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This chapter explains the role played by reservations, the application of the rules of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, and practice in dealing with reservations. It defines reservations and distinguishes them from interpretative declarations and political declarations. It examines whether reservations are permissible or impermissible, including the test whether a reservation is incompatible with the object and purpose of the treaty. It also discusses the rules governing acceptance and objection, the legal effect of reservations, the question whether a prohibited reservation can be severed, and special cases such as human rights treaties, reservations relating to internal law, vague or general reservations, reference to Islamic law, late reservations, and the role of treaty monitoring bodies. It analyses the procedure for making or objecting to reservations or withdrawing them, and the functions of the depositary in relation to reservations.

Dr Eirini Giorgou is a Legal Adviser in the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Arms and Conduct of Hostilities Unit, where she works, among other issues, on explosive weapons in populated areas and on nuclear weapons. She has several years’ experience in multilateral disarmament and arms control diplomacy and negotiations outside the ICRC. She is a licensed lawyer and holds a PhD in international law from the University of Geneva.

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Interview with Eirini Giorgou: Legal Adviser, ICRC Arms and Conduct of Hostilities Unit

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Interview with Eirini Giorgou: Legal Adviser, ICRC Arms and Conduct of Hostilities Unit