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PRAVNI ZAPISI \u2022 Year XVII \u2022 No. 1 \u2022 pp. 71-105<\/p>\n

PEACE TREATIES IN THE 21st <\/sup>CENTURY: TREATY VALIDITY AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE PRINCIPLE OF PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF FORCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jezik rada:
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Anik\u00f3 Szalai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Szeged, <\/strong>Hungary<\/strong><\/p>\n

e-mail: szalaianiko@juris.u-szeged.hu<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/b>ORCID ID: <\/b>0000-0003-1245-0570<\/p>\n

Pravni zapisi, No. 1\/2026, pp. 71-105
\nOriginal Scientific Article
\nDOI<\/strong>: 10.5937\/pravzap17-66475<\/p>\n

KEY WORDS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Treaty, Peace, Invalidity, Dispute Settlement, Use of Force, Media\u00adtion, Guarantee<\/p>\n

ABSTRACT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Peace treaties remain the central instruments of war termination, yet their legal nature is under-theorized in light of the UN Charter\u2019s prohibition of the use of force and the duty of peaceful settlement. This article traces the historical evolution of peace treaties, analyzes their changing subject matter and third-party involve\u00adment, and examines how the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) regulates their conclusion and validity. Focusing on coercion and jus cogens<\/em>, it ar\u00adgues that Articles 52, 53 and 75 VCLT, read together with the Charter regime, dele\u00adgitimize results of aggression while preserving room for stabilising peace settlements. Drawing on Security Council practice and selected post-Cold War agreements, the article shows why states almost never invoke treaty invalidity against peace treaties and proposes criteria for distinguishing lawful stabilization from impermissible con\u00adsolidation of aggression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRAVNI ZAPISI \u2022 Year XVII \u2022 No. 1 \u2022 pp. 71-105 PEACE TREATIES IN THE 21st CENTURY: TREATY VALIDITY AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE PRINCIPLE OF PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF FORCE Anik\u00f3 Szalai Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Szeged, Hungary e-mail: szalaianiko@juris.u-szeged.hu ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1245-0570 Pravni zapisi, No. 1\/2026, pp. 71-105 Original Scientific Article DOI: 10.5937\/pravzap17-66475 KEY WORDS \u00a0Treaty, Peace, Invalidity, Dispute Settlement, Use of Force, Media\u00adtion, Guarantee ABSTRACT Peace treaties remain the central instruments of war termination, yet their legal nature is under-theorized in light of the 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Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Szeged, Hungary e-mail: szalaianiko@juris.u-szeged.hu ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1245-0570 Pravni zapisi, No. 1\/2026, pp. 71-105 Original Scientific Article DOI: 10.5937\/pravzap17-66475 KEY WORDS \u00a0Treaty, Peace, Invalidity, Dispute Settlement, Use of Force, Media\u00adtion, Guarantee ABSTRACT Peace treaties remain the central instruments of war termination, yet their legal nature is under-theorized in light of the […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pravnizapisi.rs\/en\/pravni-zapisi-1-2026\/11106-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pravni Zapisi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-05T09:48:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pravnizapisi.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pravni-zapisi-1-25-thumb.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"100\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"150\" 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