Ch. 3 making and changing international rules Flashcards
What are the different sources of law in domesti systems?
What is the difference between domestic and international system concerning sources of law?
What could be the role of General Assembly resolution? why was the ILC instituted?
What do we mean by direct and indirect participation of states in law-making?
What are the main sources of IL and where are they listed?
What is an international agreement? Is regulated by whom?
What is the difference between unilateral statements and agreements?
Why is it important to recognize the subjective scope of a treaty?
What is a treaty? What are the phases of adoption?
When does a treaty enter into force? What if a state does not ratify it?
How can a state express consent? What is the most common way?
What is the approach of VCLT regarding invalidity? What s the list of causes?
What are the conditions for invalidity when the treaty goes against internal rules?
What happens when a treaty is against a ius cogens?
When is the principle of estoppel applied?
What is a reservation? What are the legal consequences with other states?
What are external grounds for termination?
What are internal grounds for termination?
What is a sunset clause? (and examples)
What are the conditions for invoking impossibility to perform?
What are the criterias for interpreting treaties?
What are general principles and their function?
What is the relationship between sources?
When is a treaty binding to a third state? North continental shelf
What happens when different sources differ?
Why soft law is so important?
