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Article 142 - Denunciation

from Section II - Final provisions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Denunciation refers to a unilateral act by which a State Party seeks toterminate its participation in a treaty. According to international law,treaties are subject to denunciation only if they contain a provisionallowing for such. Absent such a provision, denunciation is possible if itis established that the Parties intended to admit the possibility ofdenunciation or if a right of denunciation may be implied by the nature ofthe treaty.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
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Print publication year: 2021

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