Treaties can be loosely compared to contracts: both are means of willing parties assuming obligations among themselves, and a party to either that fails to live up to their obligations can be held liable under international law. COUNT 5
QSN1 What must a party to a treaty do to prevent being held liable under international law? ANS1 live up to their obligations QSN2 What is comparable in domestic law to a treaty in international law? ANS2 contracts QSN3 Under what will a party to a treaty be held liable for failing to uphold their obligations? ANS3 international law QSN4 What must be the attitude of a party towards assuming the legal obligations of the treaty? ANS4 willing QSN5 What do we call the willingly-assumed burdens placed upon parties to both treaties and contracts? ANS5 obligations