Pacta Sunt Servanda
[Latin, Promises must be kept.] An expression signifying that the agreements and stipulations of the parties to a contract must be observed.
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[Latin, Promises must be kept.] An expression signifying that the agreements and stipulations of the parties to a contract must be observed.
Treaties should be respected
Pacta sunt servanda (Latin for "pacts must be respected"), is a
In its most common sense, the principle refers to private contracts, stressing that
contained pacts and
With reference to international agreements, "every
The only limit to pacta sunt servanda is jus cogens (Latin for "compelling law"), the peremptory norms of general international law.
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