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 Affirming that nothing in the present Convention should be interpreted as affecting those relations between an international organization and its members which are regulated by the rules of the organization,

Affirming also that disputes concerning treaties, like other international disputes, should be settled, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, by peaceful means and in conformity with the principles ofjustice and international law,

Affirming also that the rules of customary international law will continue to govern questions not regulated by the provisions of the present Convention,

Have agreed as follows:

The present Convention applies to:


 * (a) treaties between one or more States and one or more international organizations, and


 * (b) treaties between international organizations.

l. For the purposes of the present Convention:


 * (a) “treaty” means an international agreement governed by international law and concluded in written form:


 * (i) between one or more States and one or more international organizations; or


 * (ii) between international organizations,


 * whether that agreement is embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever its particular designation;


 * (b) “ratification” means the international act so named whereby a State establishes on the international plane its consent to be bound by a treaty;


 * (b bis) “act of formal confirmation” means an international act corresponding to that of ratification by a State, whereby an international organization establishes on the international plane its consent to be bound by a treaty;