United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties
(Vienna, 26 March–24 May 1968)
Volume I: First Session: Summary records
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Table of Contents | ||||
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Resolution 2166 (XXI) of the General Assembly convening the Conference | ||||
List of delegations | ||||
Officers of the Conference and its Committees | ||||
Secretariat of the Conference | ||||
Agenda | ||||
Rules of procedure | ||||
Summary records of the plenary meetings | ||||
First plenary meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 26 March 1968, at 3 p.m. | ||||
Opening of the Conference | ||||
Address by the representative of the Federal President of the Republic of Austria | ||||
Question of participation in the Conference | ||||
Election of the President | ||||
Adoption of the rules of procedure | ||||
Adoption of the agenda | ||||
Second plenary meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 27 March 1968, at 12 noon | ||||
Question of the representation of South Africa | ||||
Election of Vice-Presidents | ||||
Election of the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole | ||||
Election of the Chairman of the Drafting Committee | ||||
Appointment of the Credentials Committee | ||||
Third plenary meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 27 March 1968, at 5.45 p.m. | ||||
Appointment of the Credentials Committee (continued) | ||||
Appointment of other members of the Drafting Committee | ||||
Organization of work | ||||
Fourth plenary meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 8 May 1968, at 12 noon | ||||
Tributes to the memory of Mr. Antonio de Luna | ||||
Fifth plenary meeting | ||||
Friday, 24 May 1968, at 3.35 p.m. | ||||
Report of the Credentials Committee on the first session of the Conference | ||||
Arrangements for the second session of the Conference | ||||
Closure of the first session of the Conference | ||||
Summary records of meetings of the Committee of the Whole | ||||
1st meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 27 March 1968, at 3.30 p.m. | ||||
Election of the Vice-Chairman of the Committee of the Whole | ||||
Election of the Rapporteur of the Committee of the Whole | ||||
2nd meeting | ||||
Thursday, 28 March 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 | ||||
Article 1 (The scope of the present articles) | ||||
3rd meeting | ||||
Thursday, 28 March 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Tribute to the memory of Colonel Yuri Gagarin, Soviet astronaut | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (resumed from the previous meeting) | ||||
Article 1 (The scope of the present articles) | ||||
4th meeting | ||||
Friday, 29 March 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Article 2 (Use of terms) (continued) | ||||
5th meeting | ||||
Friday, 29 March 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 2 (Use of terms) (continued) | ||||
6th meeting | ||||
Monday, 1 April 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Article 2 (Use of terms) (continued) | ||||
Article 3 (International agreements not within the scope of the present articles) | ||||
7th meeting | ||||
Monday, 1 April 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Article 3 (International agreements not within the scope of the present articles) (continued) | ||||
8th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 2 April 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Article 4 (Treaties which are constituent instruments of international organizations or which are adopted within international organizations) | ||||
9th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 2 April 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Article 4 (Treaties which are constituent intruments of international organizations or which are adopted within international organizations) (continued) | ||||
10th meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 3 April 1969, at 11.5 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Article 4 (Treaties which are constituent instruments of international organizations or which are adopted within international organizations) (continued) | ||||
11th meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 3 April 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee1 | ||||
Article 1 (The scope of the present Convention) | ||||
Draft resolution approved by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Title of Part II, Section 1 | ||||
Article 5 (Capacity of States to conclude treaties) | ||||
12th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 4 April 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Article 5 (Capacity of States to conclude treaties) (continued) | ||||
13th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 4 April 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Proposed new article 5 bis (The right of participation in treaties) | ||||
Article 6 (Full powers to represent the State in the conclusion of treaties)) | ||||
14th meeting | ||||
Friday, 5 April 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Tribute to the memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(resumed from the previous meeting) | ||||
Article 7 (Subsequent confirmation of an act performed without authority) | ||||
15th meeting | ||||
Friday, 5 April 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Article 8 (Adoption of the text) | ||||
Article 9 (Authentication of the text) | ||||
Proposed new article 9 bis (Consent to be bound by a treaty) | ||||
16th meeting | ||||
Monday, 8 April 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 10 (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by signature), Article 11 (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by ratification, acceptance or approval), and Proposed new article 11 bis | ||||
Question of a residuary rule in favour of signature or of ratification | ||||
17th meeting | ||||
Monday, 8 April 1968, at 3.10 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Question of a residuary rule in favour of signature or of ratification (continued) | ||||
Article 10 (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by signature) | ||||
Proposed new article 10 bis (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by an exchange of instruments constituting a treaty) | ||||
18th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 9 April 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Proposed new article 10 bis (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by an exchange of instruments constituting a treaty) (continued) | ||||
Question of a residuary rule in favour of signature or of ratification (resumed from the previous meeting) | ||||
Article 11 (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by ratification, acceptance or approval) (resumed from the 16th meeting) | ||||
Article 12 (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by accession) | ||||
Proposed new article 9 bis (Consent to be bound by a treaty) (resumed from the 15th meeting) | ||||
Proposed new article 12 bis (Other methods of expressing consent to be bound by a treaty) | ||||
Article 13 (Exchange or deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession) | ||||
Article 14 (Consent relating to a part of a treaty and choice of differing provisions) | ||||
19th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 9 April 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966(continued) | ||||
Article 15 (Obligation of a State not to frustrate the object of a treaty prior to its entry into force) | ||||
20th meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 10 April 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 15 (Obligation of a State not to frustrate the object of a treaty prior to its entry into force) (continued) | ||||
Title of Part II, Section 2 | ||||
21st meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 10 April 1968, at 3.25 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 16 (Formulation of reservations) and article 17 (Acceptance of and objection to reservations) | ||||
22nd meeting | ||||
Thursday, 11 April 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 16 (Formulation of reservations) and article 17 (Acceptance of and objection to reservations) (continued) | ||||
23rd meeting | ||||
Thursday, 11 April 1968, at 3 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 16 (Formulation of reservations) and article 17 (Acceptance of and objection to reservations) (continued) | ||||
Article 18 (Procedure regarding reservations) | ||||
Organization of the work of the Conference | ||||
24th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 16 April 1968, at 10.55 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 16 (Formulation of reservations) and article 17 (Acceptance of and objection to reservations) (resumed from the 23rd meeting) | ||||
25th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 16 April 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 16 (Formulation of reservations) and article 17 (Acceptance of and objection to reservations) (continued) | ||||
Article 19 (Legal effects of reservations) | ||||
Article 20 (Withdrawal of reservations) | ||||
26th meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 17 April 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 21 (Entry into force) | ||||
Article 22 (Entry into force provisionally) | ||||
27th meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 17 April 1968, at 5.30 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 22 (Entry into force provisionally) (continued) | ||||
28th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 18 April 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Titles of parts, sections and articles | ||||
Article 3 (International agreements not within the scope of the present articles) | ||||
Article 4 (Treaties which are constituent instruments of international organizations or are adopted within international organizations) | ||||
Article 5 (Capacity of States to conclude treaties) | ||||
Article 23 (Pacta sunt servanda) | ||||
29th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 18 April 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 23 (Pacta sunt servanda) (continued) | ||||
30th meeting | ||||
Friday, 19 April 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 24 (Non-retroactivity of treaties) | ||||
Article 25 (Application of treaties to territory) | ||||
31st meeting | ||||
Friday, 19 April 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 25 (Application of treaties to territory) (continued) | ||||
Article 26 (Application of successive treaties relating to the same subject-matter) | ||||
Article 27 (General rule of interpretation) and article 28 (Supplementary means of interpretation) | ||||
32nd meeting | ||||
Saturday, 20 April 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 27 (General rule of interpretation) and article 28 (Supplementary means of interpretation) (continued) | ||||
33rd meeting | ||||
Monday, 22 April 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 27 (General rule of interpretation) and article 28 (Supplementary means of interpretation) (continued) | ||||
34th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 23 April 1968, at 10.55 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 8 (Adoption of the text) | ||||
Article 6 (Full powers to represent the State in the conclusion of treaties) | ||||
Article 7 (Subsequent confirmation of an act performed without authority) | ||||
Article 29 (Interpretation of treaties in two or more languages) | ||||
35th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 23 April 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 30 (General rule regarding third States) | ||||
Article 31 (Treaties providing for obligations for third States) and article 32 (Treaties providing for rights for third States) | ||||
Article 33 (Revocation or modification of obligations or rights of third States) | ||||
Article 34 (Rules in a treaty becoming binding through international custom) | ||||
36th meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 24 April 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 34 (Rules in a treaty becoming binding through international custom) (continued) | ||||
Article 35 (General rule regarding the amendment of treaties) and article 36 (Amendment of multilateral treaties) | ||||
37th meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 24 April 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 35 (General rule regarding the amendment of treaties) and article 36 (Amendment of multilateral treaties) (continued) | ||||
Article 37 (Agreements to modify multilateral treaties between certain of the parties only) | ||||
Article 38 (Modification of treaties by subsequent practice) | ||||
38th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 25 April 1968, at 11.5 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 38 (Modification of treaties by subsequent practice) (continued) | ||||
39th meeting | ||||
Friday, 26 April 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 39 (Validity and continuance in force of treaties) | ||||
40th meeting | ||||
Friday, 26 April 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 39 (Validity and continuance in force of treaties) (continued) | ||||
Article 40 (Obligations under other rules of international law) | ||||
41st meeting | ||||
Saturday, 27 April 1968, at 11.5 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 41 (Separability of treaty provisions) | ||||
42nd meeting | ||||
Monday, 29 April 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 41 (Separability of treaty provisions) (continued) | ||||
Article 42 (Loss of a right to invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty) | ||||
43rd meeting | ||||
Monday, 29 April 1968, at 3.10 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 42 (Loss of a right to invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty) (continued) | ||||
Article 43 (Provisions of internal law regarding competence to conclude a treaty) | ||||
44th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 30 April 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 44 (Specific restrictions on authority to express the consent of the State) | ||||
Article 45 (Error) | ||||
45th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 30 April 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 45 (Error) (continued) | ||||
Article 46 (Fraud) and article 47 (Corruption of a representative of the State) | ||||
46th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 30 April 1968, at 8.55 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 46 (Fraud) and article 47 (Corruption of a representative of the State) (continued) | ||||
47th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 2 May 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 46 (Fraud) and article 47 (Corruption of a representative of the State) (continued) | ||||
Article 48 (Coercion of a representative of the State) | ||||
48th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 2 May 1968, at 3.10 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 48 (Coercion of a representative of the State) (continued) | ||||
Article 49 (Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force) | ||||
49th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 2 May 1968, at 8.40 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 49 (Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force) (continued) | ||||
50th meeting | ||||
Friday, 3 May 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 49 (Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force) (continued) | ||||
51st meeting | ||||
Friday, 3 May 1968, at 3.45 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 49 (Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force) (continued) | ||||
52nd meeting | ||||
Saturday, 4 May 1968, at 10.30 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 50 (Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens) | ||||
53rd meeting | ||||
Monday, 6 May 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 50 (Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens) (continued) | ||||
54th meeting | ||||
Monday, 6 May 1968, at 3.25 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 50 (Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens) (continued) | ||||
55th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 7 May 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 50 (Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens) (continued) | ||||
56th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 7 May 1968, at 3.25 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 50 (Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens) (continued) | ||||
57th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 7 May 1968, at 8.40 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 49 (Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force (resumed from the 51st meeting) | ||||
Draft declaration on the prohibition of the threat or use of economic or political coercion in concluding a treaty | ||||
Article 50 (Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens) (resumed from the previous meeting) | ||||
58th meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 8 May 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 51 (Termination of or withdrawal from a treaty by consent of the parties) | ||||
Article 52 (Reduction of the parties to a multilateral treaty below the number necessary for its entry into force) | ||||
Article 53 (Denunciation of a treaty containing no provision regarding termination) | ||||
59th meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 8 May 1968, at 3.10 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXT) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 53 (Denunciation of a treaty containing no provision regarding termination) (continued) | ||||
Article 54 (Suspension of the operation of a treaty by consent of the parties) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 9 (Authentication of the text) | ||||
(New article) Article 9 bis | ||||
Article 10 (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by signature) | ||||
(New article) Article 10 bis (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by an exchange of instruments constituting a treaty) | ||||
60th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 9 May 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 55 (Temporary suspension of the operation of a multilateral treaty by consent between certain of the parties only) | ||||
Article 56 (Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty implied from entering into a subsequent treaty) | ||||
Article 57 (Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as a consequence of its breach) | ||||
61st meeting | ||||
Thursday, 9 May 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 57 (Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as a consequence of its breach) (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 11 (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by ratification, acceptance or approval) | ||||
Article 12 (Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by accession) | ||||
Article 13 (Exchange or deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession) | ||||
Article 14 (Consent relating to a part of a treaty and choice of differing provisions) | ||||
Article 15 (Obligation of a State not to frustrate the object of a treaty prior to its entry into force) | ||||
62nd meeting | ||||
Thursday, 9 May 1968, at 8.40 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 58 (Supervening impossibility of performance) | ||||
63rd meeting | ||||
Friday, 10 May 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 59 (Fundamental change of circumstances) | ||||
64th meeting | ||||
Friday, 10 May 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 59 (Fundamental change of circumstances) (continued) | ||||
65th meeting | ||||
Saturday, 11 May 1968, at 9.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 59 (Fundamental change of circumstances) (continued) | ||||
Article 60 (Severance of diplomatic relations) | ||||
66th meeting | ||||
Monday, 13 May 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 61 (Emergence of a new peremptory norm of general international law) | ||||
Article 41 (Separability of treaty provisions) (resumed from the 42nd meeting) | ||||
Article 42 (Loss of a right to invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty) (resumed from the 43rd meeting) | ||||
67th meeting | ||||
Monday, 13 May 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 42 (Loss of a right to invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty) (continued) | ||||
68th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 14 May 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 62 (Procedure to be followed in cases of invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty) and proposed new article 62 bis | ||||
69th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 14 May 1968, at 3.25 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXT) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 62 (Procedure to be followed in cases of invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty) (continued) and proposed new article 62 bis (continued) | ||||
70th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 14 May 1968, at 8.45 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 62 (Procedure to be followed in cases of invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty) (continued) and proposed new article 62 bis (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 16 (Formulation of reservations) | ||||
Article 18 (Procedure regarding reservations) | ||||
Article 19 (Legal effects of reservations) | ||||
Article 20 (Withdrawal of reservations) | ||||
71st meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 15 May 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 62 (Procedure to be followed in cases of invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty) (continued) and proposed new article 62 bis (continued) | ||||
72nd meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 15 May 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 17 (Acceptance of and objection to reservations) | ||||
Article 21 (Entry into force) | ||||
Article 22 (Entry into force provisionally | ||||
Articles 23 (Pacta sunt servanda) and 23 bis (new article) | ||||
Article 24 (Non-retroactivity of treaties) | ||||
Article 25 (Application of treaties to territory) | ||||
Article 62 (Procedure to be followed in cases of invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty) (resumed from the 71st meeting) and proposed new article 62 bis (resumed from the 71st meeting) | ||||
73rd meeting | ||||
Thursday, 16 May 1968, at 10.30 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 62 (Procedure to be followed in cases of invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty) (continued)and proposed new article 62 bis (continued) | ||||
74th meeting | ||||
Thursday, 16 May 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 62 (Procedure to be followed in cases of invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty) (continued) and proposed new article 62 bis (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 27 (General rule of interpretation) | ||||
Article 28 (Supplementary means of interpretation) | ||||
Article 29 (Interpretation of treaties in two or more languages) | ||||
Article 30 (General rule regarding third States) | ||||
Article 31 (Treaties providing for obligations for third States) | ||||
Article 32 (Treaties providing for rights for third States) | ||||
Article 33 (Revocation or modification of obligations or rights of third States) | ||||
Article 34 (Rules in a treaty becoming binding through international custom) | ||||
Article 63 (Instruments for declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty) | ||||
Article 64 (Revocation of notifications and instruments provided for in articles 62 and 63) | ||||
Article 65 (Consequences of the invalidity of a treaty) | ||||
75th meeting | ||||
Friday, 17 May 1968, at 10.50 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 66 (Consequences of the termination of a treaty) | ||||
Article 67 (Consequences of the nullity or termination of treaty conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law) | ||||
Article 68 (Consequences of the suspension of the operation of a treaty) | ||||
76th meeting | ||||
Friday, 17 May 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 39 (Validity and continuance in force of treaties) (resumed from the 40th meeting) | ||||
Article 69 (Cases of State succession and State responsibility) | ||||
Article 70 (Case of an aggressor State) | ||||
77th meeting | ||||
Monday, 20 May 1968, at 10.45 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 71 (Depositaries of treaties) and article 72 (Functions of depositaries) | ||||
78th meeting | ||||
Monday, 20 May 1968, at 3.15 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 35 (General rule regarding the amendment of treaties) | ||||
Article 40 (Obligations under other rules of international law) | ||||
Article 43 (Provisions of internal law regarding competence to conclude a treaty) | ||||
Article 44 (Specific restrictions on authority to express the consent of the State) | ||||
Article 45 (Error), article 46 (Fraud), article 47 (Corruption of a representative of the State) and article 48 (Coercion of a representative of the State) | ||||
Article 49 (Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force) | ||||
Article 71 (Depositaries of treaties) and article 72 (Functions of depositaries) (resumed from the previous meeting) | ||||
Article 73 (Notifications and communications) | ||||
Article 74 (Correction of errors in texts or in certified copies of treaties) | ||||
79th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 21 May 1968, at 11 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Article 75 (Registration and publication of treaties) | ||||
80th meeting | ||||
Tuesday, 21 May 1968, at 5.5 p.m | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Text proposed by the Drafting Committe | ||||
Article 50 (Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law) (jus cogens) | ||||
Article 62 (Procedure to be followed in cases of invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty) (resumed from the 74th meeting) and proposed new article 62 bis (resumed from the 74th meeting) | ||||
Proposed new article 76 | ||||
Postponement of consideration of amendments containing specific references to "general multilateral treaties" and "restricted multilateral treaties" | ||||
81st meeting | ||||
Wednesday, 22 May 1968, at 11.20 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 51 (Termination of or withdrawal from a treaty by consent of the parties) | ||||
Article 52 (Reduction of the parties to a multilateral treaty below the number necessary for its entry into force) | ||||
Article 53 (Denunciation of a treaty containing no provision regarding termination) | ||||
Article 54 (Suspension of the operation of a treaty by consent of the parties) | ||||
Article 56 (Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty implied from entering into a subsequent treaty) | ||||
Article 57 (Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as a consequence of its breach) | ||||
Article 58 (Supervening impossibility of performance) | ||||
Article 59 (Fundamental change of circumstances) | ||||
Articles 60 (Severance of diplomatic relations) and 69 bis (new article) | ||||
Article 39 (Validity and continuance in force of treaties) (resumed from the 76th meeting) | ||||
Article 63 (Instruments for declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty) (resumed from the 74th meeting) | ||||
82nd meeting | ||||
Thursday, 23 May 1968, at 3.20 p.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 41 (Separability of treaty provisions) | ||||
Article 67 (Consequences of the nullity or termination of a treaty conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law) (resumed from the 75th meeting) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 42 (Loss of a right to invoke a ground for invalidating, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty) | ||||
Article 68 (Consequences of the suspension of the operation of a treaty) | ||||
Article 69 (Cases of State succession and State responsibility) | ||||
Article 70 (Case of an aggressor State) | ||||
Article 71 (Depositaries of treaties) | ||||
Article 72 (Functions of depositaries) | ||||
Article 73 (Notifications and communications) | ||||
Article 74 (Correction of errors in texts or in certified copies of treaties) | ||||
Article 75 (Registration and publication of treaties) | ||||
83rd meeting | ||||
Friday, 24 May 1968, at 10.55 a.m. | ||||
Consideration of the question of the law of treaties in accordance with resolution 2166 (XXI) adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 1966 (continued) | ||||
Texts proposed by the Drafting Committee | ||||
Article 71 (Depositaries of treaties) | ||||
Article 39 (Validity and continuance in force of treaties) | ||||
Article 61 (Emergence of a new peremptory norm of general international law) | ||||
Article 62 (Procedure to be followed in cases of invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty) | ||||
Article 63 (Instruments for declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty) | ||||
Article 64 (Revocation of notifications and instruments provided for in articles 62 and 63) | ||||
Article 65 (Consequences of the invalidity of a treaty) | ||||
Arrangements for the second session of the Conference | ||||
Conclusion of the Committee's work |