Law 3101A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: West Yorkshire Police, Genocide Convention, Avena
Document Summary
The relations between international and national law in practice: municipal legal rules within international law, the primacy of international law. Under il: states may not invoke provision of its own municipal law as a justif for a breach of an international obligation. Art 3 ilc"s articles on states responsibility. Article 27 of the 1969 vienna convention on the law of treaties (vclt) Exception art 46 vclt: in case of violation of internal law of fundamental importance. Pcij exchange of greek and turkish populations: obligation to make adjustments to int law to fulfil int obligations. Doesn"t mean than any legis incompatible with il must be challenged. For a breach to arise: must be an actual spe failure to apply int obligation. Exception: enactment of the act or failure to enact it constitutes a breach of int obligation (genocide convention, cerd, iccpr, torture convention)
