Full Powers is a term in international law and is the authority of a person to sign a treaty or convention on behalf of a sovereign state. Persons other than the head of state, head of government or foreign minister of the state must produce Full Powers in order to sign a treaty binding their government. Such a person is called a plenipotentiary.
Famous quotes containing the words full and/or powers:
“A beautiful woman peers out her window, as full of envy as the harridan who peers up at her from the street.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“All the powers of imagination combine in hypochondria.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
Related Phrases
Related Words