treaties

plural of treaty
as in pacts
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans

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Recent Examples of treaties The federal government has never provided adequate healthcare in Indian Country, an obligation promised in treaties in exchange for taking land from Indigenous peoples. Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024 The legal argument is based on the Paris Agreement and other international treaties that form the basis of international law. Jon McGowan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 On the first day of hearings, the court also heard from Saudi Arabia, which urged the court to be cautious in its legal opinion, arguing that United Nations treaties on climate change already provide a complete answer to what states must do. Reuters, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024 While some states will argue that the Paris Agreement is the sole legal document for climate change obligations, Vanuatu asserts that the enforcement mechanisms are inadequate and other treaties must come into consideration. Jon McGowan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 The paralysis is likely to mean that an emergency budget will need to be enacted, and the budget deficit — at twice the limits imposed by EU treaties — risks going largely unchanged for nearly another year. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024 Dozens of treaties obligate countries around the world and are referenced every day in national and transnational courts, sometimes leading to real results for victims and perpetrators. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024 Washington has long relied on treaties signed with such countries as a safeguard against Hague jurisdiction, but the tribunal’s boundless view of its powers gives no assurance that those treaties will be honored. Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024 The meeting with scientists indicates the Court may be looking beyond black letter legal obligations found in existing treaties. Jon McGowan, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

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“Treaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaties. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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