Definitions
Agreements concluded between states in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments, and whatever its particular designation. (Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties)
Hierarchy
Broader: Environmental Rule of Law
Narrower: AcceptanceAccessionAdoptionAdvisory bodyAmendmentAnnexAppendixBilateral agreementBudgetBureauConference of the PartiesDepositoryEntry into forceExemptionGoverning bodyInformation exchangeJoint liaison groupMemorandum of UnderstandingMutually agreed termNational focal pointNegotiationNon-partyNotificationObserverPartyPreambleProtocolRatificationReservationRules of ProcedureSecretariatSignatureSynergyVotingWithdrawalWorking group
Alternative labels:
MEA
convention
environmental accord
framework convention
legally binding instrument
multilateral environmental agreement
treaty
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