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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Open for Signature
When states negotiate a treaty, they first settle and approve the wording of the agreement by adopting the treaty text.
This adoption confirms agreement on the form and content of the treaty but does not yet make the states legally bound by it.
A treaty becomes legally binding upon a state only when authorized representatives sign it or otherwise express consent to be bound according to international law procedures.
During the period between adoption and formal signature, the treaty is described as being open for signature.
States may sign the treaty during this interval if their representatives possess the necessary full powers to do so.
When states negotiate a treaty, they first settle and approve the wording of the agreement by adopting the treaty text.
This adoption confirms agreement on the form and content of the treaty but does not yet make the states legally bound by it.
A treaty becomes legally binding upon a state only when authorized representatives sign it or otherwise express consent to be bound according to international law procedures.
During the period between adoption and formal signature, the treaty is described as being open for signature.
States may sign the treaty during this interval if their representatives possess the necessary full powers to do so.
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