Treaties/conventions

Man, Amy

Abstract

Treaties are one of the main sources of public international law as outlined by art.38 of the Statute of
the International Court of Justice. Treaties are essentially agreements between States (generally in
written form), which cover a myriad of issues, "inter alia", human rights, trade and investment, the
environment, armed conflict, the sea and natural resources.

Treaties may be also called alternative names, such as, conventions, covenants, protocols, charters,
pacts, frameworks, codes and agreements. However, despite differences in the title or name of the
agreement, they are essentially treaties.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 4, 2012
• Publication Date: Oct 4, 2012
• Deposit Date: Aug 9, 2017
• Journal: Treaties/Conventions
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: treaty, treaties, sources of law, international law, conventions, public international law
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/943023
• Publisher URL: http://legalresearch.westlaw.co.uk/inside-westlaw-uk/insight/
• Contract Date: Aug 9, 2017