The Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties: A Commentary 2nd ed

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The Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties: A Commentary 2nd ed

Edited by Oliver Corten · Pierre Klein · Vaios Koutroulis · Anne Lagerwall
Oxford University Press October 2025

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ISBN-13
9780198879312
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
October 2025
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Hardback (2 volumes)
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The 1969 and 1986 Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties are essential components of the contemporary international legal order. Codifying to a significant extent the customary rules that pre-existed in the field, they aim at regulating what has become the main source of public international law and a crucial tool in inter-state relations.

This fully updated second edition provides both international and national lawyers with an in-depth analysis of each provision of both Conventions, taking into account the substantial developments of the last decade. The structure of each commentary is essentially uniform: the first part is dedicated to the exposition of that provision's object and purpose and to the assessment of its customary status, while the second part focuses on the main issues of interpretation raised by the provision in question. Extensive reference is made to the travaux préparatoires of both Conventions, including the work of the UN International Law Commission and the proceedings of the 1969 and 1986 diplomatic conferences, and to practice both prior to and following the adoption of the Conventions.

The volume contains contributions from over 120 authors from over thirty different countries, including some of the most renowned experts in international law. Not only does this ensure the high quality of the analysis, but it also provides the reader with a reflection of the wide range of perspectives existing in the international scholarship on the law of treaties.

Table of Contents

1:Preamble to the Convention of 1969, Paolo Palchetti
2:Preamble to the Convention of 1986, Eric David

Part I: Introduction
3:Article 1 1969, Philippe Gautier
4:Article 1 1986, Philippe Gautier
5:Article 2 1969, Philippe Gautier
6:Article 2 1986, Philippe Gautier
7:Article 3 1969, Yves le Bouthillier and Jean-François Bonin
8:Article 3 1986, Yves le Bouthillier and Jean-François Bonin
9:Article 4 1969, Frédéric Dopagne
10:Article 4 1986, Frédéric Dopagne
11:Article 5 1969, David Heywood Anderson and Michael Wood
12:Article 5 1986, David Heywood Anderson and Michael Wood

Part II: Conclusion and Entry into Force of Treaties
13:Article 6 1969, Daniel Turp, François Roch, and Blaise-Pascal Ntirumenyerwa Mihigo
14:Article 6 1986, Nicolas Levrat
15:Article 7 1969, Peter Kovacs
16:Article 7 1986, Peter Kovacs
17:Article 8 1969, Nicolas Angelet, Tamara Leidgens, and Marta Duch Giménez
18:Article 8 1986, Nicolas Angelet
19:Article 9 1969, Maurice Kamto and Ana Peyro Llopis
20:Article 9 1986, Maurice Kamto
21:Article 10 1969, Jean-Marc Thouvenin and Victor Grandaubert
22:Article 10 1986, Jean-Marc Thouvenin and Victor Grandaubert
23:Article 11 1969, Florence Poirat
24:Article 11 1986, Sandra Szurek and Florence Poirat
25:Article 12 1969, Cédric van Assche
26:Article 12 1986, Cédric van Assche
27:Article 13 1969, Cédric van Assche
28:Article 13 1986, Cédric van Assche
29:Article 14 1969, Rafâa Ben Achour, Imed Frikha, and Mounir Snoussi
30:Article 14 1986, Rafâa Ben Achour, Imed Frikha, and Mounir Snoussi
31:Article 15 1969, Jean-François Marchi and Niki Aloupi
32:Article 15 1986, Jean-François Marchi and Niki Aloupi
33:Article 16 1969, Ferhat Horchani and Youssri Ben Hammadi
34:Article 16 1986, Ferhat Horchani and Youssri Ben Hammadi
35:Article 17 1969, Carol Hilling and Anne-Thida Norodom
36:Article 17 1986, Carol Hilling
37:Article 18 1969, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Makane Moïse Mbengue
38:Article 18 1986, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Makane Moïse Mbengue
39:Article 19 1969, Daniel Müller
40:Article 19 1986, Daniel Müller
41:Article 20 1969, Daniel Müller
42:Article 20 1986, Daniel Müller
43:Article 21 1969, Daniel Müller
44:Article 21 1986, Daniel Müller
45:Article 22 1969, Daniel Müller
46:Article 22 1986, Daniel Müller
47:Article 23 1969, Alain Pellet and William Schabas
48:Article 23 1986, Alain Pellet and William Schabas
49:Article 24 1969, Ivon Mingashang
50:Article 24 1986, Ivon Mingashang
51:Article 25 1969, Denise Mathy and Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo
52:Article 25 1986, Denise Mathy and Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo

Part III: Observance, Application, and Interpretation of Treaties
53:Article 26 1969, Jean Salmon and Agatha Verdebout
54:Article 26 1986, Jean Salmon and Agatha Verdebout
55:Article 27 1969, Christina Binder and Annemie Schaus
56:Article 27 1986, Christina Binder and Maxime Didat
57:Article 28 1969, Frédéric Dopagne
58:Article 28 1986, Frédéric Dopagne
59:Article 29 1969, Syméon Karagiannis
60:Article 29 1986, Syméon Karagiannis
61:Article 30 1969, Alexander Orakhelashvili
62:Article 30 1986, Alexander Orakhelashvili
63:Article 31 1969, Jean-Marc Sorel and Valérie Boré Eveno
64:Article 31 1986, Jean-Marc Sorel and Valérie Boré Eveno
65:Article 32 1969, Yves le Bouthillier
66:Article 32 1986, Yves le Bouthillier
67:Article 33 1969, Alain Papaux and Rémi Samson
68:Article 33 1986, Alain Papaux and Rémi Samson
69:Article 34 1969, Eric David
70:Article 34 1986, Emmanuel Klimis and Charlotte Dahin
71:Article 35 1969, Caroline Laly-Chevalier and Danae Azaria
72:Article 35 1986, Caroline Laly-Chevalier and Danae Azaria
73:Article 36 1969, Pierre d'Argent
74:Article 36 1986, Pierre d'Argent
75:Article 37 1969, Pierre d'Argent
76:Article 37 1986, Pierre d'Argent
77:Article 38 1969, Giorgio Gaja
78:Article 38 1986, Giorgio Gaja

Part IV: Amendment and Modification of Treaties
79:Article 39 1969, Vaios Koutroulis
80:Article 39 1986, Vaios Koutroulis
81:Article 40 1969, Karine Ardault and Daniel Dormoy
82:Article 40 1986, Karine Ardault and Daniel Dormoy
83:Article 41 1969, Anne Rigaux, Denys Simon, Joanna Spanoudis, Edith Weemaels, and Patrícia Galvão Teles
84:Article 41 1986, Joanna Spanoudis, Edith Weemaels, and Patrícia Galvão Teles

Part V: Invalidity, Termination, and Suspension of the Operation of Treaties
85:Article 42 1969, Marcelo G. Kohen and Lorenzo Palestini
86:Article 42 1986, Marcelo G. Kohen and Lorenzo Palestini
87:Article 43 1969, Karine Bannelier
88:Article 43 1986, Karine Bannelier
89:Article 44 1969, Martyna Falkowska, Mohammed Bedjaoui, Tamara Leidgens, and Odile Dua
90:Article 44 1986, Mohammed Bedjaoui, Maxime Didat, and Tamara Leidgens
91:Article 45 1969, Marcelo G. Kohen and Lorenzo Palestini
92:Article 45 1986, Marcelo G. Kohen and Lorenzo Palestini
93:Article 46 1969, Michael Bothe
94:Article 46 1986, Michael Bothe
95:Article 47 1969, Florian Hoffmann and Hannah De Gregorio Leão
96:Article 47 1986, Florian Hoffmann and Hannah De Gregorio Leão
97:Article 48 1969, Éric Wyler and Rémi Samson
98:Article 48 1986, Éric Wyler and Rémi Samson
99:Article 49 1969, Gérard Niyungeko
100:Article 49 1986, Gérard Niyungeko
101:Article 50 1969, Jean-Pierre Cot and Alexandra Hofer
102:Article 50 1986, Jean-Pierre Cot and Alexandra Hofer
103:Article 51 1969, Giovanni Distefano
104:Article 51 1986, Giovanni Distefano
105:Article 52 1969, Olivier Corten and Mathias Forteau
106:Article 52 1986, Olivier Corten and Mathias Forteau
107:Article 53 1969, Dire Tladi and Eric Suy
108:Article 53 1986, Anne Lagerwall
109:Article 54 1969, Vincent Chapaux, Malgosia Fitzmaurice, and Agnes Rydberg
110:Article 54 1986, Vincent Chapaux, Malgosia Fitzmaurice, and Agnes Rydberg
111:Article 55 1969, Vincent Chapaux and Mamadou Hébié
112:Article 55 1986, Vincent Chapaux and Mamadou Hébié
113:Article 56 1969, Theodore Christakis and Panos Merkouris
114:Article 56 1986, Theodore Christakis and Panos Merkouris
115:Article 57 1969, Rosario Huesa Vinaixa
116:Article 57 1986, Rosario Huesa Vinaixa
117:Article 58 1969, Marie-Pierre Lanfranchi, Olufemi Elias, and Chloé Faucourt
118:Article 58 1986, Marie-Pierre Lanfranchi
119:Article 59 1969, François Dubuisson
120:Article 59 1986, François Dubuisson
121:Article 60 1969, Bruno Simma and Christian J. Tams
122:Article 60 1986, Bruno Simma and Christian J. Tams
123:Article 61 1969, Pierre Bodeau-Livinec and Jason Morgan-Foster
124:Article 61 1986, Pierre Bodeau-Livinec and Jason Morgan-Foster
125:Article 62 1969, Malcolm N. Shaw and Caroline Fournet
126:Article 62 1986, Malcolm N. Shaw and Caroline Fournet
127:Article 63 1969, Nicolas Angelet and Marta Duch Giménez
128:Article 63 1986, Corinne Clavé and Eugénie Delval
129:Article 64 1969, Anne Lagerwall
130:Article 64 1986, Anne Lagerwall
131:Article 65 1969, Mario Prost
132:Article 65 1986, Mario Prost
133:Article 66 1969, Hélène Ruiz Fabri
134:Article 66 1986, Hélène Ruiz Fabri
135:Article 67 1969, Antonios Tzanakopoulos
136:Article 67 1986, Didier Rouget and Antonios Tzanakopoulos
137:Article 68 1969, Antonios Tzanakopoulos
138:Article 68 1986, Didier Rouget and Antonios Tzanakopoulos
139:Article 69 1969, Paulina Starski
140:Article 69 1986, Paulina Starski
141:Article 70 1969, Hervé Ascensio
142:Article 70 1986, Hervé Ascensio
143:Article 71 1969, François Crépeau, René Côté, Sean Rehaag, François Roch, and Blaise Pascal Ntirumenyerwa Mihigo
144:Article 71 1986, François Crépeau, René Côté, Sean Rehaag, François Roch, and Blaise Pascal Ntirumenyerwa Mihigo
145:Article 72 1969, Philippe Couvreur and Carlos Espaliú Berdud
146:Article 72 1986, Philippe Couvreur and Carlos Espaliú Berdud

Part VI: Miscellaneous Provisions
147:Article 73 1969, René Provost
148:Article 73 1986, Robert Kolb
149:Article 74 1986, David Heywood Anderson and Michael Wood
150:Article 74 1969, Nicolas Angelet, Corinne Clavé, and Marta Duch Giménez
151:Article 75 1986, Nicolas Angelet and Corinne Clavé
152:Article 75 1969, Christian Tomuschat
153:Article 76 1986, Christian Tomuschat

Part VII: Depositaries, Notifications, Corrections, and Registration
154:Article 76 1969, Lucius Caflisch
155:Article 77 1986, Lucius Caflisch
156:Article 77 1969, Fatsah Ouguergouz, Santiago Villalpando, and Jason Morgan-Foster
157:Article 78 1986, Fatsah Ouguergouz, Santiago Villalpando, and Jason Morgan-Foster
158:Article 78 1969, Riad Daoudi
159:Article 79 1986, Riad Daoudi
160:Article 79 1969, Robert Kolb
161:Article 80 1986, Robert Kolb
162:Article 80 1969, Pierre Klein
163:Article 81 1986, Pierre Klein

Part VIII: Final Provisions
164:Article 81 1969, Nicolas Burniat and Marie-Laurence Hébert-Dolbec
165:Article 82 1986, Nicolas Burniat and Marie-Laurence Hébert-Dolbec
166:Article 82 1969, Nicolas Burniat and Marie-Laurence Hébert-Dolbec
167:Article 83 1986, Nicolas Burniat and Marie-Laurence Hébert-Dolbec
168:Article 83 1969, Nicolas Burniat and Marie-Laurence Hébert-Dolbec
169:Article 84 1986, Nicolas Burniat and Marie-Laurence Hébert-Dolbec
170:Article 84 1969, Catherine Denis
171:Article 85 1986, Catherine Denis
172:Article 85 1969, Catherine Denis
173:Article 86 1986, Catherine Denis
174:Annex to the Convention of 1969, Mariano J. Aznar-Gómez and Zeynep Pirim
175:Annex to the Convention of 1986, Mariano J. Aznar-Gómez and Zeynep Pirim
176:Declaration on the Prohibition of Military, Political, or Economic Coercion in the Conclusion of Treaties, Frédéric Mégret
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