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This new edition of a textbook first published in 2000 provides a comprehensive account of the law of treaties from the viewpoint of two experienced practitioners. It draws on the combined experience of Anthony Aust, the original author, and Jeremy Hill, until recently Legal Counsellor in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, London. The book provides a wealth of examples of the problems experienced with treaties on a daily basis. The authors explore numerous precedents from treaties and other related documents, such as non-legally binding instruments. Using clear and accessible language, the authors cover the full extent of treaty law, with both practitioners and students in mind. Modern Treaty Law and Practice is essential reading for officials in governments and international organisations, lawyers practising in international law, and teachers and students of law, political science, international relations and diplomacy who have an interest in treaties.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. Vienna convention on the law of treaties 1969; 2. What is a treaty?; 3. Non-binding instruments; 4. Capacity to conclude treaties; 5. Full powers; 6. Adoption and authentication; 7. Consent to be bound; 8. Reservations; 9. Entry into force; 10. Treaties and domestic law; 11. Territorial application; 12. Successive treaties; 13. Interpretation; 14. Third states; 15. Amendment; 16. Duration and termination; 17. Invalidity; 18. The depositary; 19. Registration and publication; 20. Dispute settlement and remedies; 21. Succession to treaties; 22. International organisations; 23. Drafting and final clauses; Appendices; Index.
About the author
Jeremy Hill joined the Foreign Office (now FCDO) in 1982. His posts have included Assistant Legal Adviser and subsequently Legal Counsellor advising on treaties; Legal Adviser in the British Embassy, Bonn, during German Unification; Legal Counsellor in the Attorney General's Office; Legal Adviser to the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels; Ambassador to Lithuania; and Ambassador to Bulgaria. From 2017 to 2021 he was head of the FCDO legal team dealing with treaties in the context of the UK's exit from the EU. In 2019 he was awarded a C.M.G. for services to British foreign policy.
Summary
This new edition provides a comprehensive account of the law of treaties from the viewpoint of two experienced practitioners. It provides a wealth of examples of issues encountered when dealing with treaties and is essential reading for officials, practitioners, and teachers and students of law, international relations and political science.
Report
'This fourth edition of Aust's Modern Treaty Law and Practice is thoroughly updated and revised in light of developments over the last ten years, including Brexit. It has much that is new and illuminating, including on 'nonbinding instruments', reservations, provisional application and jus cogens. The new author, Jeremy Hill, has retained the 'Aust-spirit'; the book remains as accessible as ever.' Sir Michael Wood, KCMG, KC
