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ARTICLE-42: Validity and continuance in force of treaties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The termination of a treaty, its denunciation or the withdrawal of a party, may take place only as a result of the application of the provisions of the treaty or of the present Convention. The same rule applies to suspension of the operation of a treaty. ...


ARTICLE-43: Obligations imposed by international law independently of a treaty     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The invalidity, termination or denunciation of a treaty, the withdrawal of a party from it, or the suspension of its operation, as a result of the application of the present Convention or of the provisions of the treaty, shall not in any way impair the duty of any State to fulfil any obligation embodied in the treaty to which it would be subject under international law independently of the treaty. ...


ARTICLE-44: Separability of treaty provisions     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. A right of a party, provided for in a treaty or arising under article 56, to denounce, withdraw from or suspend the operation of the treaty may be exercised only with respect to the whole treaty unless the treaty otherwise provides or the parties otherwise agree. ...


ARTICLE-56: Denunciation of or withdrawal from a treaty containing no provision regarding termination, denunciation or withdrawal     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Denunciation of or withdrawal from a treaty containing no provision regarding termination, denunciation or withdrawal ...
... Denunciation of or withdrawal from a treaty containing no provision regarding termination, denunciation or withdrawal ...
... 1. A treaty which contains no provision regarding its termination and which does not provide for denunciation or withdrawal is not subject to denunciation or withdrawal unless: ...
... 1. A treaty which contains no provision regarding its termination and which does not provide for denunciation or withdrawal is not subject to denunciation or withdrawal unless: ...
... (a) it is established that the parties intended to admit the possibility of denunciation or withdrawal; or ...
... (b) a right of denunciation or withdrawal may be implied by the nature of the treaty. ...
... 2. A party shall give not less than twelve months' notice of its intention to denounce or withdraw from a treaty under paragraph 1. ...


ARTICLE-70: Consequences of the termination of a treaty     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. If a State denounces or withdraws from a multilateral treaty, paragraph 1 applies in the relations between that State and each of the other parties to the treaty from the date when such denunciation or withdrawal takes effect. ...