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s.VI Treaty Clauses, Conditions on Joining a Treaty

Duncan B Hollis

From: The Oxford Guide to Treaties (1st Edition)

Edited By: Duncan B. Hollis

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Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
01 July 2012
ISBN:
9780199601813

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 31 May 2023

Subject(s):
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties — Treaties, signature — Treaties, ratification — Treaties, reservations and declarations
To become a party to a treaty, States, IOs, and other qualified subjects of international law must first express their consent to be bound by it. Generally, they do so through a concrete act that manifests a willingness to accept the international legal commitment embodied in the agreement. The VCLT identifies five vehicles for expressing consent: (i) definitive signature; (ii) an exchange of instruments constituting a treaty; (iii) ratification; (iv) acceptance or approval; and (v) accession. To that list, the 1986 VCLT adds (vi) an ‘act of formal confirmation’...
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