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Preamble
The States Parties to the present
Convention,
Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of
treaties as a source of international law and as a means of developing peaceful
co-operation among nations, whatever their constitutional
and social systems,
Noting that the principles of free consent and of good
faith and the pacta sunt servanda rule are universally recognized,
Affirming that disputes concerning treaties, like
other international disputes, should be settled by peaceful
means and in conformity with the principles of justice
and international law,
Recalling the determination of the peoples of the United Nations to establish
conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from
treaties can be maintained,
Having in mind the principles of international
law embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, such as the principles of
the equal rights and self-determination of peoples, of the sovereign equality
and independence of all States, of non-interference in the domestic affairs
of States, of the prohibition of the threat or use of force and of universal
respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all,
Believing that the codification and progressive
development of the law of treaties achieved in the present Convention will promote
the purposes of the United Nations set forth in the Charter, namely, the maintenance
of international peace and security, the development of friendly relations and
the achievement of co-operation among nations,
Affirming that the rules of customary international law will continue to
govern questions not regulated by the provisions of the present Convention,
Have agreed as follows: