The British Institute of International and Comparative Law presents Celebrating 40 Years of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, a conference on Thursday, June 18, 2009.
Since its adoption in 1969 the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties has made a significant contribution to the development of international law. This conference will examine current issues in the application and the interpretation of the VCLT. Topics to be considered include: treaty interpretation; reservations to treaties; amendment and invalidity of treaties; and developments concerning the ratification and domestic implementation of treaties.
A full program is available here.
