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The State’s act which confirms that it’s bound by a treaty.
What is ratification?
The legal end of a treaty.
What is termination?
A treaty can’t bind a State without this.
What is consent?
Latin for “agreements must be kept.”
What is pacta sunt servanda?
City where THE Convention was signed.
What is Vienna?
These three officials can conclude treaties without showing full powers.
Who are the Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers of Foreign Affairs?
Notice period (in months) to withdraw under Article 56.
What is twelve months?
This is presumed when a treaty grands a right to a third-party State.
What is assent?
Fundamental principles of international law, binding on all states.
What is jus cogens?
What is North Korea?
A third-party State can sign a part of a treaty only if this happens.
What is the existing States’ consent?
Temporary impossibility of the treaty leads to this.
What is suspension?
The rules of a treaty can bind third-party States to it, through this
What is customary international law?
Article 46 exception to “no internal law excuses.”
What is manifest violation of fundamental internal law?
The US arms treaty with this country skipped Senate approval.
What is Israel?
The consent to be bound by a part of a treaty, is effective only if the treaty allows it, or this occurs
What is “agreement by other contracting states”?
A treaty is void if its conclusion has been procured by this.
What is a threat or use of force?
A third-party State must do this to take up obligations.
What is accept in writing?
Article 31 requires this type of interpretation.
What is good faith interpretation by ordinary meaning and object?
This drug treaty ends if members fall below 40.
What is the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs?
Four ways to express consent apart from signing.
What are exchange of instruments, ratification, acceptance/approval, and accession?
Multilateral treaties can end if all States agree this happened.
What is material breach?
This article says third States must accept treaty obligations in writing for them to be binding.
Cause treaties to end if core facts radically change.
What is clausula rebus sic stantibus?
Disputes on jus cogens go here.
What is the ICJ?