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Of course they can. And they can do so with or without consulting with a treaty partner. It's called sovereignty.
by atomi 7y ago
Of course they can.
And they can do so with or without consulting with a treaty partner. It's called sovereignty.
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- stjohnswarts 7y agoWouldn't that make treaties useless if you can just back out of them (unless of course that is a party violates its tenents). I am pretty sure that a treaty supercedes any other laws or judicial decisions unless one of the parties breaks the agreed upon treaty.
- beerandt 7y agoBacking out isn't as bad as just breaking/ violating it, but yes, international reputation rests on a country keeping promises made in treaties. And in the US, the supremacy clause of the Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2) states that ratified treaties are the "supreme law of the land," second only to the Constitution itself. The Supreme Court, in it's famous Holland ruling, clarified that this includes laws and policy that otherwise would be a State matter, like land rights.