Lecture Notes on Treaties and Sources of International Law

Flashcards covering key concepts, definitions, and rules regarding treaties and sources of international law.

The ICJ applies __________, international custom, general principles of law, and judicial decisions as subsidiary means as per Art. 38(1).

international conventions (treaties)

According to Art. 38, there is __________ hierarchy among the sources of public international law.

no formal

Art. 38(1)(d) indicates that judicial decisions are not a formal source of law but the ICJ relies heavily on its own __________ in practice.

precedent

Art. 38(2) allows the court to decide by what is equitable if __________ agree.

parties

A treaty is defined in Art. 2.1(a) as an international agreement between states, in written form, and __________ by international law.

governed

Art. 24 states that a treaty enters into force when all negotiating states have __________ to be bound.

consented

Pacta sunt servanda, found in Art. 26, means that every treaty in force is __________ upon the parties.

binding

Art. 27 clarifies that a party may not invoke __________ to justify failure to perform a treaty.

domestic law

Treaties do not create __________ or rights for a third state without its consent according to Art. 34.

obligations

The Treaty Between the Jews and the Romans functioned as a __________ alliance.

mutual defense

The Treaty of Paris established U.S. __________ and defined boundaries between the U.S. and Britain.

sovereignty

The Kellogg-Briand Pact aimed at __________ international violence by renouncing war.

controlling

The Hull-Lothian Agreement was an executive agreement exchanging military assets, despite being labeled as not a formal __________.

treaty

Szasz's process involves several steps: precursors, initiation, __________, adoption, domestic acceptance, and keeping treaties up to date.

formulation

Dualism, as per VCLT Art. 27, indicates that __________ and domestic law are separate spheres.

international law

Framework conventions allow updates without full __________ of the treaty.

renegotiation