Economics 3364A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, World Trade Organization, Legal Personality
24 Oct 2020
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Relates to the future of hong kong (1 july 1997). Issue from treaty perspective: sovereignty rests with china, but some form of authority for hong kong. In wake of protests, uk is alleging china is violating the provisions of the treaty in its acts. China essentially said the treaty is no longer relevant as it was implemented/executed, uk violated international law rule by intervening in internal affairs. Law of state responsibility is secondary in nature: does not deal with whether there has been a breach of international law but regulates the consequences of a breach. Does not ask whether certain party to treaty suspended the treaty rightfully or wrongfully, but rather concerned with situation of what happens/should be done after it has been established that the treaty has been suspended wrongfully. E. g. we have a treaty that has been suspended. Only states can be parties to treaties, so only states can suspend treaties (rightfully or wrongfully).
