It would be more exact to say, ‘from the time at which the treaty is concluded.’ If the political constitution of a party to the treaty requires ratification by a body in the State, the treaty is conditional until so ratified.
He clarifies that a treaty is conditional until ratified if the political constitution requires such ratification.
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