If a contract does not contain provisions for other agreements or measures, only the text of the treaty is legally binding. In general, an amendment to the Treaty only commits the States that have ratified it and the agreements reached at review conferences, summits or meetings of the States Parties are not legally binding. The Charter of the United Nations is an example of a treaty that contains provisions for other binding agreements. By signing and ratifying the Charter, countries have agreed to be legally bound by resolutions adopted by UN bodies such as the General Assembly and the Security Council. Therefore, UN resolutions are legally binding on UN member states and no signature or ratification is required. An intergovernmental pact is an agreement between or between two or more states of the United States. To be effective, it must be approved by the respective legislators of those states and, according to the purpose of the Covenant, approved by Congress. An intergovernmental pact is an agreement between two or more states of the United States, which is approved by the respective legislators of those states and, if necessary, approved by the United States Congress on the basis of the purpose of the Covenant. Pacts that get congressional approval become federal. As interstate treaties, pacts affect the rights and duties of the states you (and their citizens); The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated that the interests of non-partisan states could be a factor in determining the need for congressional approval. A pact usually contains provisions relating to its purpose; The specific conditions relating to the theme of the pact; the creation, in some cases, of an intergovernmental agency to manage the pact or other management method; Funding sources and other provisions of the treaty, such as dispute resolution, enforcement, termination of the pact or resignation of a member. Many examples of compacts and intergovernmental agencies to manage them are available online.

Compacts` approaches to their management are different.