Better to know a knot and not need it, than need a knot and not know it. Grog's Basic Knots. Instructions: Move the mouse over each knot. Look at the description to find out what it can be used for. Click on the knot you wish to see. On the new page wait until the selected knot starts to tie itself.
In the United States, the approval of a treaty that has been negotiated by the US executive branch, either by the President or by the Secretary of State, must be approved by the US Senate. Treaties are approved by the President before they are submitted to the Senate for approval.
(October 2009) Ratification is a principal's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal. Ratification defines the international act whereby a state indicates its consent to be bound to a treaty if the parties intended to show their consent by such an act. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usually accomplished by exchanging the requisite instruments, while in the case of multilateral treaties the usual procedure is for the depositary to collec