DEROGATION CLAUSE

derogation clause.Int’l law. A reservation in a treaty allowing a signator to refuse to comply with  certain  provisions. • For  example,  a  signator  may  be  allowed  to  suspend  some  or  all  of  its treaty obligations during a war or other national emergency. If a treaty lacks an express derogation clause, then general principles governing suspension…

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DEROGATION

derogation  (der-<<schwa>>-gay-sh<<schwa>>n),  n.1.  The  partial repeal  or  abrogation  of  a law by a later act that limits its scope or impairs its utility and force <statutes in derogation of the common  law>.  [Cases:  Statutes    237,  239.  C.J.S.  Statutes  §§  380,  382.]  2.  Disparagement; depreciation in value or estimation <some argue that the derogation of family…

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