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    10 April 1952


    "The Norwegian Government does not accept the reservations made to the Convention by the Government of the Philippines at the time of ratification."


    22 December 1989


    With regard to reservation (2) made by the United States of America:


    "In the view of the Government of Norway this reservation is subject to the general principle of treaty interpretation according to which a party may not invoke the provisions of its internal law as justification for failure to perform a treaty."

. In this regard, on 14 October 1996, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Norway, the following communication:

"... In [the view of the Government of Norway], reservations in respect of article IX of the Convention are incompatible with the object and purpose of the said Convention. Accordingly, the Government of Norway does not accept the reservations entered by the Governments of Singapore and Malaysia to article IX of the Convention."
11.12.1948

22.07.1949

10.04.1952, 22.12.1989, 14.10.1996