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Article 60 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as a consequence of its breach 1. A material breach of a bilateral treaty by one of the parties entitles the other to invoke the breach as a ground for terminating the . . . Read more
Article 59 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty implied by conclusion of a later treaty 1. A treaty shall be considered as terminated if all the parties to it conclude a later treaty relating to the same subject matter and: . . . Read more
Article 58 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Suspension of the operation of a multilateral treaty by agreement between certain of the parties only 1. Two or more parties to a multilateral treaty may conclude an agreement to suspend the operation of provisions of the treaty, temporarily and as . . . Read more
Article 57 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Suspension of the operation of a treaty under its provisions or by consent of the parties The operation of a treaty in regard to all the parties or to a particular party may be suspended: (a) in conformity with the provisions . . . Read more
Article 56 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Denunciation of or withdrawal from a treaty containing no provision regarding termination, denunciation or withdrawal 1. A treaty which contains no provision regarding its termination and which does not provide fordenunciation or withdrawal is not subject to denunciation or withdrawal unless: . . . Read more
Article 55 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Reduction of the parties to a multilateral treaty below the number necessary for its entry into force Unless the treaty otherwise provides, a multilateral treaty does not terminate by reason only of the fact that the number of the parties falls . . . Read more
Article 54 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Termination of or withdrawal from a treaty under its provisions or by consent of the parties The termination of a treaty or the withdrawal of a party may take place: (a) in conformity with the provisions of the treaty; or (b) . . . Read more
Article 53 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (“jus cogens”) A treaty is void if, at the time of its conclusion, it conflicts with a peremptory norm of general international law. For the purposes of the present Convention, a . . . Read more
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 . . . Read more
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 . . . Read more