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What term describes a country's official acceptance of an international human rights treaty, making it legally bound to comply?

  1. Signature only
  2. Ratification
  3. Reservation
  4. Denunciation

Answer

B. Ratification

Solution

Ratification is the formal act by which a state agrees to be legally bound by a treaty's provisions.

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