This book explores how the law of treaty withdrawal operates.
Many commentators have observed a wider sense of crisis in international law as governments of different ideological stripes withdraw or threaten to withdraw from international organisations and treaties. There are different political forces behind all of these cases, but they all use the same basic device in international law – a treaty withdrawal clause. This book focuses on withdrawal clauses within multilateral treaties, providing a detailed overview of their operation, drawing on a range of case studies including Brexit, nuclear weapons treaties and investment arbitration agreements. The obligations a withdrawal clause places on a withdrawing state help regulate the withdrawal process, providing a notional form of stability.
Using insights from international relations theory and legal theory, this book unpacks how and why the law of withdrawal operates and what its limitations are.
By:
Frederick Cowell (Birkbeck College UK) Imprint: Hart Publishing Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN:9781509938568 ISBN 10: 1509938567 Pages: 256 Publication Date:16 November 2023 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Frederick Cowell is Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, Birkbeck College, UK.