The question (15 marks)
Define a treaty. Explain the rules governing reservations under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969, and the effects of a reservation and of an objection to it. (15 marks)
MU Module III, head 3.1; chapters on the law of treaties.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · Treaties and the United Nations of Public International Law.
Authorities you will need
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969, arts. 2(1)(a), 2(1)(d), 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23
- Charter of the United Nations 1945, art. 102
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, art. 309
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