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ARTICLE-2: Use of terms     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 regarding the use of terms in the present Convention are without prejudice to the use of those terms or to the meanings which may be given to them in the internal law of any State. ...


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-5: Treaties constituting international organizations and treaties adopted within an international organization     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The present Convention applies to any treaty which is the constituent instrument of an international organization and to any treaty adopted within an international organization without prejudice to any relevant rules of the organization. ...


ARTICLE-17: Consent to be bound by part of a treaty and choice of differing provisions     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Without prejudice to articles 19 to 23, the consent of a State to be bound by part of a treaty is effective only if the treaty so permits or the other contracting States so agree. ...


ARTICLE-27: Internal law and observance of treaties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... A party may not invoke the provisions of its internal law as justification for its failure to perform a treaty. This rule is without prejudice to article 46. ...


ARTICLE-30: Application of successive treaties relating to the same subject-matter     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 5. Paragraph 4 is without prejudice to article 41, or to any question of the termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty under article 60 or to any question of responsibility which may arise for a State from the conclusion or application of a treaty the provisions of which are incompatible with its obligations towards another State under another treaty. ...


ARTICLE-60: Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as a consequence of its breach     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. The foregoing paragraphs are without prejudice to any provision in the treaty applicable in the event of a breach. ...


ARTICLE-65: Procedure to be followed with respect to invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 5. Without prejudice to article 45, the fact that a State has not previously made the notification prescribed in paragraph 1 shall not prevent it from making such notification in answer to another party claiming performance of the treaty or alleging its violation. ...


ARTICLE-75: Case of an aggressor State     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The provisions of the present Convention are without prejudice to any obligation in relation to a treaty which may arise for an aggressor State in consequence of measures taken in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations with reference to that State's aggression. ...