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Entry into force

Meaning in international relations & diplomacy, with examples

phraseCommon term

In international relations & diplomacy, entry into force means: The moment when a treaty or law starts to have legal effect, often after a set number of states have ratified it or on a specified date.

In Turkish: yürürlüğe girme, yürürlüğe giriş

How it is used

Treaties contain a clause on entry into force. The verb phrase is 'enter into force'; British domestic law also says 'come into force'. Between signature and entry into force, signatories should not defeat the object and purpose of the treaty.

Example sentences

  1. The date of entry into force has been set for 1 January.

  2. Entry into force requires ratification by 50 states.

  3. Since its entry into force in 2005, the convention has been amended twice.

Common collocations

  • enter into force
  • upon entry into force
  • date of entry into force
  • come into force
  • treatyA formal written agreement between states, or between states and international organisations, that is governed by international law and creates legal obligations.
  • ratifyTo give formal final approval to a treaty, usually after a parliament agrees, so that the state becomes legally bound by it.
  • signatoryA state or person that has signed an agreement; in treaty law, a state that has signed a treaty but may not yet have ratified it.
  • bindingCreating a legal obligation that the parties must follow, so that a binding agreement or decision cannot simply be ignored.

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