Consent by all parties to the treaty to a particular interpretation has the legal effect of adding an additional clause to the treaty – this is commonly called an ‘authentic interpretation’. Though on entering into a treaty, the states become generally bound by the terms of the treaty, it is possible to modify, alter or amend treaty obligations. 25-09-2020. The date given here is that of the exchange of notes which modified the Agreement and by which Article XI became Article X. The dates and the places given here are those at which the amending protocol was opened for signature. 11, para.3 (b) ), Protocol to the 1979 convention on long-range transboundary air pollution on persistent organic pollutants (Art. 16, para. 7. International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, Art 23, para. The Vienna Convention states that treaties are to be interpreted “in good faith” according to the “ordinary meaning given to the terms of the treaty in their context and in the light of its object and purpose.”. Treaties can also be amended informally by the treaty executive council when the changes are only procedural, technical, or administrative.  - Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States, Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law -. The date and the place given here are those on which the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations approved the amendments to the instrument. 1. In both treaties and contracts, a party to either that fails to live up to their obligations can be held liable under international law. 16, para. Convenient, Affordable Legal Help - Because We Care! In international law and international relations, a protocol is generally a treaty or international agreement that supplements a previous treaty or international agreement. It has become a common international practice for international agreements - whether bilateral or multilateral - to include provisions, known as jurisdictional clauses, providing that certain categories of disputes shall or may be subject to one or more methods of pacific dispute settlement. 2), United Nations convention against transnational organized crime (Art. On behalf of the International Indian Treaty Council, this communication presents our proposal, jointly presented with the UN Global Compact and the Tribal Link Foundation, for 2013 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, 25-29 November, Geneva. 23), United Nations convention against corruption (Art. It has become a common international practice for international agreements - whether bilateral or multilateral - to include provisions, known as jurisdictional clauses, providing that certain categories of disputes shall or may be subject to one or more methods of pacific dispute settlement. 18, para. 2), Agreement relating to the joint exploitation of the natural resources of the sea-bed and subsoil of the Red Sea in the common zone (Art. XVI), Treaty concerning the status of the river Uruguay (Art. 60), Single convention on narcotic drugs, 1961, as amended (Art. 48), Agreement on the delimitation of the respective continental shelves of the two States (Art. IV), Protocol to the convention on the contract for the international carriage of goods by road (CMR) (Art. 8), International agreement on olive oil (Art. 14, para. 2), Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (Art.

2), Convention against discrimination in education (Art. 8), Agreement of 11 July 1949 relating to air services as amended (Art. X), Treaty of friendship and commerce (Art. XIII), Treaty of friendship, establishment and navigation (Art. 19), Exchange of notes constituting an agreement settling the fisheries dispute (para. 4), Single convention on narcotic drugs (Art. 48), Treaty of amity and economic relations (Art. XIV), Optional protocol to the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes, Exchange of notes constituting an agreement concerning the fishery zone round Iceland (para. 5), Agreement for the establishment and operation of air services (Art. XII), Convention on the reduction of statelessness (Art. 14), International convention for the protection of performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organizations (Art. 30), Constitution of the International Rice Commission, adopted at Washington 15/29 Nov. 1948 as amended (Art. XI), Agreement for the establishment of Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council, adopted at Washington 15/29 Nov. 1948 as amended (Art. III), Treaty of friendship, establishment and navigation (Art. XVII), Exchange of letters and declarations adopted on 19 March 1962 at the close of the Evian talks, constituting an agreement (declaration of principles relating to the settlement of disputes), Treaty of commerce, establishment and navigation (Art. 31), Convention on consent to marriage, minimum age for marriage and registration of marriages (Art. 8), Optional protocol to the Vienna convention on consular relations concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes, Agreement on trade and navigation (Art. XVI), Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands/Paraguay, Convention on offences and certain other acts committed on board aircraft (Art. 24), Act regarding navigation and economic co-operation between the States of the Niger Basin (Art. 7), Protocol on privileges and immunities of the European Space Research Organization (Art. 29), Agreement for the establishment of a General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean, drawn up at Rome on 24 Sep. 1949 as amended (Art. XIII), Agreement for the establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of Its Distribution Area in South-West Asia (Art. XVII), Agreement relating to scheduled air services (Art. XII, para. B, ii), Convention on the registration of inland navigation vessels (Art. 20), Convention on the settlement of investment disputes between States and nationals of other States (Art. 64), Agreement for establishment of a commission for controlling the desert locust in the Near East (Art. XVI), Treaty for conciliation, judicial settlement and arbitration (Art. 14), Convention on the measurement of inland navigation vessels (Art. 14), International convention of the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (Art. 22), Protocol relating to the status of refugees (Art. IV), Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in Latin America (Art. 24), Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands/Philippines, Agreement relating to air services (Art. IX), Convention on conduct of fishing operations in the North Atlantic (Art. 13), International agreement on the procedure for the establishment of tariffs for scheduled air services (Art. 4), Convention for the protection of industrial property signed at Paris on 20 March 1883 as revised (Art. 28), Protocol amending the international convention for the unification of certain rules of law relating to bills of lading, signed at Brussels on 25 August 1925 (Art. 8), Convention on road signs and signals (Art. 44), Agreement establishing the European Molecular Biology Conference (Art. VIII), Convention on the law of treaties (Art. 66), International health regulations (Art. 106), Convention on the privileges and immunities of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Art. 7), International convention on travel contracts (Art. 32, para. 2), Agreement for the establishment of a commission for controlling the desert locust in North-West Africa (Art. XVI), Convention on the suppression of the unlawful seizure of aircraft (Art. 12, para. 9. 7, paras. 2 (b) ), Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range tranboundary air pollution to abate acidification, eutrophication and ground-level ozone (Art. 11 para.