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Treaties are agreements between nations, or states. They range
from bilateral agreements to multilateral pacts including each
of the 189 member states of the United Nations. Throughout
history treaties have addressed all manner of international
discourse, from rules of military engagement to mutual defense
and termination of hostilities, creating a UN and a European
Union, international border delineation, liability in
international transportation, establishing trade terms and
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or “conventions” with amendments thereto called “rounds”,
protocols, etc. which are typically discrete treaty agreements
requiring independent ratification, are the manner by which
states formalize codes for their relationships, both civil and
criminal. Depending on their nature treaties ar