Pax Web Pacts: International full-text treaty resources for war and peace. From: Searcher | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Mattison, David | COPYRIGHT 2003 Information Today, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

"A treaty or international agreement must impose on the parties legal obligations binding under international law, as opposed to mere political commitments. It must be clear on the face of the instrument, whatever its form, that the parties intend to be legally bound under international law."

United Nations, Office of Legal Affairs, Treaty Section, Treaty Handbook, chapter 5.3.4 [http://untreaty.un.org/English/TreatyHandbook/hbframeset.htm]

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