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In which of the following provisions, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) incorporates…

Articles 53, 64 and 71 deal with peremptory norms of general international law. Article 53 concerns conflict with such a norm when a treaty is concluded, Article 64 the…

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In which of the following provisions, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) incorporates the concept of ‘jus cogens’?

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Articles 53, 64 and 71 deal with peremptory norms of general international law. Article 53 concerns conflict with such a norm when a treaty is concluded, Article 64 the emergence of a new peremptory norm, and Article 71 the consequences of invalidity or termination on those grounds.

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