A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations. A treaty may also be known as an (international) agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms. Regardless of terminology, all of these forms of agreements are, under international law, equally considered treaties and the rules are the same. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who are the actors in international law? ANS1 sovereign states and international organizations QSN2 What is an agreement entered into by actors in international law? ANS2 A treaty QSN3 How are different forms of agreements treated under international law compared to treaties? ANS3 equally QSN4 How would you compare the rules of a treaty and a covenant under international law? ANS4 the rules are the same