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the
practice of the State
concerned or other circumstances
that it intended that person
represent it for such
purposes OL to dispense with full powers (Article 7). The
consent to a treaty is without legal effect if made by an
person unless afterwards confirmed by the
unauthorised
State concerned (Article 8).
3.
The consent of a State to be bound by a treaty
signature, exchange of instruments
may be expressed
by
constituting 2 treaty, ratification, acceptance, approval
or
11).
accession or by any other means if so agreed (Article
The detailed aspects of each mode of consent are set
out in Articles 12 to 17.
A State may make reservations to a treaty unless
is prohibited by the treaty or the
incompatible with the object and purpose of
reservation
4.
the
reservation
is
the treaty (Article 19).
Entry into Force
5.
A treaty
enters into
force in such manner and
If no provision is made,
upon such date as it may provide.
the treaty will enter into force as soon as consent to be
bound has been
established for all the negotiating States
(Article 24).
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