Article 52 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 52 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force 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. See also: […]
Article 51 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 51 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Coercion of a representative of a State The expression of a State’s consent to be bound by a treaty which has been procured by the coercion of its representative through acts or threats directed against him shall be without any legal effect. See also: Article 50 […]
Article 50 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 50 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Corruption of a representative of a State If the expression of a State’s consent to be bound by a treaty has been procured through the corruption of its representative directly or indirectly by another negotiating State, the State may invoke such corruption as invalidating its consent […]
Article 49 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 49 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Fraud If a State has been induced to conclude a treaty by the fraudulent conduct of another negotiating State, the State may invoke the fraud as invalidating its consent to be bound by the treaty. See also: Article 48 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 48 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 48 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Error 1. A State may invoke an error in a treaty as invalidating its consent to be bound by the treaty if the error relates to a fact or situation which was assumed by that State to exist at the time when the treaty was concluded […]
Article 47 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 47 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Specific restrictions on authority to express the consent of a State If the authority of a representative to express the consent of a State to be bound by a particular treaty has been made subject to a specific restriction, his omission to observe that restriction may […]
Article 46 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 46 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Provisions of internal law regarding competence to conclude treaties 1. A State may not invoke the fact that its consent to be bound by a treaty has been expressed in violation of a provision of its internal law regarding competence to conclude treaties as invalidating its […]
Article 45 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 45 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Loss of a right to invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty A State may no longer invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty under articles 46 to 50 or […]
Article 44 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 44 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Separability of treaty provisions 1. A right of a party, provided for in a treaty or arising under article 56, to denounce, withdraw from or suspend the operation of the treaty may be exercised only with respect to the whole treaty unless the treaty otherwise provides […]
Article 43 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 43 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Obligations imposed by international law independently of a treaty 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 […]