Practice question
Two parties dispute a treaty term. Which method follows VCLT Article 31?
- Use only the negotiating minister's undisclosed intentions.
- Ignore the text whenever a later policy is preferable.
- Always begin and end with a newspaper editorial.
- Select the interpretation most favorable to the stronger party.
- Interpret in good faith according to ordinary meaning in context and in light of object and purpose.
Legal references
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), Articles 2, 18, 26–27, 31–32, 34: https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/1_1_1969.pdf
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