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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,
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ARTICLE-3: International agreements not within the scope
of the present Convention [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) the application to them of any of the rules set forth
in the present Convention to which they would be subject
under international law independently of the Convention; ...
ARTICLE-4: Non-retroactivity of the present Convention [go to this ARTICLE]
... Without prejudice to the application of any rules
set forth in the present Convention to which treaties
would be subject under international law independently
of the Convention, the Convention applies only to treaties which
are concluded by States after the entry into force of the present Convention
with regard to such States. ...
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. ...