Judicial Interpretation of International Treaties (Based on the Practice of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the UN International Court of Justice)

Berg, Lana

doi:10.61205/S199132220030418-5

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Judicial Interpretation of International Treaties (Based on the Practice of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the UN International Court of Justice)

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Judicial Interpretation of International Treaties (Based on the Practice of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the UN International Court of Justice)

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S1991-32220000622-3-1

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10.61205/S199132220030418-5

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Occupation: Researcher, Center of International Law and Comparative Legal Studies
Affiliation: Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Address: Moscow, Russia

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Volume 20 No. 3

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103-111

Abstract

In international law, the interpretation of international treaties plays an important role and is of fundamental importance for ensuring stability and justice in international relations. This complex process, as the practice of dispute resolution bodies shows, is the art of resolving contradictions in the interpretation of norms and principles of international law. Commonly, the cause of a dispute between two or more States regarding the application of an international treaty is the different positions of these States regarding the meaning of the provisions of the treaty in question. Likewise, judges often disagree on matters of interpretation, leading to the prevalence of dissenting opinions in the international judiciary system.

The purpose of this article is to examine to what extent the practice of the ICJ demonstrates a special understanding of the rules set out in articles 31—33 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties; the sources it relies upon when applying these rules, whether it applies other principles of interpretation not explicitly provided for in these articles. The objectives of the article are to summarize the practice of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the International Court of Justice in the field of interpretation, to identify common features in their approaches to the interpretation of international treaties and to analyze their development over time. Understanding the complex process of judicial interpretation, in which the Court disagrees with the Vienna Rules of Interpretation or develops them, allows us to complement domestic scientific research in recent years, in which the interpretation of international treaties is considered from a more practical point of view.

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international law, international treaties, interpretation, principles of interpretation, Permanent Court of International Justice, International Court of Justice, Vienna Convention, international disputes

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06.06.2024

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GOST	Berg L. Judicial Interpretation of International Treaties (Based on the Practice of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the UN International Court of Justice) // Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law. – 2024. – V. 20. – No. 3 C. 103-111 . DOI: 10.61205/S199132220030418-5
MLA	Berg, Lana "Judicial Interpretation of International Treaties (Based on the Practice of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the UN International Court of Justice)." Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law. 20.3 (2024).:103-111. DOI: 10.61205/S199132220030418-5
APA	Berg L. (2024). Judicial Interpretation of International Treaties (Based on the Practice of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the UN International Court of Justice). Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law. vol. 20, no. 3, pp.103-111 DOI: 10.61205/S199132220030418-5


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