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Ulf Linderfalk

Lund University - Faculty of Law

Professor of International Law; Distinguished Researcher

Box 207

Lund, SE-22100

Sweden

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Scholarly Papers (24)

1.

The Jan Mayen Case (Iceland/Norway): An Example of Successful Conciliation

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 May 2016
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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Understanding the Jus Cogens Debate: The Pervasive Influence of Legal Positivism and Legal Idealism

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Aug 2015
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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jus cogens, peremptory international law, legal positivism, legal idealism, international legal discourse

The Use of OECD Commentaries as Interpretative Aids: The Static/Ambulatory Approaches Debate Considered from the Perspective of International Law

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2014
Ulf Linderfalk and Maria Hilling
Lund University - Faculty of Law and Lund University
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Treaties, interpretation, international law, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, tax treaty, double tax convention, party intention, OECD Model Convention, OECD Commentaries, ambulatory, static, dynamic, good faith

The Use of OECD Commentaries as Interpretative Aids: The Static/Ambulatory-Approaches Debate Considered from the Perspective of International Law

Linderfalk, Ulf, and Maria Hilling. "The Use of OECD Commentaries as Interpretative Aids-The Static/Ambulatory–Approaches Debate Considered from the Perspective of International Law1." Nordic Tax Journal (2015).
Posted: 11 Jan 2017
Maria Hilling and Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law and Lund University - Faculty of Law

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Fiscal Law, Public International Law, Tax Treaty, Good Faith

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Cross-Fertilization in International Law

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 19 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2014
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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Cross-fertilization in international law

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What are the Functions of the General Principles? Good Faith and International Legal Pragmatics

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2017
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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general principles of international law, good faith, pragmatics

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tax treat abuse, general treaty abuse doctrine, Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS

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The Concept of Treaty Abuse: On the Exercise of Legal Discretion

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 18 Nov 2014
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
Downloads 243 (316,532)
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Treaty abuse, good faith, treaty interpretation, international law, principles

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Why Should We Distinguish Between the Exercise of Discretion and Interpretation?

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 28 Jan 2019
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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International Law, Discretion, Interpretation

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Good Faith and the Exercise of Treaty-Based Discretionary Powers

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 25 May 2016
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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The Exercise of Discretion in International Law: The Different Functions of Constraining Criteria

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 Jun 2024
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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International law, Legal discretion, Conceptions of an international legal system

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Is the Vienna Convention Hostile to Drafting History: A Response to Julian Davis Mortenson

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 02 Feb 2014
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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Rational Reconstruction and International Legal Reasoning

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 23 Dec 2022
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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International law, international legal research, rational reconstruction

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The Functionality of Conceptual Terms in International Law and International Legal Discourse

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Aug 2013
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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international law, international legal discourse, conceptual term, concept, pragmatics

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Concepts as Tools of Legal Reasoning: How Pragmatics May Promote the Rationality of the Work of International Legal Scholars

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 30 Mar 2021
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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international legal discourse; social meaning; concepts; conceptual terms; communicative rationality

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Why severability? A new theory of the effect of invalid treaty reservations

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 12 Aug 2024
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, Invalid reservations to a treaty, Human rights treaties, Severability, Total invalidity

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International Court of Justice, admissibility of claims, erga omnes obligations, erga omnes partes obligations, collective countermeasures, EU sanctions

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Special regimes as communities of practice -A new way to improve communication across legal specializations

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Aug 2024
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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International law, Special regime, Fragmentation of international law, Communities of practice

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Legislating in the Common Interest - The Legal Implications of the Åland Islands Autonomy Regime

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 02 Feb 2026
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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Good Faith in an Era of Mistrust: The Significance of Good Faith for the Application of Secondary Rules of International Law

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 May 2026
Ulf Linderfalk and Henrique Marcos
Lund University - Faculty of Law and Maastricht University
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good faith, secondary rules, communicative action, sincerity, international law

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Legal Communication, Good Faith and the Law of Treaties

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 May 2026
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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legal communication, lawmaking; understanding, good faith, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

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Classifying due diligence -How concepts affect our understanding of the international legal system

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 May 2026
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law
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due diligence, concepts, discretion, constraints on discretion, legal principles

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On the Many Functions of International Legal Concepts, Part One

Posted: 12 Jun 2011
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law

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international law, concepts, legal discourse

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International law, jus cogens, peremptory international law, legal concepts, 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

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The Post-9/11 Discourse Revisited: The Self-Image of the International Legal Scientific Discipline

Goettingen Journal of International Law, Vol. 2, pp. 893-949, 2010
Posted: 15 May 2010 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2011
Ulf Linderfalk
Lund University - Faculty of Law

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International Law, International Legal Science, Archetypes, Operation Enduring Freedom, Right of Self-Defence