The region enjoyed semi-independent status by virtue of a treaty relationship with the British Crown.

Independence occurred quickly, but India maintained a special treaty relationship with the now-sovereign monarchy.

Relations resume in April, when the two coutries agree to renegotiate their treaty relationship.

Thinking in terms of treaty relationships might offer an innovative approach to the resolution of IP issues.

It is not only within the context of our treaty relationship with the Crown that we see justification for such accounting and restitution.

A multilateral treaty relationship may be broken down into a series of bilateral relationships.

"The Treasury is very fixed on the position that it wants to end the treaty relationship," he said.

We find this assertion disturbing, not to mention a violation of international law and various treaty relationships between our two democracies.

The British government terminated its treaty relationship on 1 December 1971, leading to the independence of the seven states.

The United Kingdom in 1968 announced its decision to end the treaty relationships with the kingdoms.