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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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