Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations
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The Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations are a set of non-binding guidelines adopted by the International Law Commission that clarify when and how unilateral statements by states can generate binding obligations under international law.
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Target entity: Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations Context triple: [International Law Commission, notableWork, Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations]
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Target entity: Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations Target entity description: The Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations are a set of non-binding guidelines adopted by the International Law Commission that clarify when and how unilateral statements by states can generate binding obligations under international law.
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A.
Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law of the United States
Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law of the United States is a leading American legal treatise that systematically articulates and clarifies U.S. and international law principles governing the foreign relations of the United States.
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B.
International Law Commission Articles on State Responsibility
The International Law Commission Articles on State Responsibility are a set of widely influential draft rules that codify and clarify the principles governing when and how states incur international responsibility for wrongful acts.
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C.
Elements of International Law
Elements of International Law is a foundational 19th-century treatise that systematically codified and explained the principles and practices of public international law.
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D.
The Trump Administration and International Law
"The Trump Administration and International Law" is a scholarly book by legal expert Harold Hongju Koh that critically examines how the Trump presidency challenged, reshaped, and interacted with established norms and institutions of international law.
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E.
Declaration on international guarantees
The Declaration on International Guarantees is a diplomatic instrument adopted as part of the 1988 Geneva Accords that set out the external assurances and commitments underpinning the political settlement of the Soviet–Afghan conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
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| instanceOf |
International Law Commission product
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set of non-binding guidelines ⓘ soft law instrument ⓘ |
| addresses |
good faith in the making and performance of unilateral declarations
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publicity of unilateral declarations ⓘ requirement of clear and specific wording in unilateral declarations ⓘ requirement that declarations be made by competent state authorities ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | International Law Commission ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance legal certainty regarding unilateral declarations
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provide guidance to states ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
declarations capable of creating legal obligations under international law
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unilateral statements formulated by states ⓘ |
| basedOn |
jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals
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practice of states ⓘ |
| clarifies |
conditions under which unilateral declarations create legal obligations
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legal effects of unilateral statements by states ⓘ |
| concerns |
binding force of unilateral acts
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conditions for validity of unilateral declarations ⓘ intention of the state making the declaration ⓘ interpretation of unilateral declarations ⓘ revocation or modification of unilateral declarations ⓘ |
| context | work of the International Law Commission on unilateral acts of states ⓘ |
| developedBy | International Law Commission Special Rapporteur ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
intention of the declaring state as decisive for binding effect
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need for clarity and precision in unilateral declarations ⓘ principle of good faith in international relations ⓘ |
| field | public international law ⓘ |
| goal | promote consistency in the treatment of unilateral declarations in international law ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | International Law Commission ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
international courts and tribunals
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international law practitioners ⓘ international organizations ⓘ states ⓘ |
| language | United Nations official languages ⓘ |
| legalNature | non-binding ⓘ |
| recognizes | possibility that unilateral declarations may create binding obligations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
law of treaties
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sources of international law ⓘ state responsibility ⓘ |
| statusUnderInternationalLaw | soft law ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
international legal obligations
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unilateral declarations of states ⓘ |
| typeOfSource | subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law ⓘ |
| usedBy |
international courts and tribunals as subsidiary means for determining rules of law
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states as guidance in formulating unilateral declarations ⓘ |
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Subject: Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations Description of subject: The Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations are a set of non-binding guidelines adopted by the International Law Commission that clarify when and how unilateral statements by states can generate binding obligations under international law.
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Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations
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