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ARTICLE-31: General rule of interpretation     [go to this ARTICLE]
... General rule of interpretation ...
... 2. The context for the purpose of the interpretation of a treaty shall comprise, in addition to the text, including its preamble and annexes: ...
... (a) any subsequent agreement between the parties regarding the interpretation of the treaty or the application of its provisions; ...
... (b) any subsequent practice in the application of the treaty which establishes the agreement of the parties regarding its interpretation; ...


ARTICLE-32: Supplementary means of interpretation     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Supplementary means of interpretation ...
... Recourse may be had to supplementary means of interpretation, including the preparatory work of the treaty and the circumstances of its conclusion, in order to confirm the meaning resulting from the application of article 31, or to determine the meaning when the interpretation according to article 31: ...
... Recourse may be had to supplementary means of interpretation, including the preparatory work of the treaty and the circumstances of its conclusion, in order to confirm the meaning resulting from the application of article 31, or to determine the meaning when the interpretation according to article 31: ...


ARTICLE-33: Interpretation of treaties authenticated in two or more languages     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Interpretation of treaties authenticated in two or more languages ...


ARTICLE-66: Procedures for judicial settlement, arbitration and conciliation     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) any one of the parties to a dispute concerning the application or the interpretation of articles 53 or 64 may, by a written application, submit it to the International Court of Justice for a decision unless the parties by common consent agree to submit the dispute to arbitration; ...
... (b) any one of the parties to a dispute concerning the application or the interpretation of any of the other articles in Part V of the present Convention may set in motion the procedure specified in the Annex to the Convention by submitting a request to that effect to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...