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<p>Where the United Kingdom is party to a treaty which is in force, the United Kingdom
government must comply, as a matter of international law, with its obligations under
the treaty in good faith. This is required by the Vienna Convention on the Law of
Treaties.</p><p> </p><p>Where a particular obligation under a treaty has not been
implemented in domestic legislation it does not directly form part of English law
and the English courts do not have jurisdiction to apply it. However, there is also
a strong presumption in the common law that all domestic legislation will, where possible,
be interpreted so as to ensure that the United Kingdom is acting compatibly with its
treaty obligations.</p><p> </p>
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