Article VIII

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Article VIII is a provision of the Biological Weapons Convention that addresses the treaty’s relationship with other international agreements and obligations, reinforcing that its implementation should support and not undermine broader disarmament and security frameworks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf treaty article
appliesTo States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
belongsToCategory arms control law
international humanitarian law-related provisions
international security law provisions
concerns compatibility of the Biological Weapons Convention with other disarmament treaties
compatibility of the Biological Weapons Convention with the Charter of the United Nations
dateEffective 26 March 1975
enteredIntoForceWith Biological Weapons Convention
hasLegalCharacter binding on States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
hasLegalEffect guides interpretation of States Parties’ obligations under the Biological Weapons Convention in relation to other treaties
hasPurpose to clarify the Biological Weapons Convention’s relationship with other international agreements
to ensure that implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention supports broader disarmament efforts
to ensure that implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention supports broader security frameworks
to prevent interpretation of the Biological Weapons Convention in a way that undermines other international obligations
isInterpretedAccordingTo rules of treaty interpretation under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
isLocatedIn main body of the Biological Weapons Convention text
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
partOf Biological Weapons Convention
relatesTo disarmament frameworks
international security frameworks
relationship with other international agreements
states’ existing international obligations
supports international peace and security
multilateral disarmament

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BWC hasArticle Article VIII