维也纳公约中英(繁体).docx

維也納條約法公約Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties一九六九年五月二十三日訂於維也納Done at Vienna on 23 May 1969.Entered into force on 27 January 1980. United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1155, p. 331本公約各當事國，The States Parties to the present Convention,鑒於條約在國際關係歷史上之基本地位，Considering the fundamental role of treaties in the history of international relations,承認條約為國際法淵源之一，且為各國間不分憲法及社會制度發展和平合作之工具，其重要性日益增加，Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of treaties as a source of international law and as a means of developing peaceful cooperation among nations, whatever their constitutional and social systems,鑒悉自由同意與善意之原則以及條約必須遵守規則乃舉世所承認，Noting that the principles of free consent and of good faith and the pacta sunt servanda rule are universally recognized,確認凡關於條約之爭端與其他國際爭端同，皆應以和平方法且依正義及國際法之原則解決之，Affirming that disputes concerning treaties, like other international disputes, should be settled by peaceful means and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law,念及聯合國人民同玆決心創造適當環境，俾克維持正義及尊重由條約而起之義務，Recalling the determination of the peoples of the United Nations to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties can be maintained,鑒及聯合國憲章所載之國際法原則，諸如人民平等權利及自決，所有國家主權平等及獨立，不干涉各國內政，禁止使用威脅或武力以及普遍尊重與遵守全體人類之人權及基本自由等原則，Having in mind the principles of international law embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, such as the principles of the equal rights and self-determination of peoples, of the sovereign equality and independence of all States, of non-interference in the domestic affairs of States, of the prohibition of the threat or use of force and of universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all,深信本公約所達成之條約法之編纂及逐漸發展可促進憲章所楬櫫之聯合國宗旨，即維持國際和平及安全，發展國際間之友好關係並達成其彼此合作，Believing that the codification and progressive development of the law of treaties achieved in the present Convention will promote the purposes of the United Nations set forth in the Charter, namely, the maintenance of international peace