The division between the two is often not clear and is often politicized in disagreements within a government over a treaty, since a non-self-executing treaty cannot be acted on without the proper change in domestic law. If a treaty requires implementing legislation, a state may be in default of its obligations by the failure of its legislature to pass the necessary domestic laws.
What institution of a party to a treaty must act to fulfill the party's obligations under a non-self-executing treaty?
{'text': 'its legislature', 'answer_start': 331}