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Intrnational Conventions and Treaties
Intrnational Conventions and Treaties
Intrnational Conventions and Treaties
CONVENTIONS AND
TREATIES
Vienna Convention on the Law of
Treaties, 1969.
In contrast with the process of creating law through custom,
treaties (or international conventions) are a more modern and
more deliberate method
NEGOTIATION SIGNATURE
EXCHANGE OR
DEPOSIT OF RATIFICATION
RATIFICATION
GENERAL RULE OF TREATIES
INTERPRETATION
• A treaty must be interpreted in good faith in accordance with the
ordinary meaning to be given to the terms of the treaty in their
context and taking into account its object and purpose.
Subjects of international
Solemnities: law: States, International
Guarantee of Organizations,
Territories subject to
authenticity. mandate or trust.
That a treaty be left unfulfilled, alleging that it goes against domestic law:
Because there has been the ratification that should have been used so
that States realize if the treaty goes against the constitution of the
country, if knowing that it is going against, the treaty is ratified, must be
complied with.
United Nations
Convention on Contracts
for
the International Sale of
Goods
PREAMBLE…
Being of the opinion that the adoption of uniform rules which govern
contracts for the international sale of goods and take into account
the different social, economic and legal systems would contribute to
the removal of legal barriers in international trade and promote the
development of international trade…”
Sphere of
application
and general • This article contains some of the rules to
provisions determine if the Convention is applicable.
art. 1
Sphere of
application
and general
provisions
art. 1(3)
CONTRACTS GOVERNED BY THE
CONVENTION
• The Convention applies to contracts for the sale of goods, regardless
of the name that the parties have given to the contract.