Moderate
Supervening impossibility:
Correct answer: B. Terminates the treaty
- A. Renders the treaty invalid
- B. Terminates the treaty
- C. Has no effect on the treaty
- D. None of these
Explanation
Supervening impossibility occurs when an essential object needed to perform a treaty obligation permanently disappears or is destroyed. Under the law of treaties, this can be invoked as a ground for terminating the treaty, rather than invalidating it from the beginning.
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