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The law of treaties is that part of international law which deals with legally binding agreements between states, generally referred to as treaties. In 1969, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties codified the existing customary international law of treaties.
A multilateral treaty is a treaty of which more than two states are parties. Each party owes the same obligations to all other parties, except to the extent that they have stated reservations.
A bilateral treaty may become a multilateral treaty when additional new parties succeed or accede to it.
Some examples are: <blockquote>The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees<br /> The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea<br /> The Universal Declaration of Human Rights</blockquote>
A bilateral treaty is a treaty strictly between two state parties. These two parties can be two states, or two international organizations, or one state and one international organization.
It is similar to a contract, so it is called contractual treaty.
For example: <blockquote>The Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, signed in 1978.</blockquote>