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ARTICLE-7: Full powers     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) representatives accredited by States to an international conference or to an international organization or one of its organs, for the purpose of adopting the text of a treaty in that conference, organization or organ. ...


ARTICLE-10: Authentication of the text     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) failing such procedure, by the signature, signature ad referendum or initialling by the representatives of those States of the text of the treaty or of the Final Act of a conference incorporating the text. ...


ARTICLE-12: Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by signature     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The consent of a State to be bound by a treaty is expressed by the signature of its representative when: ...
... (c) the intention of the State to give that effect to the signature appears from the full powers of its representative or was expressed during the negotiation. ...
... (b) the signature ad referendum of a treaty by a representative, if confirmed by his State, constitutes a full signature of the treaty. ...


ARTICLE-14: Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by ratification, acceptance or approval     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) the representative of the State has signed the treaty subject to ratification; or ...
... (d) the intention of the State to sign the treaty subject to ratification appears from the full powers of its representative or was expressed during the negotiation. ...


ARTICLE-47: Specific restrictions on authority to express the consent of a State     [go to this ARTICLE]
... If the authority of a representative to express the consent of a State to be bound by a particular treaty has been made subject to a specific restriction, his omission to observe that restriction may not be invoked as invalidating the consent expressed by him unless the restriction was notified to the other negotiating States prior to his expressing such consent. ...


ARTICLE-50: Corruption of a representative of a State     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Corruption of a representative of a State ...
... If the expression of a State's consent to be bound by a treaty has been procured through the corruption of its representative directly or indirectly by another negotiating State, the State may invoke such corruption as invalidating its consent to be bound by the treaty. ...


ARTICLE-51: Coercion of a representative of a State     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Coercion of a representative of a State ...
... The expression of a State's consent to be bound by a treaty which has been procured by the coercion of its representative through acts or threats directed against him shall be without any legal effect. ...


ARTICLE-67: Instruments for declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Any act declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty pursuant to the provisions of the treaty or of paragraphs 2 or 3 of article 65 shall be carried out through an instrument communicated to the other parties. If the instrument is not signed by the Head of State, Head of Government or Minister for Foreign Affairs, the representative of the State communicating it may be called upon to produce full powers. ...


ARTICLE-79: Correction of errors in texts or in certified copies of treaties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) by having the appropriate correction made in the text and causing the correction to be initialled by duly authorized representatives; ...