On A New Round of Codification for Treaty Interpretation Rules

Chang-fa Lo
Outline

Part I The Setting
Chapter 1. What is Treaty Interpretation Anyway?
Chapter 2. Treaty Interpretation as Opposed to Statutory, Constitutional and Contractual Interpretations
Chapter 3. The VCLT as the First Round of Codification – Its Customary Rules Nature
Chapter 4. The Desirability and Some Principles for a New Round of Codification

Part II Existing Issues to be Subject to Codified Rules
Chapter 5. Boundary of Treaty Interpretation and Possible Codification
Chapter 6. Difference between Treaty Interpretation and Treaty Application and Possible Codification
Chapter 7. Different between Treaty Interpretation and Finding/Assessment of Facts and Possible Codification
Chapter 8. International and Domestic Adjudicating Bodies for Treaty Interpretation and Possible Codification
Chapter 9. Interpreting Treaties of Private Law Nature and Possible Codification
Chapter 10. Methods of Searching for the Ordinary Meanings and Possible Codification
Chapter 11. Ways of Taking into Consideration the Object-and-Purpose and Possible Codification
Chapter 12. Means of Taking into Consideration the Context and Possible Codification
Chapter 13. Special Meaning, Supplementary Means and Different Languages and Their Possible Further Codification
Chapter 14. Other Interpretation Principles and Possible Codification
Chapter 15. Time Factor and Technology Development and Possible Codification
Chapter 16. Interpreting Treaty Terms by Establishing Some Formula and Possible Codification
Chapter 17. Sequence, Hierarchy, Good Faith and Holistic Interpretation and Their Possible Codification

Part III New Issues and Perspectives
Chapter 18. Introducing Fundamental Human Values into Treaty Interpretation and Possible Codification
Chapter 19. Coordination between Different Treaty Systems and Possible Codification
Chapter 20. Features and Perspectives of the New Codified Rules of Treaty Interpretation