Guarantee (international law)

A guarantee ensures the fulfilment of international obligations by a state promising to help another state fulfill its obligations when they are hindered by a third party.[1]

A British propaganda poster of World War I, concerning the guarantee of Belgian neutrality

Previously, other methods to ensure fulfillment of international obligations, like oaths or the receiving of hostages, were also called guarantees.[1]

One example of such an obligation can be neutrality.[1] For example, before World War I, the neutrality of Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg had been guaranteed.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона", St. Petersburg, 1890—1907, VIII vol., 113—114 p., „Гарантия международная“, s:ru:ЭСБЕ/Гарантия международная