‘Relevant Rules’ as Normative Environment - Harmony vs Cacophony in the ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Merkouris, Panos Author aut Text xx# 2024 Verfassungsblog 2024-06-16 eng
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 On 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its much anticipated Advisory Opinion on Climate Change. This post zeroes in on one particular interpretative issue, and its wider ramifications for the development of international law, namely the Tribunal’s approach to Article 31(3)(c) of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) (which enshrines the principle of systemic integration) in connection with the interpretation of UNCLOS. Although ITLOS did not elaborate in detail on its approach, as can be seen from its entire analysis, the Tribunal has demonstrated a clear and principled choice with respect to the content and application of Article 31(3)(c) VCLT and its customary counterpart. CC BY-SA 4.0 Merkouris, Panos Climate Crisis ITLOS Paris Agreement UNCLOS Vienna Convention 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/relevant-rules-as-normative-environment/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/73fa38d410c2aa85 240616 10.59704/73fa38d410c2aa85 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)