Withdrawal from Multilateral Treaties

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-46761-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Theory and Practice of Public International Law

This is the first comprehensive and systematic monograph on withdrawal from multilateral treaties, which explains the evolution of the concept of withdrawal and examines its increasing use over time. International scholars and policy makers have long addressed treaty making and treaty maintenance in light of the binary choice between compliance and breach, while leaving unregulated or at least under-regulated the actual act of withdrawal. In the age of global retrenchment, is there still room for international law to regulate the rules of the game, or will unilateral decisions overturn the current architecture of a multilateral global order?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morelli, Antonio

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Table of Documents

Table of Cases

List of Figures

1 The Legal Framework of Withdrawal from Multilateral Treaties

Introduction

I. Understanding Withdrawal

A. Definition of Withdrawal

B. The Progressive Codification of Withdrawal

C. Withdrawal as an Expression of States’ Voluntarism

II. Withdrawal in International and Domestic Law

A. Withdrawal in General International Law

B. Withdrawal in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

C. Withdrawal in Domestic Law

D. The Limits of Legal Formalism and the Way Forward

2 Conceptualizing Withdrawal

Introduction

I. Analyzing Withdrawal through the Lens of Commitment and Compliance in International Treaties

A. Shifting Balances from Compliance to Commitment in Times of Withdrawal

B. Withdrawal and Commitment: Two Sides of the Same Coin

C. Differences between Withdrawal and Breach

II. Analyzing Withdrawal through the Lens of Risk Management

A. Risk Management in International Treaties

B. Risk in Treaty Making and Treaty Maintenance

III. Analyzing Withdrawal through the Lens of the Principle Pacta Sunt Servanda

A. From Cooperative to Noncooperative Outcomes

B. Lawfulness and Cooperativeness of Withdrawal

3 The Evolution of Withdrawal

Introduction

I. From Unity to Disengagement in the International Legal Order

A. The Concept of Unity

B. International Legal Theory and the Treaty-Making Process

II. Quantitative Study on Withdrawal

A. Defining the Population of Interest and the Goals

B. Empirical Results

4 Categories of Withdrawal

Introduction

I. International Tribunals and Committees

A. The International Court of Justice

B. The International Criminal Court

C. The UN Human Rights Committee

II. International Organizations

A. United Nations

B. UN Agencies

C. International Financial Institutions

D. Brexit and Regional Organizations

III. High-Profile International Commitments

A. Agreements Derogating from Norms of Jus Cogens

B. Arms Control Agreements

C. Climate Change Agreements

IV. Withdrawing from the Agreement, Remaining in the Regime

V. Signatory Withdrawal

5 Rationales for Withdrawal

Introduction

I. Withdrawal as a Reaction in Domestic Politics

A. Economic Costs

B. Expansion of Jurisdiction (“Mission Creep”)

C. Perception of Bias or Unfairness

II. Withdrawal as an Act of State Power

A. Shift in Domestic Political Leadership

B. Leverage for Amending a Treaty

C. Defense Strategy

D. Alternative Consensus

6 Regulating and Enhancing Orderly Withdrawal from Multilateral Treaties

Introduction

I. International Solutions

A. Securing Commitment through Withdrawal Procedure

B. Enhancing Commitment through International Regimes

II. Domestic Solutions

A. Regulating Domestic Treaty-Making Power

B. Socializing Commitment through a Multi-Stakeholders’ Approach

Conclusion

Appendix: Table of Withdrawals

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Antonio Morelli is an SJD graduate of American University Washington College of Law who specializes in international law and governance.