D1MEV06 Introduction to Interpretation of International Treaties

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Dalibor Jílek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Dalibor Jílek, CSc.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject covers clarification of fundamental issues of treaty interpretation according to Art. 31 and 32 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. First and foremost, the different methods of interpretation will be scrutinised as textual, systematic, teleological, functional, dynamic or comparative interpretation. The further parts will be paid to analysis of case law.
Syllabus
  • 1. How to perceipt interpretation in International law 2. Understanding of the treaty texts on the basis of methods 3. Possible conflicts in interpretation 4. Analysis of case law
Literature
  • KOSKENNIEMI, Martti. From apology to utopia : the structure of international legal argument : reissue with a new epilogue. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xix, 683. ISBN 0521546966. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Ústní pohovor
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008.
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