Article 83 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Accession The present Convention shall remain open for accession by any State belonging to any of the categories mentioned in article 81. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. See also: Article 82 Vienna Convention on the Law of…

Article 82 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Ratification The present Convention is subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. See also: Article 81 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

Article 81 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Signature The present Convention shall be open for signature by all States Members of the United Nations or of any of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and by any other…

Article 80 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Registration and publication of treaties 1. Treaties shall, after their entry into force, be transmitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration or filing and recording, as the case may be, and for publication. 2. The designation of a depositary shall constitute authorization for…

Article 1 United Nations Charter Article 1 of the United Nations Charter is under Chapter I: Purposes and Principles Article 1 The Purposes of the United Nations are: See also: Preamble to the United Nations Charter 1945

Preamble to the United Nations Charter WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights…

Article 78 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Notifications and communications 1. Except as the treaty or the present Convention otherwise provide, any notification or communication to be made by any State under the present Convention shall: (a) if there is no depositary, be transmitted direct to the States for which it is intended,…

Article 77 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Functions of depositaries 1. The functions of a depositary, unless otherwise provided in the treaty or agreed by the contracting States, comprise in particular: (a) keeping custody of the original text of the treaty and of any full powers delivered to the depositary; (b) preparing certified…

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…