The other situation is common in trade union collective bargaining agreements. The Union authorizes one or more people to negotiate and sign an agreement with management. A collective bargaining agreement can not become legally binding until the union members ratify the agreement. If they do not approve it, the agreement is of no effect, and negotiations resume.
Ratification of an international treaty[edit]
Main article: Treaty
See also: List of treaties by number of parties
The ratification of international treaties is usually accomplished by filing instruments of ratification as provided for in the treaty.[1] In most democracies, the legislature authorizes the government to ratify treaties through standard legislative procedures (i.e., passing a bill).
United Kingdom[edit]
In the UK, treaty ratification was a Royal Prerogative, exercised by Her Majesty on the advice of her Government. But, by a convention called the Ponsonby Rule, treaties were usually placed before parliament for 21 days before ratification. This was put onto a