LAWS1023 Lecture 10: LAWS1023 - Chapter 10
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The act of depositing instruments of the treaty to a depository is by itself capable of establishing the legal nexus. In maritime delimitation and territorial questions (qatar and bahrain) the. Icj held that minutes agreed by the parties which stated an agreement to submit their territorial dispute to the icj were not simply a record of a meeting. These minutes set out commitments to which the parties consented, thus creating rights and obligations that are binding as an intl agreement. 1969 vienna convention on the law of treaties (vclt) articles 6-18 (ha. 639-51): the vclt does not affect the legal force of agreements not in written form. What matters is the intention of the parties concerning the treaty. This is lifted if the signatory makes clear its intention not to ratify. The us made its intention not to become party to the icc.
