Article 76 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Depositaries of treaties 1. The designation of the depositary of a treaty may be made by the negotiating States, either in the treaty itself or in some other manner. The depositary may be one or more States, an international organization or the chief administrative officer of…

Article 75 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Case of an aggressor State The provisions of the present Convention are without prejudice to any obligation in relation to a treaty which may arise for an aggressor State in consequence of measures taken in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations with reference to…

Article 74 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Diplomatic and consular relations and the conclusion of treaties The severance or absence of diplomatic or consular relations between two or more States does not prevent the conclusion of treaties between those States. The conclusion of a treaty does not in itself affect the situation in…

Article 73 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Cases of State succession, State responsibility and outbreak of hostilities The provisions of the present Convention shall not prejudge any question that may arise in regard to a treaty from a succession of States or from the international responsibility of a State or from the outbreak…

Article 72 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Consequences of the suspension of the operation of a treaty 1. Unless the treaty otherwise provides or the parties otherwise agree, the suspension of the operation of a treaty under its provisions or in accordance with the present Convention: (a) releases the parties between which the…

Article 71 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Consequences of the invalidity of a treaty which conflicts with a peremptory norm of general international law 1. In the case of a treaty which is void under article 53 the parties shall: (a) eliminate as far as possible the consequences of any act performed in…

Article 70 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Consequences of the termination of a treaty 1. Unless the treaty otherwise provides or the parties otherwise agree, the termination of a treaty under its provisions or in accordance with the present Convention: (a) releases the parties from any obligation further to perform the treaty; (b)…

Article 69 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Consequences of the invalidity of a treaty 1. A treaty the invalidity of which is established under the present Convention is void. The provisions of a void treaty have no legal force. 2. If acts have nevertheless been performed in reliance on such a treaty: (a)…

Article 68 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Revocation of notifications and instruments provided for in articles 65 and 67 A notification or instrument provided for in article 65 or 67 may be revoked at any time before it takes effect. See also: Article 67 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

Article 67 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Instruments for declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty 1. The notification provided for under article 65, paragraph 1, must be made in writing. 2. Any act of declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty pursuant…