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Interpreting State Practice Under Treaties: A Brief Colloquy On The Composition Of Customary International Law, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

In the following discussion, Professor D'Amato takes issue with Professor Weisburd's interpretation of the impact of state practice under treaties. Although the central debate specifically addresses the issue of human rights, the discussion provides a valuable framework for deciding whether contrary state practice effectively undermines the conclusive effect of treaties in developing rules of customary international la