The Law, Politics and Theory of Treaty Withdrawal

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Law, Politics and Theory of Treaty WithdrawalAuthor(s): Frederick Cowell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Hart Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781509938568, 978-1509938568\nSynopsis\nThis book explores how the law of treaty withdrawal operates. \n\nMany commentators have observed a wider sense of crisis in international law as governments of different ideological stripes withdraw or threaten to withdraw from international organisations and treaties. There are different political forces behind all of these cases, but they all use the same basic device in international law a treaty withdrawal clause. This book focuses on withdrawal clauses within multilateral treaties, providing a detailed overview of their operation, drawing on a range of case studies including Brexit, nuclear weapons treaties and investment arbitration agreements. The obligations a withdrawal clause places on a withdrawing state help regulate the withdrawal process, providi.