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DOCTRINE REBUS SIC STANTIBUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Treaties and Conventions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rebus sic stantibus doctrine
1, record 1, English, rebus%20sic%20stantibus%20doctrine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rebus sic stantibus : Lat. At this point of affairs; in these circumstances. 2, record 1, English, - rebus%20sic%20stantibus%20doctrine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Treaties may be discharged as a result of what is traditionally known as the rebus sic stantibus doctrine, although there is a current trend to dispense with the appellation "rebus sic stantibus". According to this doctrine, a fundamental change in the state of facts which existed at the time the treaty was concluded may be invoked as a ground for terminating the treaty, or for withdrawing from it. 1, record 1, English, - rebus%20sic%20stantibus%20doctrine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The expression "fundamental change of circumstances" has been used instead of "rebus sic stantibus" in Art. 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. 3, record 1, English, - rebus%20sic%20stantibus%20doctrine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traités et alliances
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doctrine rebus sic stantibus
1, record 1, French, doctrine%20rebus%20sic%20stantibus
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rebus sic stantibus : Expression latine signifiant «Les circonstances demeurant les mêmes.» Il arrive qu'une obligation soit contractée avec la condition au moins tacite que les circonstances dans lesquelles elle a été assumée ne changeront pas. 1, record 1, French, - doctrine%20rebus%20sic%20stantibus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'expression «changement fondamental des circonstances» a remplacé «rebus sic stantibus» à l'Art. 62 de la Convention de Vienne sur le droit des traités. 2, record 1, French, - doctrine%20rebus%20sic%20stantibus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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