海事法
Governments may sign International Conventions and Treaties; but these normally become binding only when they are ratified. Most conventions come into force only when a stated number of signatories have ratified the final text. An international convention may be incorporated into a statute (e.g. [[Hague-Visby Rules]] in [[Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971]]; e.g. the [[Admiralty law|Salvage Convention]] in the [[Merchant Shipping Act 1995]]). The [[Council of Europe]]’s [[European Convention on Human Rights]] is enforced by the [[European court of human rights|ECHR]] in [[Strasbourg]].