| Table of Contents | 6 |
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| Part One: Interpretation of International Norms: Sovereignty, Power of Discretion, Delimitation of the Discrepancy | 11 |
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| Sovereignty and Interpretation: A Relationship of Dependence | 12 |
| The Text, the Authentic Expression of the Will of the Parties, Constitutes the Subject of the Discrepancy: The Conventional Rules | 45 |
| The Institutionalisation of the International Community Gives a New Dimension to Law Making: The Institutional Norms | 71 |
| Conduct, the Expression of the Will of the State, Constitutes the Subject of the Discrepancy: The Customary Norms | 93 |
| Does the Declaration Express the Will of the State or Is It the Interpreter Who Builds It? The Unilateral Declarations | 114 |
| Part Two: Analysis of International Practice: The Interpretative Canons Employed by International Case Law | 134 |
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| The International Court of Justice (I.C.J.) | 135 |
| Arbitral Tribunals | 165 |
| Part Three: Rules and Criteria Employed in Relation to the Interpretation of Certain Categories of Norms and International Instruments | 185 |
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| Conventional Instruments or Instruments of a Statutory Nature | 186 |
| Customary Norms | 224 |
| Institutional Norms of the United Nations | 248 |
| Unilateral Declarations | 252 |
| Procedural Instruments, Facts Alleged and Exercise of the Jurisdiction Attributed to the I. C. J. | 255 |
| Conclusions | 290 |
| Bibliography and International Case Law | 306 |
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| Bibliography | 307 |
| International Case Law | 318 |
