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that the rules of Moslem law clearly demonstrate that the oil
Concession of Aramco has a contractual character;
that [t]he Concession Agreement is thus the fundamental law of the
Parties and the Arbitration Tribunal is bound to recognize its particular
importance owing to the fact that it fills a gap in the legal system of
Saudi Arabia with regard to the oil industry.
Important Dates:
Definition of Treaty
"an international agreement concluded
between states in written form and governed
by international law, whether embodied in a
single instrument or in two or more related
instruments and whatever its particular
designation. - VCLT