Thus, there was no binding agreement not to arbitrate.

In its restricted sense, the term quot agreement quot means an agreement intended to have an obligatory character. In this context, attention is drawn to the legal opinion provided by the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs in response to the request by the Committee for legal advice on the options for appropriate arrangements which might be entered into between the COP and the GEF (A AC.237 74).

The failure of Copenhagen was not the absence of a legally binding agreement.

It is noted that coordination and cooperation would be strengthened if there were a legally binding agreement on forests.

The second lesson from Copenhagen is that to get a binding international agreement, there first must be a deal between the United States and China.

The absence of a binding agreement could mean a global hangover, and not just for a day.

23. The Russian Federation and Latvia have agreed to negotiate a legally binding agreement providing for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Latvia.

The declaration must stipulate that a legally binding agreement must be finalized by COP15 bis in 2010.

The nuclear weapon States must take the lead in making positive moves towards a binding global agreement on this issue.

We wish, however, to emphasize that we place a great premium on the procedure for transforming any agreement into a legally binding instrument.

With the first binding global agreement to combat climate change thus coming to life, Parties now needed to adopt the compliance procedures in order to complete the institutional framework of the Protocol.

And here is something nobody is obliged to be a genius, but everybody is obliged to participate.

It is our expectation that the Group's final session in June will result in a firm agreement on a legally binding instrument that will address global concerns on that important matter.

He's bound to see his old flame.

Moreover, Obama is unlikely to accept any binding international agreement at Copenhagen that goes beyond the targets set by Congress.

His delegation had in the past called for the establishment of a legally binding agreement in that area which could take the form of an annex to NPT.

They ... called on the Conference on Disarmament to reach an urgent agreement on an international legally binding convention. (A 49 287, para. 54)

The husband was then obliged to pay her maintenance.

Nobody's obliged to be a genius.

As well as the fact that he's entitled to his own opinion.

The treaty is now signed. My people are bound by it.

Don't feel obliged to keep me company.

(a) The instrument is voluntary and non legally binding

The Declaration is in no way legally binding on China.

It is therefore bound to apply the provisions of these treaties.

You don't have to graph them.

It's better, but nobody.

You're lucky. You don't have to trust anyone.

That'd be a thing I'd be bound to stop too.

Above all, they want the US to sign a legally binding agreement affirming that US BMD will never threaten Russia s strategic deterrent.

It was indicated that the effect of draft subparagraph 83 would be to allow courts, under certain conditions, to declare that, despite an arbitration agreement entered into in good faith, the arbitration agreement would not be binding on the parties.

Non legally binding instrument on all types of forests

(k) A legally binding instrument such as a stand alone convention.

Though undemarcated, this line is binding upon both Parties.

(a) UNDP was under a contractual obligation

Indeed, people and governments need to express their anger at the fact that no binding agreement was reached in Copenhagen, despite the willingness of many of those who were present.

Unlike in the case of Lithuania, the Russian Federation has said that it will not agree to withdraw its remaining troops from Estonia until binding legal agreement on outstanding issues has been achieved.

Although the Governor is obliged to consult with the Executive Council regarding actions to be taken in these areas, he is not required to follow the advice given.

The world community is morally obligated to respond with generosity to the plight of Afghanistan.

The Convention also contains a comprehensive and binding system of dispute settlement.

The Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land based Activities which is a non binding agreement concluded by the 108 countries and the European Union addresses tourism within the framework of its Physical Alteration and Destruction of Habitats (PADH) programme.

Simonds, supra note 113, at 195 (citing a non binding resolution, a non binding declaration and the Convention on the High Seas, arts.

62 98. Non legally binding instrument on all types of forests

The Declaration voted upon today is a non binding political statement.

Every traveller must be in possession of a valid passport or a travel document.