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Recalling the determination of the peoples of the United Nations to establish
conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from
treaties can be maintained,
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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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Believing that the codification and progressive
development of the law of treaties achieved in the present Convention will promote
the purposes of the United Nations set forth in the Charter, namely, the maintenance
of international peace and security, the development of friendly relations and
the achievement of co-operation among nations,
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ARTICLE-30: Application of successive treaties relating to
the same subject-matter [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Subject to Article 103 of the Charter of the
United Nations, the rights and obligations of States
parties to successive treaties relating to the same subject-matter
shall be determined in accordance with the following paragraphs.
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ARTICLE-52: Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force [go to this ARTICLE]
... A treaty is void if its conclusion has been procured
by the threat or use of force in violation of the principles
of international law embodied in the Charter of the United
Nations. ...
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]
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3. If, however, objection has been raised by any other
party, the parties shall seek a solution through the
means indicated in article 33 of the Charter of the United
Nations.
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ARTICLE-66: Procedures for judicial settlement, arbitration
and conciliation [go to this ARTICLE]
... (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. ...
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. ...
ARTICLE-77: Functions of depositaries [go to this ARTICLE]
ARTICLE-79: Correction of errors in texts or in certified
copies of treaties [go to this ARTICLE]
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5. The correction of the text of a treaty that has been registered shall be
notified to the Secretariat of the United Nations.
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ARTICLE-80: Registration and publication of treaties [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Treaties shall, after their entry into force,
be transmitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations
for registration or filing and recording, as the case
may be, and for publication.
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ARTICLE-81: Signature [go to this ARTICLE]
... The present Convention shall be open for signature
by all States Members of the United Nations or of any
of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic
Energy Agency or parties to the Statute of the International
Court of Justice, and by any other State invited by the General
Assembly of the United Nations to become a party to the Convention, as
follows: until 30 November 1969, at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Austria, and subsequently, until 30 April 1970, at
United Nations Headquarters, New York. ...
... The present Convention shall be open for signature
by all States Members of the United Nations or of any
of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic
Energy Agency or parties to the Statute of the International
Court of Justice, and by any other State invited by the General
Assembly of the United Nations to become a party to the Convention, as
follows: until 30 November 1969, at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Austria, and subsequently, until 30 April 1970, at
United Nations Headquarters, New York. ...
... The present Convention shall be open for signature
by all States Members of the United Nations or of any
of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic
Energy Agency or parties to the Statute of the International
Court of Justice, and by any other State invited by the General
Assembly of the United Nations to become a party to the Convention, as
follows: until 30 November 1969, at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Austria, and subsequently, until 30 April 1970, at
United Nations Headquarters, New York. ...
ARTICLE-82: Ratification [go to this ARTICLE]
... The present Convention is subject to ratification.
The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with
the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...
ARTICLE-83: Accession [go to this ARTICLE]
... The present Convention shall remain open for accession
by any State belonging to any of the categories mentioned
in article 81. The instruments of accession shall be
deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...
ARTICLE-85: Authentic texts [go to this ARTICLE]
... The original of the present Convention, of which
the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts
are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General
of the United Nations. ...