Article XXIX – Interpretation

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article of the IMF Articles of Agreement treaty provision

Article XXIX – Interpretation is a provision of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement that establishes how disputes or questions about the meaning and application of the Articles are to be authoritatively resolved.

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Label	Occurrences
Article XXIX – Interpretation canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ treaty provision ⓘ
adoptedWith	original IMF Articles of Agreement in 1944 ⓘ
appliesTo	interpretation of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ questions of application of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ questions of meaning of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ
basedOn	consent of IMF member states expressed in the Articles of Agreement ⓘ
bindingOn	all IMF members ⓘ all organs of the International Monetary Fund ⓘ
category	interpretation clause in an international organization’s constituent treaty ⓘ
characteristic	internal dispute settlement clause of the IMF treaty ⓘ specialized rule of treaty interpretation for the IMF framework ⓘ
defines	competence of the IMF Executive Board in interpretative disputes ⓘ
disputeResolutionMechanism	institutional interpretation by the Executive Board ⓘ
distinguishes	IMF internal interpretative procedure from general international adjudication ⓘ
ensures	institutional consistency in IMF legal interpretations ⓘ predictability in the application of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ
establishes	authoritative mechanism for interpretation of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ procedure for resolving disputes on interpretation of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ
governs	how conflicts over the meaning of IMF obligations are settled ⓘ institutional practice of the IMF regarding treaty interpretation ⓘ
grantsAuthorityTo	Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPurpose	to avoid conflicting interpretations of the IMF treaty obligations ⓘ to ensure uniform interpretation of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ
influences	IMF jurisprudence on members’ rights and obligations ⓘ interpretative practice of other international financial institutions by analogy ⓘ
language	English authentic text of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ
legalEffect	Executive Board interpretations are authoritative within the IMF ⓘ
legalSystem	international monetary law ⓘ
objective	to centralize interpretative authority within the IMF organs ⓘ to provide a clear forum for resolving interpretative disputes ⓘ
partOf	Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryInterpreter	Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund GENERATED ⓘ
providesThat	any question of interpretation of the IMF Articles of Agreement shall be submitted to the Executive Board for decision ⓘ
recognizedAs	central provision for IMF institutional autonomy in interpretation ⓘ
recognizedBy	public international law scholars ⓘ
relatedConcept	treaty interpretation under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties ⓘ
relatedTo	Article XXVIII – Suspension of Operations and Transactions NERFINISHED ⓘ Article XXX – Explanation of Terms ⓘ
scope	all provisions of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ interpretation disputes among IMF members concerning the Articles ⓘ interpretation disputes between IMF members and the Fund ⓘ
subjectOf	IMF institutional law NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	subsequent amendments of the IMF Articles of Agreement ⓘ
usedBy	IMF Executive Board in resolving interpretative questions ⓘ IMF member states in raising questions of interpretation ⓘ

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Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund → hasPart → Article XXIX – Interpretation ⓘ