In The Breach of a Treaty: State Responses in International Law, Maria Xiouri examines the relationship between responses to the breach of a treaty, namely between the termination of the treaty or the suspension of its operation and countermeasures.

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Material breach of a treaty gives a right to the aggrieved party to suspend or terminate it. This book traces the origins and evolution of the concept of material breach and responses thereto. It undertakes a content analysis thereof, thus clarifying the practical legal problems involved. The effects of breach of treaty are also examined. This book highlights the rules relating to application of the principle of termination or suspension of treaties for material breach in terms of limitations and conditions of their application, consequences, and the course and procedures for termination or suspension. Finally, competence to determine the existence of material breach is examined. The book addresses the settlement of disputes arising from claims of termination or suspension for breach. This work will be of interest to scholars as well as diplomats and practitioners of international law.

A study of state responsibility for acts committed in the course of different stages of adjudicatory process.

Preface --List of Abbreviations --Introduction: The Unsettled Relationship Between International Law and Municipal Law --Attribution under the Law of State Responsibility --Article 42 of the ICSID Convention and the Relationship Between International Law and Municipal Law --Investor Nationality under Municipal and International Law --From Property to Investment --Shareholders' Rights --Treaty Versus Contract Claims, and Umbrella Clauses: When a Contract Breach May Become a Treaty Breach --The Unsettled Relationship Between International and Municipal Law --Appendices.

This title examines whether domestic courts in 12 countries actually provide remedies to private parties who are harmed by a violation of their treaty-based rights.