Article 72
The judges of the Court and the members of the Commission shall receive emoluments and
travel allowances in the form and under the conditions set forth in their statutes, with due
regard for the importance and independence of their office. Such emoluments and travel
allowances shall be determined in the budget of the Organization of American States, which
shall also include the expenses of the Court and its Secretariat. To this end, the Court shall
draw up its own budget and submit it for approval to the General Assembly through the
General Secretariat. The latter may not introduce any changes in it.
Article 73
The General Assembly may, only at the request of the Commission or the Court, as the case
may be, determine sanctions to be applied against members of the Commission or judges of
the Court when there are justifiable grounds for such action as set forth in the respective
statutes. A vote of a two-thirds majority of the member states of the Organization shall be
required for a decision in the case of members of the Commission and, in the case of judges
of the Court, a two-thirds majority vote of the States Parties to the Convention shall also be
required.
PART III
GENERAL AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
CHAPTER X
SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION, RESERVATIONS, AMENDMENTS,
PROTOCOLS, AND DENUNCIATION
Article 74
1. This Convention shall be open for signature and ratification by or adherence of any
member state of the Organization of American States.
2. Ratification of or adherence to this Convention shall be made by the deposit of an
instrument of ratification or adherence with the General Secretariat of the Organization of
American States. As soon as eleven states have deposited their instruments of ratification or
adherence, the Convention shall enter into force. With respect to any state that ratifies or
adheres thereafter, the Convention shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of its
instrument of ratification or adherence.
3. The Secretary General shall inform all member states of the Organization of the entry into
force of the Convention.
Article 75
This Convention shall be subject to reservations only in conformity with the provisions of the
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties signed on May 23, 1969.
Article 76
1. Proposals to amend this Convention may be submitted to the General Assembly for the
action it deems appropriate by any State Party directly, and by the Commission or the Court
through the Secretary General.
2. Amendments shall enter into force for the States ratifying them on the date when twothirds of the States Parties to this Convention have deposited their respective instruments of