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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: ...


ARTICLE-28: Non-retroactivity of treaties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Unless a different intention appears from the treaty or is otherwise established, its provisions do not bind a party in relation to any act or fact which took place or any situation which ceased to exist before the date of the entry into force of the treaty with respect to that party. ...


ARTICLE-45: Loss of a right to invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty     [go to this ARTICLE]
... A State may no longer invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty under articles 46 to 50 or articles 60 and 62 if, after becoming aware of the facts: ...


ARTICLE-46: Provisions of internal law regarding competence to conclude treaties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. A State may not invoke the fact that its consent to be bound by a treaty has been expressed in violation of a provision of its internal law regarding competence to conclude treaties as invalidating its consent unless that violation was manifest and concerned a rule of its internal law of fundamental importance. ...


ARTICLE-48: Error     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. A State may invoke an error in a treaty as invalidating its consent to be bound by the treaty if the error relates to a fact or situation which was assumed by that State to exist at the time when the treaty was concluded and formed an essential basis of its consent to be bound by the treaty. ...


ARTICLE-55: Reduction of the parties to a multilateral treaty below the number necessary for its entry into force     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Unless the treaty otherwise provides, a multilateral treaty does not terminate by reason only of the fact that the number of the parties falls below the number necessary for its entry into force. ...


ARTICLE-65: Procedure to be followed with respect to invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 5. Without prejudice to article 45, the fact that a State has not previously made the notification prescribed in paragraph 1 shall not prevent it from making such notification in answer to another party claiming performance of the treaty or alleging its violation. ...


ARTICLE-76: Depositaries of treaties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The functions of the depositary of a treaty are international in character and the depositary is under an obligation to act impartially in their performance. In particular, the fact that a treaty has not entered into force between certain of the parties or that a difference has appeared between a State and a depositary with regard to the performance of the latter's functions shall not affect that obligation. ...