Rebus sic stantibus

1 What it means

Things standing thus. A treaty may end if circumstances change fundamentally from those existing when it was made.

2 Use it in a sentence

The state invoked rebus sic stantibus, arguing the basis of the treaty had disappeared.

3 Make it stick

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