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Today, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has been signed by 58 countries and
ratified
by eight, and if it ever comes into force will ban the use, threat of use, or possession of nuclear arms.
On the contrary, all other leaders – starting with China’s President Xi Jinping – have confirmed their commitment to it, and 174 countries have formally
ratified
it.
The proposed amendment was agreed in 2005, but it still has not entered into force, because not enough countries have
ratified
it.
So the European Union and the other Kyoto parties (the United States never
ratified
the agreement, and the Protocol’s terms asked little of China, India, and other emerging powers) must commit to a second commitment period, in order to ensure that this legal framework is maintained.
Unlike the European Union, the US never
ratified
the Kyoto Protocol, in which participating countries committed to cut CO2 emissions by roughly 5%, relative to 1990 levels, by 2012.
The NIH action still needs to be
ratified
by the director, Francis Collins.
If a new treaty is negotiated by March 2012 and
ratified
in the following months, the EU will have taken a remarkable step forward – indeed, only one step away from a real political union, which will have to follow if Europe is to end the crisis for good.
So it is crucially important to understand why the Treaty deserves to be
ratified.
Within the United States, all major presidential appointments must be
ratified
by the Senate; even if rejections are rare, the vetting process is important, for the president knows that he can go only so far.
Indeed, although Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
ratified
the nuclear deal last year, he has repeatedly declared that he still mistrusts the US.
In fact, in October 2011, Russia initiated such a new multilateral free-trade agreement in the post-Soviet space; but, owing to the Kremlin’s single-minded pursuit of the customs union, only Belarus and Ukraine have
ratified
it, leaving its relevance in doubt.
If the Lisbon Treaty is
ratified
later this year, one of the changes should result in national parliaments becoming more involved in European decision-making.
A signatory in the 1960’s of the Tlatelolco Treaty, which banned nuclear weapons from Latin America, Brazil dismantled its enrichment process and research facilities during the 1990’s and
ratified
the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1998.
Second, there is Article 4 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution,
ratified
in 1967, which spells out a process by which the vice president and cabinet can act to replace a president who has died or is prevented by reasons of health from governing.
The TPP has not yet been
ratified
by all of its 11 remaining signatories.
The G-20 only
ratified
what was going to happen anyway.
He has not brought the matter before the South African Parliament, which
ratified
the original decision to join the ICC and should participate in any decision to withdraw; and he has not given the South African public an opportunity to debate the issue or influence an eventual legislative decision.
With 173 countries having
ratified
the Biological Warfare Convention, states that wish to develop such weapons must do so secretly, and face widespread international condemnation if evidence of their activities becomes known.
That year, with more than 80 million people displaced after World War II, UN member countries
ratified
a comprehensive framework to standardize their treatment of refugees.
For example, Iran has not yet
ratified
international economic agreements such as the Economic Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement (ECOTA), which would strengthen its economic ties with its neighbors, all of which are Muslim countries.
If the Court rules in the plaintiffs’ favor, it will ask Germany’s president not to sign the ESM treaty, which has already been
ratified
by Germany’s Bundestag (parliament).
The agreement was
ratified
without proper parliamentary oversight and in violation of a constitutional provision forbidding foreign bases on Ukrainian territory.
All other EU member countries have already agreed, but without the Dutch it cannot be
ratified.
Future US policy must embody a simple but powerful principle: America will engage with and support (through various kinds of foreign assistance) any government chosen through internationally monitored free and fair elections that then governs according to a popularly
ratified
national constitution, with compliance overseen by an independent judiciary.
The agreement – which must be
ratified
by the European Parliament before it goes into effect – should be cause for celebration; but the US immediately provided reason to doubt its commitment.
Continued refusal to proceed according to agreed legal channels will seal the Umbrella Agreement’s fate before it is
ratified.
These principles have been
ratified
by the United Nations, the African Union, the Organization of American States (OAS), the European Union, the Carter Center, and a long list of highly respected organizations involved in the promotion of democracy.
Meanwhile, in December 2015, the US Congress
ratified
the IMF’s 2010 Quota and Governance Reforms; and in October 2016, the IMF Executive Board added the Chinese renminbi to the basket of currencies comprising the Fund’s unit of account, Special Drawing Rights.
It does, however, permit the government to issue so-called “ordinances,” which have the force of law, but must be
ratified
by parliament within three months.
Governments must shift their priorities to stop the smugglers while assisting the migrants – a principle enshrined in the UN Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants, which has been
ratified
by 138 countries and forms the basis of international action in this area.
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