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dimensions of the scope of application of a treaty?
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territorial
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dimensions of the scope of application of a treaty?
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personal
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What is the relationship between a treaty and general international law within the treaty's scope of application?
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The treaty is lex specialis and prevails over general IL
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Name the three methods of treaty interpretation
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Objective/Textual
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Name the three methods of treaty interpretation
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Subjective or Historical
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Name the three methods of treaty interpretation
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Teleological
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Which VCLT article sets out the general rule of treaty interpretation?
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31
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Which VCLT article covers supplementary means of interpretation?
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32
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two supplementary means of interpretation under Article 32?
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The preparatory work of the treaty (travaux préparatoires)
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two supplementary means of interpretation under Article 32?
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the circumstances of its conclusion
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What are the two possible effects of invalidity?
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Voidable
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What are the two possible effects of invalidity?
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Void
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Why is jus cogens an exception to the normal rule about sources of IL?
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Because it introduces a hierarchy — jus cogens overrides treaties, unlike ordinary custom
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What gives a norm its peremptory character?
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The practice of the States
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Name two categories of treaties that generally do not admit termination
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Human Rights
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Name two categories of treaties that generally do not admit termination
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Peace
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What are the three grounds allowing parties to terminate a treaty?
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Material Breach
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What are the three grounds allowing parties to terminate a treaty?
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supervening impossibility of performance (force majeure)
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What are the three grounds allowing parties to terminate a treaty?
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fundamental change of circumstances (rebus sic stantibus)
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