1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

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1-6- ;INNA C5N;NTI5N 5N T


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1-6- ;INNA C5N;NTI5N 5N T means a (oc&ment emanating from the competent a&thorit$ of a State

(esignating a person or persons to represent the State for negotiating a(opting or

a&thenticating the tet of a treat$ for epressing the consent of the State to +e +o&n( +$ a

treat$ or for accomplishing an$ other act with respect to a treat$E

( =reservation> means a &nilateral statement however phrase( or name( ma(e +$ a

State when signing ratif$ing accepting approving or acce(ing to a treat$ where+$ it

p&rports to ecl&(e or to mo(if$ the legal effect of certain provisions of the treat$ in their

application to that StateE

e =negotiating State> means a State which too@ part in the (rawing &p an( a(option of the

tet of the treat$E

f =contracting State> means a State which has consente( to +e +o&n( +$ the treat$

whether or not the treat$ has entere( into forceE

g =part$> means a State which has consente( to +e +o&n( +$ the treat$ an( for which the

treat$ is in forceE

h =thir( State> means a State not a part$ to the treat$E

i =international organi'ation> means an intergovernmental organi'ation.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 regar(ing the &se of terms in the present Convention are

witho&t pre&(ice to the &se of those terms or to the meanings which ma$ +e given to them in

the internal law of an$ State.

Article 3 International Agreements Not within the Scope of the Present Convention

The fact that the present Convention (oes not appl$ to international agreements concl&(e(

+etween States an( other s&+ects of international law or +etween s&ch other s&+ects ofinternational law or to international agreements not in written form shall not affectD

a the legal force of s&ch agreementsE

+ the application to them of an$ of the r&les set forth in the present Convention to which the$

wo&l( +e s&+ect &n(er international law in(epen(entl$ of the ConventionE

c the application of the Convention to the relations of States as +etween themselves &n(er

international agreements to which other s&+ects of international law are also parties.

Article Non!"etroactivit# of the Present Convention

:itho&t pre&(ice to the application of an$ r&les set forth in the present Convention to which

treaties wo&l( +e s&+ect &n(er international law in(epen(entl$ of the Convention the

Convention applies onl$ to treaties which are concl&(e( +$ States after the entr$ into force of

the present Convention with regar( to s&ch States.

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1-6- ;INNA C5N;NTI5N 5N Tus Cogens9?

A treat$ is voi( if at the time of its concl&sion it conflicts with a peremptor$ norm of general

international law. *or the p&rposes of the present Convention a peremptor$ norm of general

international law is a norm accepte( an( recogni'e( +$ the international comm&nit$ of States as

a whole as a norm from which no (erogation is permitte( an( which can +e mo(ifie( onl$ +$ a

s&+se,&ent norm of general international law having the same character.

SECTION $ TER!INATION AN% S&S#ENSION OF THE O#ERATION OF

TREATIES

Article $ Termination of or 7ithdrawal from A Treat# under Its Provisions or *#

Consent of the Parties

The termination of a treat$ or the with(rawal of a part$ ma$ ta@e placeD

a in conformit$ with the provisions of the treat$E or

+ at an$ time +$ consent of all the parties after cons&ltation with the other contracting States.

Article $$ "eduction of the Parties to A /ultilateral Treat# *elow the Num*er Necessar#

for Its 0ntr# into (orce

Unless the treat$ otherwise provi(es a m&ltilateral treat$ (oes not terminate +$ reason onl$ of

the fact that the n&m+er of the parties falls +elow the n&m+er necessar$ for its entr$ into force.

Article $& enunciation of or 7ithdrawal from A Treat# Containing No Provision

"egarding Termination enunciation or 7ithdrawal

1. A treat$ which contains no provision regar(ing its termination an( which (oes not provi(e for

(en&nciation or with(rawal is not s&+ect to (en&nciation or with(rawal &nlessD

a it is esta+lishe( that the parties inten(e( to a(mit the possi+ilit$ of (en&nciation or

with(rawalE or

+ a right of (en&nciation or with(rawal ma$ +e implie( +$ the nat&re of the treat$.

2. A part$ shall give not less than twelve monthsF notice of its intention to (eno&nce or with(raw

from a treat$ &n(er paragraph 1.

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1-6- ;INNA C5N;NTI5N 5N Tudicial Settlement Ar*itration and Conciliation

If &n(er paragraph 3 of article 6% no sol&tion has +een reache( within a perio( of 12 months

following the (ate on which the o+ection was raise( the following proce(&res shall +e followe(D

a an$ one of the parties to a (isp&te concerning the application or the interpretation of article

%3 or 6! ma$ +$ a written application s&+mit it to the International Co&rt of B&stice for a

(ecision &nless the parties +$ common consent agree to s&+mit the (isp&te to ar+itrationE+ an$ one of the parties to a (isp&te concerning the application or the interpretation of an$ of

the other articles in part ; of the present Convention ma$ set in motion the proce(&re specifie(

in the Anne to the Convention +$ s&+mitting a re,&est to that effect to the Secretar$"?eneral of

the Unite( Nations.

Article &' Instruments for eclaring Invalid Terminating 7ithdrawing from or

Suspending the 4peration of A Treat#

1. The notification provi(e( for &n(er article 6% paragraph 1 m&st +e ma(e in writing.

2. An$ act of (eclaring invali( terminating with(rawing from or s&spen(ing the operation of a

treat$ p&rs&ant to the provisions of the treat$ or of paragraphs 2 or 3 of article 6% shall +e

carrie( o&t thro&gh an instr&ment comm&nicate( to the other parties. If the instr&ment is not

signe( +$ the


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