Articles Law Collection
This is a list of all the articles mentioned in my study guide, that are in the International Law Line Basic
Instruments-reader. Mark these articles in your reader, with colour-code or whatever and you’ll be
happy during your exam!
Document + page number
Article + short description
of reader
UN Charter (p. 11) Art. 1 (2) – right to self-determination
Art. 2 (1) – principle of sovereign equality
Art. 2 (3) – settling international disputes by peaceful means
Art. 2 (4) – refraining from the threat or use of force
Art. 25 – MS agree to ‘accept and carry out’ the decisions of SC
Art. 33 – the ways to settle disputes peacefully
Art. 39 – determination of threat by SC
Art. 41 – measures not involving use of force
Art. 42 – measures involving use of force
Art. 51 – right to individual or collective self-defence
VCLT (p. 38) Art. 2 – definition of “treaty”
Art. 12 – consent to be bound by signature
Art. 14 – consent to be bound by ratification
Art. 19-23 – reservations on provisions
Art. 26 – pacta sunt servanda
Art. 27 – States cannot rely on domestic law as excuse to violate
international obligations
Art. 31 – general rule of interpretation
Art. 53 – jus cogens
ICJ Statute (p. 27) Art. 2 – qualifications of judges
Art. 3 – composition and nationality of judges
Art. 4-12 – elections of judges
Art. 34 – court only hears cases between states
Art. 35 – court is open to the states party to the Statute
Art. 36 – jurisdiction of the court
Art. 37 – transferred jurisdiction
Art. 38 – sources of international law
Art. 59 – decisions of court only have binding force on the party-
States, in respect of that particular case
ILC Draft Articles on State Art. 2 – elements of an internationally wrongful act
Responsibility (p. 350) Art. 10 – conduct of an insurrectional or other movement
Art. 4 – conduct of organs of a state
Art. 11 – conduct acknowledged and adopted by a State as its own
Art. 20-25 – circumstances precluding wrongfulness
Art. 35-37 – forms of reparation
Art. 42 – locus standi of directly injured states
Art. 48 – locus standi of non-directly injured states
Art. 48 (1) (b) – erga omnes
Montevideo Convention Art. 1 – requirements of statehood
on the Rights and Duties
of States (p. 293)