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Article 51 of the 1986 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations and between International Organizations: Coercion of a Representative of a State or of an International Organization


Giovanni Distefano


University of Neuchatel - Faculty of Law; University of Geneva - Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

February 19, 2006

COMMENTAIRE ARTICLE PAR ARTICLE DES CONVENTIONS DE VIENNE DE 1969 ET 1986 SUR LE DROIT DES TRAITÉS, Bruylant, Bruxelles, pp. 1835-1866, 2006

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This contribution deals with Article 51 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties according to which coercion upon State's or International Organization's representative expressing the latter's consento to be bound, entails the absolute nullity of the treaty. A thorough analysis of the travaux préparatoires, of the doctrine, relevant State practice as well as International Case Law is thus made in this commentary.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 4

Keywords: Invalidity of International Treaties, Coercion, Use of force, International Treaty, 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, International Organizations

JEL Classification: K33, K10, K40

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Distefano, Giovanni, Article 51 of the 1986 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations and between International Organizations: Coercion of a Representative of a State or of an International Organization (February 19, 2006). COMMENTAIRE ARTICLE PAR ARTICLE DES CONVENTIONS DE VIENNE DE 1969 ET 1986 SUR LE DROIT DES TRAITÉS, Bruylant, Bruxelles, pp. 1835-1866, 2006. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1694513

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Giovanni Distefano (Contact Author)
University of Neuchatel - Faculty of Law ( email )
Neuchatel, CH-2000
Switzerland
University of Geneva - Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights ( email )
Villa Myonier
120B rue de Lausanne
Geneva, 1211
Switzerland
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