CONFDENTAL

3

Observance, Application and Interpretation

must

be

A treaty in

force is binding on the parties and

performed by them in good faith (Article 26).

Internal law may not be invoked by a party to justify any

failure to perform a treaty (Article 27).

7.

A treaty shall be

interpreted in good faith in

meaning of the terms of the

accordance with the ordinary

treaty in their context and in the light of its object and

purpose

(Article 31). The preparatory work on a a treaty may

be used as a

interpretation

supplementary

interpretative aid if the

according to Article 31 leaves the meaning

ambiguous or obscure or leads to a result which is

manifestly absurd or unreasonable (Article 32).

8.

A treaty does not create either obligations or

rights for a third State without its consent (Article 34).

9.

when there is a conflict of

obligations, the

rights of the parties under two different treaties on the

same subject matter are usually to be determined by

reference to the later treaty. However, when the parties

to the later

earlier one,

treaty do not include all the parties to the

as between a State Party to both treaties and

а State party to only one, the treaty to which both are

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