《Juricultural Pluralism Vis-a-Vis Treaty Law》

CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION1

Ⅰ. The Genesis of International Law Principles1

Ⅱ.A System of Universality and Representation？7

A.Universal Representation/Participation in International Law Structures9

B.Universal Participation in the Process of Making International Law15

Ⅲ.Legal Pluralism and Juriculture in International Law29

A.Legal Pluralism29

B.Juriculture32

Ⅳ.Juricultural Pluralism， Juricultural Stoichiometry and International Law36

Ⅴ.Overview of the Book37

CHAPTER 2LEGAL CULTURE AND LEGAL PLURALISM41

Ⅰ.Legal Culture41

Ⅱ.Legal Pluralism47

A.Classical Legal Pluralism47

B.Neo-Legal Pluralism49

CHAPTER 3A MATRIMONY OF CONCEPTS： JURICULTURAL PLURALISM55

Ⅰ.Defining‘Juricultural Pluralism’55

Ⅱ.THE TENETS OF JURICULTURAL PLURALISM59

A.Epistemology/Ontology60

B.Theories of Law60

C.Rules/Structures61

D.Methods of Conflict Resolution61

Ⅲ.Juricultural Stoichiometry62

Ⅳ.Conflicting and Competing Theories66

A.Legal Positivism66

B.Realism72

C.Critical Legal Studies74

D.Universalism75

Ⅴ.Conclusion76

CHAPTER 4TREATY INTERPRETATION77

Ⅰ.Introduction77

Ⅱ.The Source of Treaties and Treaties as Souree78

Ⅲ.The Development of Treaty Law82

Ⅳ.The Vienna Convention Approach to Treaty Interpretation85

Ⅴ.Islamic Law and Treaty Interpretation88

A.Iran and Islamic Law88

B.Islamic Law Rules of Interpretation91

Ⅵ.Islamic Law， The Vienna Convention， and The U.S.Approach95

A.Islamic Law and the VCLT95

B.The U.S.Approach and the VCLT97

Ⅶ.The Subsystem Model： Iranian/U.S.Treaty Interpretation97

Ⅷ.THE CASES99

A.The Tribunal’s Interpretation of the CSD100

B.The Tribunal’s Interpretation of the General Declaration117

Ⅸ.Overview of Tribunal Cases123

Ⅹ.CONCLUSION125

CHAPTER 5TREATY RESERVATION LAW： UNIVERSALITY OR DIVERSITY OF JURICULTURE？128

Ⅰ.Introduction128

Ⅱ.The Law Applicable to Treaty Reservations in Multilateral Conventions131

A.An Overview131

B.The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and Treaty Reservations136

C.Juridical Developments143

D.The ILC Consideration of the Law on Treaty Reservations160

E.Denunciation， Withdrawal， and Re-Accession to the ICCPR and Optional Protocol167

CHAPTER 6RESERVATIONS TO HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES： AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION173

Ⅰ.Introduction173

Ⅱ.Convention on The Rights of The Child174

Ⅱ.（S） Convention on The Rights of The Child： Spreadsheets191

Ⅲ.International Covenant on Economic， Social， and Cultural Rights198

Ⅲ.（S）.International Covenant on Economic， Social， and Cultural Rights： Spreadsheets209

Ⅳ.The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights215

Ⅳ.（S） The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights： Spreadsheets239

Ⅴ.International Convention on The Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination245

Ⅴ.（S） International Convention on The Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination： Spreadsheets255

Ⅵ.Convention on The Prevention and Punishment of The Crime of Genocide262

Ⅵ.（S） Convention on The Prevention and Punishment of The Crime of Genocide： Spreadsheets268

Ⅶ.The Convention on The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women274

Ⅶ.（S） The Convention on The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women： Spreadsheets290

Ⅷ.Conclusion： Empirical Examination296

CHAPTER 7 ： CONCLUSION303

REFERENCE MATERIALS313

BIBLIOGRAPHY319