Practice question
Counsel omits a treaty’s relevant annex because it appears after the main numbered articles. Under Article 31, what is correct?
- Every annex is legally nonexistent
- Only the page order determines meaning
- Annexes are never international instruments
- A private editor may remove context at will
- Annexes form part of the relevant textual context
Legal references
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties: https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/1_1_1969.pdf; Articles 31-33.
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