Summary Public International Law Summaries + Exam Answer Structures

Article 19 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties {Ans: Conditions to emit a reservation to a treaty: no prohibition in the treaty, no conditions in the treaty that are not met, no incompatibility with the purpose of the treaty}Congress of Vienna {Ans: 1815}Article 92 of the San Francisco Charter {Ans: Creation of the International Court of Justice}Article 2 paragraph 4 of the Charter of the United Nations {Ans: "4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations."}Resolution 827, United Nations Security Council, 1993 {Ans: Creation of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia}Articles 31 and 32 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties {Ans: Rules for treaty intepretation ("1. A treaty shall be interpreted in good faith in accordance with the ordinary meaning to be given to the terms of the treaty in their context and in the light of its object and purpose.")}Six circumstances precluding wrongfulness {Ans: Consent of the victim, Exercise of self-defence, Countermeasures, Force