Article 6 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Capacity of States to conclude treaties Every State possesses capacity to conclude treaties. See also: Article 5 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

Article 5 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Treaties constituting international organizations and treaties adopted within an international organization The present Convention applies to any treaty which is the constituent instrument of an international organization and to any treaty adopted within an international organization without prejudice to any relevant rules of the organization. See…

Article 4 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Non-retroactivity of the present Convention Without prejudice to the application of any rules set forth in the present Convention to which treaties would be subject under international law independently of the Convention, the Convention applies only to treaties which are concluded by States after the entry…

Article 3 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties International agreements not within the scope of the present Convention The fact that the present Convention does not apply to international agreements concluded between States and other subjects of international law or between such other subjects of international law, or to international agreements not in written…

Article 2 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Use of terms 1. For the purposes of the present Convention: (a) “treaty” means an international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever its particular designation;…

Article 1 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Scope of the present Convention The present Convention applies to treaties between States. See also: Preamble Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

Preamble to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Done at Vienna on 23 May 1969 The States Parties to the present Convention, Considering the fundamental role of treaties in the history of international relations, Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of treaties as a source of international law and as a means of developing peaceful…