treatyshelf
/ˈtriːtiˌʃɛlf/nounVerified NewAn international agreement signed for the occasion and shelved before implementation.
The ceremony is the commitment; ratification waits on a "favorable moment" that never comes. Whole shelves fill with such instruments, each dated and none binding.
Etym. — treaty + shelf; the noun names where these agreements actually live.
Rel. — peacemill
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