Sovereignty and Interpretation of International Norms

Part One:. Interpretation of International Norms: Sovereignty, Power of Discretion, Delimitation of the Discrepancy

1. Sovereignty and Interpretation: A Relationship of Dependence

2. The Text, the Authentic Expression of the Will of the Parties, Constitutes the Subject of the Discrepancy: The Conventional Rules

3. The Institutionalisation of the International Community Gives a New Dimension to Law Making: The Institutional Norms

4. Conduct, the Expression of the Will of the State, Constitutes the Subject of the Discrepancy: The Customary Norms

5. Does the Declaration Express the Will of the State or Is It the Interpreter Who Builds It? The Unilateral Declarations

Part Two:. Analysis of International Practice: The Interpretative Canons Employed by International Case Law

6. The International Court of Justice (I.C.J.)

7. Arbitral Tribunals

Part Three:. Rules and Criteria Employed in Relation to the Interpretation of Certain Categories of Norms and International Instruments

8. Conventional Instruments or Instruments of a Statutory Nature

9. Customary Norms

10. Institutional Norms of the United Nations

11. Unilateral Declarations

12. Procedural Instruments, Facts Alleged and Exercise of the Jurisdiction Attributed to the I.C.J.

13. Conclusions

DRM-restrictions

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