Kazi Mukhlesur Rahman v. Bangladesh and Another

Abstract

Treaties — Conclusion and operation of — Ratification of treaties — Entry into force — Whether treaty can enter into force without ratification — Effect of provision for ratification — Bangladesh — India Treaty concerning the Demarcation of the Land Boundary, 1974 — The law of Bangladesh

State territory — In general — Loss of territorial sovereignty — Cession — Determination of boundary involving cession — Whether executive empowered to cede State territory without legislative sanction — Mode of sanction required — Whether situation different when territory always in the possession of the foreign State — Bangladesh-India Treaty concerning the Demarcation of the Land Boundary, 1974 — Entry into force without ratification — The law of Bangladesh