‘Pacta serva sunt’—promises must be kept to—is one of the oldest maxims, perhaps the very corner stone, of international law, and is what underlies the significance of the idea of a treaty in both public international law and...

Treaties, conventions, protocols, and conferences are tools for creating and shaping international law, and for establishing sanctions in the event of noncompliance. A treaty is a compact, or contract, made between or among sovereign nations, involving...

A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely states and international organizations. A Treaty may also be known as: (international) agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, exchange of letters,...

THE BLEAK POSSIBILITY arises that negotiations on a test ban treaty may fall into deepening deadlock or -- an even more bitter prospect -- produce a treaty that will languish and not be put into effect. More is at stake than the disappointment of...

Do you have friends or family in North Carolina or Mississippi? Then do yourself -- do all of us -- a favor. Beg them to call Jesse Helms and Trent Lott and demand an end to their outrageous refusal to allow Senate consideration of...

Guatemala has ratified an international adoption treaty, committing to bring adoptions under government regulation and make sure babies are not bought or stolen.Guatemalan law currently allows notaries to act as baby brokers who recruit birth mothers, handle paperwork and complete foreign adoptions in less than...

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said Tuesday that it is critically important to preserve the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty he signed with President Ronald Reagan almost 20 years ago to the day.Gorbachev said he disagrees with some in Russia, including President Vladimir Putin, who have...