Convention and protocol
Article 30
1. Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application
of this Convention which cannot be settled through negotiation shall, at the request of one
of them, be submitted to arbitration. If within six months from thc date of the request for
arbitration the Parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, any one
of those Parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in
conformity with the Statute of the Court.
2. Each State may, at the time of signature or ratification of this Con vention or accession
thereto, declare that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph I of this article. The other
States Parties shall not be bound by paragraph I of this article with respect to any State Party
having made such a reservation.
3. Any State Party having made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article
may at any time withdraw this reservation by notification to the Secretary-General of the
United Nations.
Article 31
1. A State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations. Denunciation becomes effective one year after the date of
receipt of- the notification by the Secretary-General.
2. Such a denunciation shall not have the effect of releasing the State Party from its
obligations under this Convention in regard to any act or omission which occurs prior to the
date at which the denunciation becomes effective, nor shall denunciation prejudice in any
way the continued consideration of any matter which is already under consideration by the
Committee prior to the date at which the denunciation becomes effective.
3. Following the date at which the denunciation of a State Party becomes effective, the
Committee shall not commence consideration of any new matter regarding that State.
Article 32
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States Members of the United
Nations and all States which have signed this Convention or acceded to it of the following:
(a) Signatures, ratifications and accessions under articles 25 and 26;
(b) The date of entry into force of this Convention under article 27 and the date of the entry
into force of any amendments under article 29;
(c) Denunciations under article 31.
Article 33
1. This Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United
Nations.
2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of this
Convention to all States.
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