Lisäpöytäkirjoja
Lisäpöytäkirjoja are supplementary protocols or addendums to existing treaties or agreements. They are legal instruments used to modify, clarify, or expand upon the terms of an original document without invalidating it. In international law, lisäpöytäkirjoja are common for adapting treaties to changing circumstances or for adding new provisions that were not initially foreseen. For example, a lisäpöytäkirja might be used to introduce new environmental standards into an existing trade agreement or to specify procedures for dispute resolution that were not detailed in the original text.
The process of adopting a lisäpöytäkirja typically mirrors that of the original treaty. States that are parties