Article 2(1)(a) VCLT defines 'TREATY' as:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Article 2(1)(a) VCLT defines 'treaty': 'an international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever its particular designation'.
2. Three key elements: (i) BETWEEN STATES; (ii) WRITTEN FORM; (iii) governed by INTERNATIONAL LAW.
3. Treaties with international organisations are governed by the 1986 Vienna Convention.
4. Designations vary: treaty, convention, protocol, charter, statute, pact, agreement, accord — all are 'treaties' if they satisfy these elements.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UN Charter 1945 / Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties 1969 / ICJ Statute / ARSIWA 2001 — Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969, Article 2(1)(a)_
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