VCLT

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VCLT is the commonly used abbreviation for the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the key international agreement governing how treaties are made, interpreted, and terminated.

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instanceOf international treaty
multilateral treaty
treaty law codification
abbreviationOf Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
adoptedBy Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
surface form: United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties

United Nations member states participating in the Vienna conference
adoptedInCity Vienna
adoptedInCountry Austria
adoptionDate 1969-05-23
alsoKnownAs Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
surface form: 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
surface form: Vienna Convention 1969
articleContains Article 26 pacta sunt servanda principle
Article 31 general rule of interpretation
Article 32 supplementary means of interpretation
Article 53 rules on peremptory norms (jus cogens)
codifies customary international law on treaties
concludedDate 1969-05-23
defines acceptance
accession
approval
full powers
party
peremptory norm of general international law
ratification
reservation
third state
treaty
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
entryIntoForceDate 1980-01-27
field public international law
fullName Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
governs amendment of treaties between states
application of treaties between states
conclusion of treaties between states
interpretation of treaties between states
invalidity of treaties between states
modification of treaties between states
suspension of treaties between states
termination of treaties between states
inspired Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
surface form: Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalStatus in force
principleAffirmed good faith in treaty performance
pacta sunt servanda
primacy of peremptory norms of general international law
regulates grounds for invalidity of treaties
procedures for amendment of treaties
procedures for expressing consent to be bound by a treaty
registration and publication of treaties with the United Nations
reservations to multilateral treaties
severance of diplomatic or consular relations and its effect on treaties
termination of treaties as a consequence of breach
termination of treaties because of fundamental change of circumstances
termination of treaties because of supervening impossibility of performance
scopeLimitation applies primarily to treaties between states
subjectMatter deposit and registration of treaties
invalidity of treaties
law of treaties
reservations to treaties
suspension of treaties
treaty conclusion
treaty interpretation
treaty termination
usedBy International Court of Justice
domestic courts interpreting treaties
international arbitral tribunals

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