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A treaty is an agreement that happens because diplomats acting on behalf of governments have reached agreement. So for ACTA, the treaty has been drawn up and a
by chalst 15y ago
A treaty is an agreement that happens because diplomats acting on behalf of governments have reached agreement. So for ACTA, the treaty has been drawn up and agreed by various diplomats including those representing the EU.
But these diplomats cannot legislate. The treaty only comes into force when the various parliaments pass laws committing their countries to the treaty's provisions.
- bad_user 15y agoBut did this treaty get passed the EU Parliament?
- zalew 15y agonot yet, and there's a chance it won't because certain points violate EU's charter of fundamental rights
- bad_user 15y agoSo I don't get this - who authorizes a diplomat to go forth and sign the treaty? The country's government? So this issue was discussed in all 22 countries that signed it? When?
- ktsmith 15y agoACTA was discussed and developed almost entirely in secret over the last couple of years.