Unilateral Withdrawal from Treaties with the Intent to Avoid Supervisory Mechanisms: Is It in Keeping with the Principle of Good Faith? / Zoom In
Good faith and withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty
1. Good faith and nuclear arms control The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) provides that ‘[every] treaty in force is binding upon the parties to it and must be performed by them in good faith’.[1] In other words, the principle of good faith ‘forms an integral part of the rule pacta sunt...