convention 1971 a8 amended in 92 nla amendment clase the aceplanc of Wo ths ofthe Contracting Partie needed fo an amendment to come ‘nas not lat the phar referred tothe conta ing yates atthe tne the amendment wa adopted, oF a any given moment. Thesfre ta conference ofthe pate in 190 resolution wt ‘opts st shuld interpreted offer tothe vime of atin fhe no force. omever rile IX) ofthe Antarctic Testy of 1959" provides for eran of| the parties (known at ‘Conslaive Paris!) 10 recommend 10 their fneraments messin fartheranceof the principles and objective of the Tiaty, Article IX() provides that the measures “shall become fective een they ave been "approved by all of the Consltaive aries tween 61 and 1995 or 200 measures were recommended thu, uni 19% these had been 8 misunderstanding, anda consequent miopliation, of Article IX(L. From the very beginning. the CConattive Partie has) adopted instruments termed "Recmmen asin of which the majority were no more than exiotatory, ee or procedural. Nevertheless, they were Weed as measures subject 16 the fal approval procedure of Article XC). Tht resale in most Recommesatons not becoming fete’ until many years afer thee Mopsin. This unsatisfactory situation was corrected in 1995, when the ‘Ai IX() only "Measures propery so-called (i, intended to be ‘eal binding) in fatre other matters woul be the subject of de sons oresoltions, and would be effective on their adoption atthe noua Antarctic Testy Conulative Meting (ATCM). This agreement vrasembodied in Decision 1 ofthe 1995 ATCM." The new atangements vere explained by the proposes tobe an apreement for the purposes of Artie 3103). ‘This ast exampleis more inthe nature of corrective ation the ear ‘samplesamounted more tomedifations or amendments tothe weates Fercign ministry legal advisers are fia withthe question of how to oily treaty without an amending teat? H the treaty docs not have a bulin amendmen procedare the procs of amendment canbe lengthy and uncertain and eapecily iH isa mulaeral wenty abject 0 ‘iation® Mach wll depend onthe citcumstance but, patclaly where the modification i exentily procedural, t may be posible 1 rbot in an agreement a othe application of the eat. This eh rigue particularly wef i there ra ne to ila lacuna, to update term or postpone the operation a provision. The time For the ist de tin of judges ofthe International Tribunal forthe Law of the Sea was ‘peed in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sa 198, but since the Ate turned ott be premature, the election was postponed by aconsen sus decision ofa meeting ofthe pate, the decison being recone in the record of the meting” But the ute of sch mean ould be de ct Yiouly ad sparing The distinction between interpretation and amend iment isnot alnay ny to dea Problems cell be cae such meant sre wed tora purpore bic refer done bya formal amendment othe testy uequent practice Su paragrap(b) proves that, tether with he conten thee hal Laken into acount any subsequent practice the application of the ety hicheatblshes the apeement ofthe parties reardingits interpretation, “Thisisa most mmportant erent inthe interpretation of any es nd tefeence to practice i wll tablished in he jrigprodence of intern ‘ional tribunals However ei atest appeartob, the way in which iti Acialy apie by the partie usually ood indication of what hey ‘understandit to mean provided he practice isconsistent and econ oot accepted by al the partis" nits Awad inthe US-UK Heathrow User Charges Ariteation, the Tuna found that «1983 UK-US MOU seas valueat ‘onion beeen practic'by the pates® Article 371) of the Vienna Conention on Diplomti Relations 1961 fefersto themember ofthe Gay of diplomatic gent forming pat of his houschold" The phrase ic not defined and even in 1961 there wa doh as to which perions formed pat of diplomats household dit inchule 2 W.yearokd perpetual stadent 208 or daupter? Given the hanes inseceiy athe and which even diplomatare no entiely ine) sight other persons he considered ae stb the Fay Docs itn inde marie partners Andi, what about pare ofthese ex In iterpting the phase gest weight must nce legen to the practice of ster Most tates hat ao face sch prob Femseitherasasending ot eceting tate, orb ‘On the face uf it Aico the Chicago Convention, which overs acer aiservices, doesnot equite charter ine o obtain permission {elon en route, provided it does no pick up ost dwn passenger ee cag. Hever. the practice of the partes oer many yar a been 0 tequite charter aihnes to ack permison to land inal cise, and the Paps the best, and most of- quoted, example of interpretation by subsequent practice the way in which Member ofthe United Nations se 27() ofthe Chater, This provides Inve antepte an apie As Tota ce Cn ha Pa Fp that decisions ofthe Security Coun on non procedural mates shallbe inade by the alfomative vote of nine of ts members ‘cain the cone ‘arrng votes of the permanent members. Although a ist sight this would appear °9 mean tht all ve permanent members must cata afisnatv vote, the practic of the Coun fon ay enya 1946 wa inervet“oncuring! a meaning not objecting’. Therefore ifa perme ‘ent member wishes to Block decision isnot enough for it to abstain, or even be absent: it must ast a nepative vote (known colloquially 2 the eto), Thus dung the ety ster of the Korean war in 1980 the Soviet representative was, by staying away fom meetings ofthe Counc ot able 'o prevent the Counc taking action* The practice was ull by the International Court of laste in the Namibia case eventhough, on ‘ally it would Sem fom the travaux ofthe Charter tht it was not what deen originally intended the pecmanent members isnot necessary to show that each pany has engaged ina prctce, ony that al have accepted i albeit tacily. But, i clear ference of inion betwen the partes exists the practice may not be rid upon as ‘supplementary means of interpretation Relevant reso international aw S-paagraph () provides that, together withthe context, there shall be taken int accountany relevant rlerofintenatonal law applicable inthe ‘cations between the partis. For example in crtain cases reaching a 'nterpretation whichis consistent with he intentions (ot perceived inten tins of the parties may equte regtd tbe had ont only internation law at he time the treaty was concluded (the inter temporal ele, but luo to contemporary la In interpreting today a selerenc in Westy of 1961 tothe continental shelf it would probably be necessary to consider ‘ot only the Geneva Contetin onthe Continental Shelf 1988, but alo the United Nations Convention onthe Law ofthe Sea 1982" Sendra oan Chr eed ate 9.92 “eal Mate Thy ha ws Ro of Sri Special meaning 1 api meaning mst be given to 2 term if sale tha the pstt-ssoinenel (paagrp4), Notwithstandingthe apparent meaning ft stern intscontent is pen toa party to twoke any special meaning Ut the burden of prow of th pei meaning wil est on that paty.*In the passage inthe ‘Chairman’ Satesnen® which refers to islands ‘oer wich the extenceof ate everigty tpn Hy all Coneacting aries the word fexistence’ wat carfally coven to inate that he ape covered lo sds where sovereignty dispte, such as South ‘Georgia snd the South Sadi lands” International ergaisaions ‘When interpreting te constituent instrament ofan internation ora ‘sation, oe may ned tke imo account also the relevant rls ofthe ‘organisation (re Article) Tn aost cases this will not be neces [Ante 3,32 aad 33 ae aeguste forthe purposes ofthe constituent inruments ofthe United Na tigations being coped word for word i Ailes 31,32 and 39 of the Vienna Convention onthe Law of Treaties between Sates and Iitenaional Organizations of between International Organizations 19 However station ay wel be diferent in the case of regional inncenational ongnsations especialy ween the organisation has powers fv the social economic stuctreof ts member stats. The Couto Isic the Furpeam Communities on the bassofitsunderstanding of the object al pupae a he Testy f Rome, as certainly adopted a8 tffectie we ileal approach i iterreting and applying he Tieay* Sir the Esropean Court of Honan Righs has see the ijt anal ponpse ofthe Faropean Convention on Human Rights reyoiting ta broaden the ordinary meaning of the tems ofthat 1 and other (clase) iterations TEE ant top etn eam fit sche eta Article 32 Supplementary means of merprtaion The preparatory work (tren préparatie, of travaus for short) of 3 leaps not primary mean of interpretation, bat an important up Pementary means. International tribunals have fo long ha cours the tena fo the purpose of confirming the meaning avived at by the ‘aplication ofthe peneral ea stout Article 3 onde toy come to an understanding of what those who negotiated the teaty had lnvended, they may have recourse to supplementary means of itrprets tion, in particular the ana and the cumstances ofthe conclusion of thereat and this is econised by Article 32. Tn the Lokerbicse the ‘United Kingdom maintains that it was not intend thatthe UN Charter should ive the laternatonsl Court of hstic a power of judicial veview ‘oer Scority Counc dione, echt hii pportd bythe revue ‘ofthe Charter The cet of Atl 32 provides that recourse may ao be Indo the same supplementary means of interpretation when rence on the primary means produces an interpretation which (2) leaves the meaning ambiguus or obscure’ (b) leads oa rest which mani fey sbrrd or unreatnable In thi cae the purpose snot to conten att de meaning thas ben suggested that, ven when the ordinary meaning areas to be lea fede from the ravourthat the oedinary meaning dos ot represent the intention of the partis, the primary duty in Artie 31) to interpreta treaty in good fh requires «court to “cote the ‘diary meaning” This is no doubt how things work in practice: for taample, the partis toa dspae veil aways refer the tibanal to the frou, and the tribal wl inevitably conser them along with al the ‘ter material put before The suggestion i therfore awa aditon tothe endless debate onthe principles ofimepretaton” “The Inerntional Law Commision did ot aeek to define what is oo inca inthe ravous but i generally understood 10 nde writen materia, ach a scene dete ofthe testy, conference records, ‘aplanatory satrments by an expert constant ala codistion confer ‘nce ucontsteinlerprtative taterents bythe chairman of 3 dating comsmitee an TU Commentaries in © Cols words, the amorphous mas of documentation which goes under the name travaux prépare tate" The vl ofthe material wil depend on several factor, the mest sportant being authentic, compl summary rece of» conerence prepared by an dependent spd skied ‘ecrtarit sch asthat fe United Nations wil eatry more weight has sn unageced record produced by a host ate ofa participating state ect, even the records of conference ered by an independent and export sectetriat wil generally not ell the whole story. sot he pac tice of the EIU to keep writen cords af the negotiation of thei con ituentstraents The most important pats of a negotiation, and of ‘katting often take placeintornaly with no gre record being kept. The ‘eptiations the Tied United Nations Law of he Sea Conference which ‘et, terete, rows December 1973 uni the adoption of the UN Convention onthe Law the Senin 1982 ae god example The razon sry parila compromise formula war adopted, and what it was intended t mea, may be fico establish "This will be expecially 0 ifthe or of wordawas deliberately chosen to overcome near iteconct she dflesence of sbstance. The fal deafting of new Atle 3is(probi- sition on ase force aginst «ilsitraft of the Chicago Convention was one by bet, iy sie and informa itera back-otheerve- lope) negotiations dvi a mayoral reception hea the end ofa thee sweck conference, Ava vl shams all the sigs ofthe last-minute Compromises which re needed to each consensus Here the bey prs peopl he Contacting Sater coi that ser State sree er eso Ing othe neo wenn ist ci ara ight tain ce of inception thee persne cmb dhe salty fia at ot ‘emer Tipo shal ote epee mong in any ‘eying vlan Sater arth nthe Chater othe Unie mn ya Iofictthe main porpore ofthe second enteneistoindeste in an oblique manne that force maybe used agaist a cil acral i done inthe oper exercise ofthe inherent ight of self-defence as elected in Artie Stofthe UN Charter Here isan example of even more tortuous drafing ‘he ative of eed fore daring on sed conic a that em are nieotood under incnationl humanitarian i which te orrned by thao remot governed by hs Coventon and the acter underaen such a they ate pvened by other rer of internation! lw af nt ‘This opaque text in Artie 19(2) of the Teor Bombing Convention 1997 eles shar diference of opinion onthe extent o which actsby members of armed ores should be subject that Convention. The Formula doesnt paper oer the crack ery wll readings it does rather lke an explanation by Sr Homphrey Appleby Travan mst therefore aways be approached with care. Thee aves ‘ation i time-consuming, and their wefulnss often marginal and very ‘orn deci, Inthe cate of «mull al eay whichis open to states which dd not take par in it negotiation, the travaux an probly be invoked in a

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