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Book IX International Transactions, 38 Treaties and Other International Instruments—IV Ratification, Accession, Acceptance and Approval

Ivor Roberts

From: Satow's Diplomatic Practice (6th Edition)

Edited By: Sir Ivor Roberts KCMG

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Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
24 September 2009
ISBN:
9780199559275

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 05 June 2023

Subject(s):
Treaties, ratification — Treaties, entry into force — Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties — Treaties, interpretation — Diplomatic relations
38.1 A treaty becomes binding through the expression of consent of the parties to be bound. This consent may be expressed by various means, notably signature, exchange of instruments constituting a treaty, ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession, or by any other means if so agreed.1 The treaty itself may provide that it is to enter into force upon signature, in which case the act of signature definitively expresses the consent of the signatory States to be bound by the treaty. In exceptional cases, the initialling of a text may also express the consent of...
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