Comparative law notes
This is the term describing the person who have signing authority, not the authority itself.
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signatory means:
Unterschriftsberechtigung means:
Substantiv
partial
noun
This is the term describing the person who have signing authority, not the authority itself.
a person or legal entity that signs and is bound by a document (=must act in accordance with its terms), often used to describe governments that sign a treaty, convention or similar document
The United States is not a signatory to that treaty, and thus is not bound to follow any of its provisions.