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ARTICLE-7: Full powers     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) it appears from the practice of the States concerned or from other circumstances that their intention was to consider that person as representing the State for such purposes and to dispense with full powers. ...


ARTICLE-12: Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by signature     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (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. ...


ARTICLE-14: Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by ratification, acceptance or approval     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (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-18: Obligation not to defeat the object and purpose of a treaty prior to its entry into force     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) it has signed the treaty or has exchanged instruments constituting the treaty subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, until it shall have made its intention clear not to become a party to the treaty; or ...


ARTICLE-20: Acceptance of and objection to reservations     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) an objection by another contracting State to a reservation does not preclude the entry into force of the treaty as between the objecting and reserving States unless a contrary intention is definitely expressed by the objecting State; ...


ARTICLE-25: Provisional application     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Unless the treaty otherwise provides or the negotiating States have otherwise agreed, the provisional application of a treaty or a part of a treaty with respect to a State shall be terminated if that State notifies the other States between which the treaty is being applied provisionally of its intention not to become a party to the treaty. ...


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-29: Territorial scope of treaties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Unless a different intention appears from the treaty or is otherwise established, a treaty is binding upon each party in respect of its entire territory. ...


ARTICLE-40: Amendment of multilateral treaties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 5. Any State which becomes a party to the treaty after the entry into force of the amending agreement shall, failing an expression of a different intention by that State: ...


ARTICLE-41: Agreements to modify multilateral treaties between certain of the parties only     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Unless in a case falling under paragraph 1(a) the treaty otherwise provides, the parties in question shall notify the other parties of their intention to conclude the agreement and of the modification to the treaty for which it provides. ...


ARTICLE-56: Denunciation of or withdrawal from a treaty containing no provision regarding termination, denunciation or withdrawal     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 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-58: Suspension of the operation of a multilateral treaty by agreement between certain of the parties only     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Unless in a case falling under paragraph 1(a) the treaty otherwise provides, the parties in question shall notify the other parties of their intention to conclude the agreement and of those provisions of the treaty the operation of which they intend to suspend. ...


ARTICLE-59: Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty implied by conclusion of a later treaty     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The earlier treaty shall be considered as only suspended in operation if it appears from the later treaty or is otherwise established that such was the intention of the parties. ...