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Edited by
Sotirios Ioannis Lekkas ,
Nina Mileva  and
Panos Merkouris
Edited in association with
Ivo Tarik de Vries-Zou
Sotirios Ioannis Lekkas
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield
Nina Mileva
Affiliation:
University of Groningen
Panos Merkouris
Affiliation:
University of Groningen
Ivo Tarik de Vries-Zou
Affiliation:
University of Goningen

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The Practice of Interpretation in International Law
Unity, Diversity, and Evolution
 , pp. v - vi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2026
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Contents

  1. List of Contributors

  2. Table of Cases

  3. Table of International Treaties and Documents

  4. List of Abbreviations

  5. Introduction

    1. 1Shifting Landscape of Interpretation in International Law: Sources, Actors, Subject Matters

      Sotirios Ioannis Lekkas, Nina Mileva, and Panos Merkouris

  6. Part IUnity, Diversity, and Evolution of Interpretation across Sources of International Law

    1. 2Systemic Integration and Public Law Elements in the Sources of International Law

      Jure Vidmar

    2. 3Comparative Reasoning in International Investment Law and Arbitration

      Yannick Radi

    3. 4Interpretation of Customary International Environmental Law before International Courts

      Ilias Plakokefalos

  7. Part IIUnity, Diversity, and Evolution of Interpretation of International Law across Actors

    1. 5Interpretation of Customary International Law in an Institutional Context

      Catherine Brölmann

    2. 6Treaty Interpretation in the Fog of War: The Evolution of the ICRC’s Methodology

      Ellen Policinski

    3. 7The Sui Generis Interpretative Practices of Human Rights Bodies: ‘Thrown for a Loop’ or ‘Thrown into the Crucible’?

      Marlies Hesselman

    4. 8Co-developing a Transformative Interpretation of International Law on the Protection of the Marine Environment and Human Rights: A Reflection on the Experience of the One Ocean Hub

      Elisa Morgera

  8. Part IIIUnity, Diversity, and Evolution of Interpretation across Subject Matters of International Law

    1. 9Application of the General Rule of Interpretation by the WTO Dispute Settlement System

      Gabrielle Marceau, Maria George, and Vishakha Raj

    2. 10Methods of Interpretation of International Investment Law: The Use of the Object and Purpose of Investment Treaties in Interpreting Territoriality

      Thomas Nektarios Papanastasiou

    3. 11Core International Crimes at the Interface: In Search of Unity amidst Diversity in the Interpretation of International Criminal Law

      Olympia Bekou

    4. 12Crimes Against Humanity and Customary International Law

      Leila Nadya Sadat

  9. Concluding Observations

    1. 13The Practice of Interpretation in International Law: Unity, Diversity, and Evolution

      Ineta Ziemele

  10. Bibliography

  11. Index

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