Article 31(3)(c) VCLT and the Principle of Systemic Integration : Normative Shadows in Plato's Cave.

Intro -- Article 31(3)(c) VCLT and the Principle of Systemic Integration: Normative Shadows in Plato's Cave -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Diagrams -- Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of Treaties -- Table of Other Primary Authorities &amp -- Documents -- Prolegomena -- PART 1: Article 31(3)(c) and the Principle of Systemic Integration from a Normative Point of View -- 1: The Elements of Article 31(3)(c) of the VCLT and the Principle of Systemic Integration -- I Introduction -- II Ordinary Meaning and Context of Article 31(3)(c) of the VCLT: An Article 31-based Interpretation -- A 'Rules of International Law' -- B 'Relevant Rules' -- C 'Applicable Rules' -- D 'Parties' -- III Preparatory Work of the VCLT and Pre-ILC Documents as other Supplementary Means: An Article 32-based Interpretation -- A The Discussions within the Institut de Droit International -- B The Debate Continues within the ILC -- C Sixth Committee and the Vienna Conference on the Law of Treaties -- D Conclusion -- IV Jurisprudence ('Other Supplementary Means of Interpretation') as 'Determinative' of the Content of Article 31(3)(c): The 'Proximity Criterion' Revealed -- A Recent Jurisprudence Confirming or Determining Article 31(3)(c) -- B An Analysis of the Pre-VCLT Jurisprudence on Interpreting by Reference to other Rules of International Law - The Legal Genealogy of Article 31(3)(c) -- C Interpretative Renvoi and In Pari Materia Interpretation -- D Interpretative Renvoi and Article 32 of the VCLT -- E Bridging a Non-existent Gap: Interpretative Renvoi and Article 31(3)(c) -- V Conclusion -- 2: Article 31(3)(c) and Intertemporality -- I Introduction -- II Debating Intertemporality during the Travaux Préparatoires of the VCLT -- A Debate within the ILC.

B Final Comments in the Sixth Committee and the Vienna Conference on the Law of Treaties -- III Intertemporal Law: Between Stability and Change -- A Intertemporality and the Notion of Retroactivity -- B Intertemporality through the Prism of the Three Schools of Interpretation -- IV Conclusion -- PART 2: Article 31(3)(c) VCLT and the Principle of Systemic Integration from a Systemic Point of View -- 3: Principles of Conflict Resolution within the Interpretative Process of Article 31(3)(c) -- I Definition -- II Hierarchy - Jus Cogens -- III Limitations of Jus Cogens -- IV Conflict Clauses -- V Limitations of Conflict Clauses -- VI Lex Posterior Derogat Priori -- VII Limitations of the Lex Posterior Principle -- VIII Lex Specialis Derogat Generali -- IX Limitations of the Lex Specialis Principle -- X The Relationship between the Lex Posterior and Lex Specialis Principles: Antagonism or Complementarity? -- XI Principles of Conflict Resolution within the Interpretative Process of Article 31(3)(c) -- XII Conclusion -- 4: Interpretation of Customary International Law by Reference to the Customary Law Equivalent of Article 31(3)(c) (Article 31(3)(c) CIL) -- I Introduction -- II Is Interpretation of Customary International Law Possible? -- A Identity, Identification and Pitfalls of Customary International Law -- B Is Interpretation Restricted Only to Written Sources? -- III Methods of Interpretation of Customary International Law -- A Logical Extrapolation of the Possible Methods of Interpretation of Customary Law -- B Jurisprudential Application of the Methods of Interpretation of Customary Law -- IV Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Index.

In Article 31(3)(c) VCLT and the Principle of Systemic Integration the author offers a detailed analysis of and innovative solutions to all the problems relating to Article 31(3)(c) VCLT and its application by international courts when interpreting treaty provisions.

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