Intertemporal Linguistics in International Law by Julian Wyatt - 9781509952281

Intertemporal Linguistics in International LawBeyond Contemporaneous and Evolutionary Treaty Interpretation\nAuthor(s): Julian Wyatt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Hart Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781509952281, 978-1509952281\nSynopsis\nIntertemporal Linguistics in International Law examines and offers an overdue solution to a specific problem central to the resolution of an ever increasing number of international legal disputes: how to interpret a treaty with terms that change in meaning over time.\n\nA wide-ranging review of the relevant international case law and scholarship reveals that no rule, principle or authority of international law including even the oft-cited evolutionary interpretation doctrine provides international adjudicators with the firm and practical guidance on this specific question that contemporary international litigants demand.\n\nUsing an analytical approach inspired by the comparative method and drawing on sp.