Treaties can span in substance and complexity, regarding a wide variety of matters, such as territorial boundaries, trade and commerce, political alliances, and more.
[5] The nature of an agreement between two state parties is subject to rules dictated by the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
The second way in which a treaty enters into force is when both parties decide to be mutually bound to the agreement as of a certain date.
Bilateral treaties usually become active and enforced by the second option when both parties agree to uphold the agreement starting on a predetermined date.
A typical treaty begins with a preamble, then followed by the numbered articles which contains the substance of the agreement, and concludes with a closing protocol.
Examples include the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel signed in September 1978 which does not have the term 'treaty' in the name.