Article 52

Coercion of a State or of an international organization by the threat or use of force

A treaty is void if its conclusion has been procured by the threat or use of force in violation

ofthe principies of intemational law embodied in the Chatter ofthe United Nations.

Article 53

Treaties conflicting with a peremptory norm of general international law (jus cogens)

A treaty is void if, at the time of its conclusion, it conflicts with a peremptory norm of

general intemational law. For the purposes of the present Convention, a peremptory norm

of general intemational law is a norm accepted and recognized by the intemational

community of States as a whole as a norm from which no derogation is permitted and

which can be modified only by a subsequent norm of general intemational law having the

sarne character.

SECTION 3. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF THE OPERATION OF

TREATIES

Article 54

Termination of or withdrawal from a treaty under its provisions or by consent of the

parties

The termination of a treaty or the withdrawal of a party may take place:

a) in conformity with the provisions of the treaty; or

b) at any time by consent of all the parties a:fter consultation with the

contracting States and contracting organizations.

Article 55

Reduction of the parties to a multilateral treaty below the number necessary for its

entry into force

Unless the treaty otherwise provides, a multilateral treaty does not terminate by reason

only of the fact that the number of the parties falls below the number necessary for its

entry into force.

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