Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
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The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a cornerstone international agreement that codifies the rules and principles governing the creation, interpretation, and termination of treaties between states.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international convention
→
multilateral treaty → source of international law → |
| adoptedAt |
Vienna
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| adoptedOn |
1969-05-23
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| appliesTo |
treaties between states
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| articleCount |
85
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| citedBy |
International Court of Justice
→
domestic courts in treaty interpretation cases → international arbitral tribunals → |
| codifies |
customary international law on treaties
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| concludedUnderAuspicesOf |
United Nations
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| containsArticle |
Article 26
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Article 31 → Article 32 → Article 53 → Article 60 → |
| defines |
invalidity of a treaty
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jus cogens → material breach of a treaty → reservation to a treaty → treaty → |
| depository |
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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| doesNotApplyTo |
international agreements with international organizations
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| enteredIntoForceOn |
1980-01-27
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| establishesPrinciple |
consent of states to be bound
→
contextual interpretation of treaties → good faith performance of treaties → interpretation in good faith → ordinary meaning of treaty terms → pacta sunt servanda → supplementary means of interpretation → |
| field |
public international law
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| governs |
amendment of treaties
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application of treaties → conclusion of treaties between states → entry into force of treaties → interpretation of treaties → modification of treaties → suspension of treaties → termination of treaties → |
| hasPreamble |
yes
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| influenced |
subsequent treaty practice
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| influencedBy |
customary international law on treaties
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| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| negotiatedBy |
states participating in the United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties
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| negotiationConferenceHeldIn |
Vienna
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| negotiationConferenceOrganizedBy |
United Nations
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| openedForSignatureOn |
1969-05-23
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| partCount |
8
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| recognizesConcept |
peremptory norms of general international law
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| shortName |
VCLT
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| subject |
law of treaties
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