Multiple choice

Which of the following propositions would be correct according to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1960?

  1. The reservation and the objection cancel each other and all the provisions of the treaty will apply to all parties.

  2. The provisions of the treaty to which the reservation applies, shall not apply between the reserving state and the objecting state, unless the objecting state specifically objects to the entry into force of the treaty as between the two states.

  3. The reservation and the objection prevent the treaty from coming into force in respect of all of its parties.

  4. The objection invalidates the reservation and the reserving state ceases to be a party to the treaty.
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Explanation

(2) According to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1960, the provisions of the treaty to which the reservation applies, shall not apply between the reserving state and the objecting state, unless the objecting state specifically objects to the entry into force of the treaty as between the two states.

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