Partly because no one at the time thought it was remotely conceivable that either party would even think about resiliation of the Convention. Poor drafting though: it should have provided for even the most unlikely of eventualities.
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To be fair, the drafting process was fraught - and they had more important things to worry about than lawyers chopping the text!
sep 1, 2025, 2:48 pm • 1 0 • view
Yes. Political agreements are subject to political pressures that commercial negotiators don't have.
sep 1, 2025, 2:52 pm • 1 0 • view