PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW EXAM NOTES

Description

These notes provide a concise, easy to follow checklist for two of the biggest sections of the exam - treaties and state responsibility. NOTE: These are SUMMARY notes. They will need to be supplemented with the texts of the Convention articles that will be studied in class. Topics: 1. Treaty checklist - Creation of treaties - Reservations - Invalidity - Ending a treaty - Obligations under the treaty - Treaties of same subject matter - Remedies 2. State responsibility - Is the State responsible? - Attribution of conduct - Breach - Circumstances precluding wrongfulness - Consequences of being held responsible - Invoking responsibility - Countermeasures