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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
PART-II: CONCLUSION AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF TREATIES
SECTION-2: RESERVATIONS
ARTICLE 19: Formulation of reservations
ARTICLE 19: Formulation of reservations
A State may, when signing, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to a treaty, formulate a reservation unless:
(a) the reservation is prohibited by the treaty;
(b) the treaty provides that only specified reservations, which do not include the reservation in question, may be made; or
(c) in cases not falling under sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), the reservation is incompatible with the object and purpose of the treaty.
Referred by:
ARTICLE 17: Consent to be bound by part of a treaty and choice of differing provisions
ARTICLE 21: Legal effects of reservations and of objections to reservations