Public International Law.
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Aysha El - Kaddah - Kings College London Public International Law - Essay 1 4. 1979, following a major inter-governmental conference, a treaty is concluded. This treaty is designed to remove restrictions on the importation and exportation of certain ultra-hazardous chemicals, which after being treated, are essential for the cheap manufacture of high-quality fibres. The text of the treaty was based on a UN General Assembly Resolution, which was passed in 1975 by a considerable majority. At present, 111 States are party to the treaty. Before 1979, there had been very consistent academic opinion to the effect that trade in these chemicals was not permitted in international law. Between 1979 and 1986, a small number of South American States followed the rules and procedures as stated in the treaty even though the treaty had not been ratified by any South American State. A number of these States had voted in favour of the...


