...than one—that gives the regime its basic architecture. These treaties are the concern of this book.' The agreements vary widely in scope, number of parties,...international organizations to oversee the enterprise. International Court of Justice has held that a state is bound by its unilateral statement intended...

...general principle, while others contain detailed prescriptions for a defined field of interaction. Still others may be umbrella agreements for consensus...building in preparation for more specific regulation. Most of the agreements of concern are multilateral, except in the field of nuclear arms control, in...