Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 March 2017
* For Arts. 27 and 28, see 61 A.J.I.L. 348 (1967) [Ed.].
* The U. S. proposal of April 10, 1968 (A/CONF.39/C.1/L.15C) reads: Amend article 27 to read as follows:
"A treaty shall be interpreted in good faith in order to determine the meaning to be given to its terms in the light of all relevant factors, including in particular:
(a) the context of the treaty;
(b) its objects and purposes;
(c) any agreement between the parties regarding the interpretation of the treaty;
(d) any instrument made by one or more parties in connexion with the conclusion of the treaty and accepted by the other parties as an instrument related to the treaty;
(e) any subsequent practice in the application of the treaty which establishes the commn understanding of the meaning of the terms as between the parties generally;
(f) the preparatory work of the treaty;
(g) the circumstances of its conclusion;
(h) any relevant rules of international law applicable in the relations between the parties;
(i) the special meaning to be given to a term if the parties intended such term to have a special meaning."
Delete article 28. [Ed.]