tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279241844677447368.post3003471649865915033..comments2024-01-23T18:04:35.144+01:00Comments on Spreading The Jam (moved to www.dovjacobs.com): Why the Vienna Convention should not be applied to the ICC Rome Statute: a plea for respecting the principle of legalityDov Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088064995374954241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279241844677447368.post-57310853653710131722013-08-25T09:42:18.705+02:002013-08-25T09:42:18.705+02:00At least there is a specific problem of penal law,...At least there is a specific problem of penal law, nulla poena sine lege, but that problem is not new, see Germanys reservation to the European Convention on Human Rights. Maybe it is inevitable. What Jordan Paust did suggest was "instant custom", wasnt it? The mysteries of history...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279241844677447368.post-91664335502585753532013-08-25T08:23:51.629+02:002013-08-25T08:23:51.629+02:00Glad you agree. I've been getting puzzled look...Glad you agree. I've been getting puzzled looks from a number of people since I've put my paper online and tried to explain it. Yes, Dapo does acknowledge the possible tensions between the VCLT and article 22. I just think he doesn't push the idea far enough. Dov Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088064995374954241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279241844677447368.post-60480543614170923702013-08-25T02:28:33.971+02:002013-08-25T02:28:33.971+02:00I don't disagree with the post in the slightes...I don't disagree with the post in the slightest; I'd be delighted if the VCLT didn't apply, and I agree that even if it does, it cannot be applied without taking into account the specific interpretive rule in the Rome Statute. I know Dapo at least partly agrees; he made a similar point in his essay on sources in the Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice.Kevin Jon Hellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919420127499638165noreply@blogger.com