Interpretation of Customary International Law

Of Methods and Limits
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-54415-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 100 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 168 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in International Law / Brill Research Perspectives in International Legal Theory and Practice

In international law interpretation is ubiquitous. However, whereas in the case of treaty interpretation, this process has been codified in Articles 31-33 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the interpretation of rules of customary international law has remained largely unexplored. This monograph demonstrates not only that rules of customary international law can be interpreted but also that they have continuously been interpreted by international and domestic courts. Through an examination of this case-law, the various methods of interpretation of customary rules and their limits are identified as well as the similarities and differences with the rules of treaty interpretation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Merkouris, Panos

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 Interpretation of Customary International Law: Barred Due to Its
Nature, or a Valid Method of Content-Determination?

3 The Interpretability and Interpretation of Customary International Law
in International Case-Law

4 The Interpretability and Interpretation of Customary International Law
in Domestic Case-Law

5 Boundless or Bounded Interpretation?: the Conundrum of In/correct
Interpretations

6 Precautions/Limits of Interpretation

7 Jus Cogens Norms as a Limit in the Interpretation of Customary
International Law

8 Revision as a Limit in the Interpretation of Customary International
Law

9 Misinterpretation: the Rules of Interpretation as a Limit in the
Interpretation of Customary International Law

10 Conclusion

Annex: 2023 TRICI-Law Draft Guiding Principles on the Interpretation of
Rules of Customary International Law

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Panos Merkouris is Professor of International Law at the University of Groningen, and Principal Investigator of the TRICI-Law project. He specialises in interpretation, law of treaties, sources of international law, and dispute settlement, on all of which he has written extensively.