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7. Treaties | India
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7.1 Treaty Making Power in India

The treaty-making power is an important attribute of the State’s sovereignty. The Indian Constitutional framework, the Union Executive, is empowered with the power to execute treaties. The Constitution of India, however, does not expressly confer the President of India the power to execute treaties. Such a power is derived from Article 73 (1) …

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Singh, Vinai Kumar, Rao, M. Koteswara and Babu, R Rajesh, “7. Treaties | India”, in: Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online, General Editor: Seokwoo Lee. Consulted online on 29 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_3045>
First published online: 2021
First print edition: 20210922



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