Book contents
- International Law and the European Union
- International Law and the European Union
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Introduction
- 1 The European Union in International Law
- 2 Customary International Law
- 3 The Law of Treaties
- 4 International Organizations
- 5 International Dispute Settlement
- 6 International Responsibility
- 7 Concluding Remarks
- Index
3 - The Law of Treaties
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 October 2021
- International Law and the European Union
- International Law and the European Union
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Introduction
- 1 The European Union in International Law
- 2 Customary International Law
- 3 The Law of Treaties
- 4 International Organizations
- 5 International Dispute Settlement
- 6 International Responsibility
- 7 Concluding Remarks
- Index
Summary
There has been discussion in recent years about ‘the end of treaties’ and how international cooperation is now often achieved through methods other than the formal treaty-making process. Over the past decade, states have sought to deal with global challenges ranging from financial stability to climate change and nuclear non-proliferation, not through binding international instruments, but through non-binding commitments, diplomacy and unilateral domestic measures. This has brought into doubt the continued relevance of treaties, which can be viewed as rigid and slow moving compared with other forms of international co-operation.
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- International Law and the European Union , pp. 59 - 130Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021