Oliver Dörr Kirsten Schmalenbach Editors
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties A Commentary Second Edition
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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Oliver Dörr
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Kirsten Schmalenbach
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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties A Commentary Second Edition
Editors Professor Dr. Oliver Dörr, LL.M. (Lond.) University of Osnabrück European Legal Studies Institute 49069 Osnabrück Germany
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Professor Dr. Kirsten Schmalenbach University of Salzburg Faculty of Law Department of Public Law/ International Law 5020 Salzburg Austria
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ISBN 978-3-662-55159-2 ISBN 978-3-662-55160-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-55160-8
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Preface
The law of treaties forms the backbone of the international legal order. There would be no international law without the principle pacta sunt servanda, no legal security in international relations without the strict definition of acceptable grounds to render treaties invalid and no effective dispute settlement without universally accepted rules of treaty interpretation. Just as treaties vitally contribute to the peaceful co-operation of States and other international actor