The Rules of Interpretation of Customary International Law

The conference aims to reflect upon the prospects, methods and limits of rules of interpretation of customary international law focusing on both theoretical considerations and the practice of international (and domestic) courts and tribunals in interpreting customary law across different fields of international law. The overarching theme of the Conference is to discuss the patterns, methods and limits of interpretation of customary international law and the potential divergences of it from treaty interpretation To this end, the Conference aims to compile generalist contributions about the rules of interpretation of customary international law in the context of the theory of sources of international law, but also expert contributions about the rules, methods, and evolution of interpretation of customary law within specific sub-fields of international law.