Validity and continuance in force of treaties
1. The validity of a treaty or of the consent of a State to be bound by a treaty may be impeached only through the application of the present Convention.
2. The termination of a treaty, its denunciation or the withdrawal of a party, may take place only as a result of the application of the provisions of the treaty or of the present Convention. The same rule applies to suspension of the operation of a treaty.
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In force from 23-05-1969
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Section 42 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties/akn/un/act/treaty/1969-05-23/vclt
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