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ARTICLE-2: Use of terms [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) “treaty” means an international agreement concluded
between States in written form and governed by international
law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in
two or more related instruments and whatever its particular
designation; ...
ARTICLE-3: International agreements not within the scope
of the present Convention [go to this ARTICLE]
... The fact that the present Convention does not apply to international
agreements concluded between States and other subjects
of international law or between such other subjects of
international law, or to international agreements not
in written form, shall not affect: ...
... The fact that the present Convention does not apply to international
agreements concluded between States and other subjects
of international law or between such other subjects of
international law, or to international agreements not
in written form, shall not affect: ...
... (a) the legal force of such agreements; ...
... (c) the application of the Convention to the relations of
States as between themselves under international agreements
to which other subjects of international law are also
parties. ...
ARTICLE-24: Entry into force [go to this ARTICLE]
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2. Failing any such provision or agreement, a treaty
enters into force as soon as consent to be bound by the
treaty has been established for all the negotiating States.
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ARTICLE-31: General rule of interpretation [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) any agreement relating to the treaty which was made between
all the parties in connection with the conclusion of
the treaty; ...
... (a) any subsequent agreement between the parties regarding
the interpretation of the treaty or the application
of its provisions; ...
... (b) any subsequent practice in the application of the treaty
which establishes the agreement of the parties regarding
its interpretation; ...
ARTICLE-39: General rule regarding the amendment of treaties [go to this ARTICLE]
... A treaty may be amended by agreement between the
parties. The rules laid down in Part II apply to such
an agreement except in so far as the treaty may otherwise
provide. ...
... A treaty may be amended by agreement between the
parties. The rules laid down in Part II apply to such
an agreement except in so far as the treaty may otherwise
provide. ...
ARTICLE-40: Amendment of multilateral treaties [go to this ARTICLE]
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4. The amending agreement does not bind any State already
a party to the treaty which does not become a party to
the amending agreement; article 30, paragraph 4(b), applies
in relation to such State.
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4. The amending agreement does not bind any State already
a party to the treaty which does not become a party to
the amending agreement; article 30, paragraph 4(b), applies
in relation to such State.
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5. Any State which becomes a party to the treaty after
the entry into force of the amending agreement shall,
failing an expression of a different intention by that
State: ...
... (b) be considered as a party to the unamended treaty in relation
to any party to the treaty not bound by the amending
agreement. ...
ARTICLE-41: Agreements to modify multilateral treaties between
certain of the parties only [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Two or more of the parties to a multilateral
treaty may conclude an agreement to modify the treaty
as between themselves alone if: ...
... 2. Unless in a case falling under paragraph 1(a) the treaty
otherwise provides, the parties in question shall notify
the other parties of their intention to conclude the
agreement and of the modification to the treaty for which
it provides. ...
ARTICLE-58: Suspension of the operation of a multilateral
treaty by agreement between certain of the parties only [go to this ARTICLE]
... Suspension of the operation of a multilateral
treaty by agreement between certain of the parties only ...
... 1. Two or more parties to a multilateral treaty
may conclude an agreement to suspend the operation of
provisions of the treaty, temporarily and as between
themselves alone, if: ...
... 2. Unless in a case falling under paragraph 1(a) the treaty
otherwise provides, the parties in question shall notify
the other parties of their intention to conclude the
agreement and of those provisions of the treaty the operation
of which they intend to suspend. ...
ARTICLE-60: Termination or suspension of the operation of
a treaty as a consequence of its breach [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) the other parties by unanimous agreement to suspend the
operation of the treaty in whole or in part or to terminate
it either: ...