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s.VI Treaty Clauses, Amendments

Duncan B Hollis

From: The Oxford Guide to Treaties (1st Edition)

Edited By: Duncan B. Hollis

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Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
01 July 2012
ISBN:
9780199601813

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 31 May 2023

Subject(s):
Treaties, amendments and modification — Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties — Treaties, binding force
A defining feature of the treaty is its stability; treaties are serious commitments meant to last over time. Nevertheless, treaties may require adjustment for various reasons. The primary, although not exclusive,70 means of doing so is through an amendment. Amendments formally make changes to a treaty’s text, whether its main provisions or any annexes.Today, a treaty usually specifies its own procedures for amendment.71 This is not, however, universally true, and the VCLT provides a default framework where treaties are silent on the subject.72 Sometimes, a treaty...
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