The UN Secretary-General is usually the depositary of conventions elaborated under the auspices of the UN.1 But even when this is the case, he or she is not always explicitly designated as such.2 It has often been thought sufficient simply to indicate in the final provisions of a convention that instruments of ratification, accession, approval, or acceptance, as well as the original text, are to be deposited with the Secretary-General; that States parties may denounce the Convention by written notification to the Secretary-General; and that the Secretary-General...
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