14 [a]s regards Article 62 of the Convention, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, recognizes the compulsory jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, as stated in the said article, only to such extent that recognition is consistent with the relevant sections of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; and provided that Judgment of the Court does not infringe, create or abolish any existing rights or duties of any private citizen. 43) The State indicated that Article 75 of the Convention declares that it can only be subject to reservations in conformity with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties signed on May 23, 1969 (hereinafter “the Vienna Convention”). In this respect, Article 19 of the same provides [a] State may, when signing, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to a treaty, formulate a reservation unless: a) the reservation is prohibited by the treaty; b) the treaty provides that only specified reservations, which do not include the reservation in question, may be made; or c) in cases not falling under subparagraphs (a) and (b), the reservation is incompatible with the object and purpose of the treaty.” 44) The State also mentioned that in its Advisory Opinion on The Effect of Reservations on the Entry into Force of the American Convention on Human Rights (OC-2/82), the Court had stated that the reference in Article 75 to the Vienna Convention was intended to be a reference to paragraph (c) of Article 19 of the Vienna Convention and “makes sense only if it is understood as an express authorization designed to enable States to make whatever reservations they deem appropriate, provided the reservations are not incompatible with the object and purpose of the treaty. As such they can be said to be governed by Article 20(1) of the Vienna Convention and, consequently, do not require acceptance by any other State party” 9. 45) The State argued that its “reservation” was made relative to its acceptance of the Court’s jurisdiction and is limited to Article 62 of the American Convention. According to Trinidad and Tobago, Article 62 of the Convention is an optional clause that States can freely “accept or reject”. Those States that accept and so declare are expressly authorized to do so subject to conditions. The Convention permits restrictions at the moment of acceptance of the Court’s jurisdiction under Article 62, which does not affect the enjoyment or exercise of the rights and liberties recognized in the Convention. Consequently, given that the “reservation” does not deny the exercise of any of the rights provided for in the Convention, it can be considered compatible with the object and purpose of the same. 46) Trinidad and Tobago contended that, in accordance with universally recognized principles of International Law, the exercise of the jurisdiction by an international court with respect to a State is not a right but a privilege only exercisable with the express consent of the State. Article 62 of the Convention reflects this position. 9 The Effect of Reservations on the Entry into Force of the American Convention on Human Rights (Arts. 74 and 75), Advisory Opinion OC-2/82 of September 24, 1982. Series A No. 2, para. 35. To this respect, Article 20 of the Vienna Convention “Acceptance of and objection to reservations” establishes the following in paragraph 1: 1. A reservation expressly authorized by a treaty does not require any subsequent acceptance by the other contracting States unless the treaty so provides.