CEDAW or also known as an international convention is a treaty which is an agreement under international law. A Treaty is when two international actors agree upon a contract, agreeing to any commitment under the regulations of that treaty. And if a state is to bound to a treaty, that state must commit and take actions under the regulations of that treaty as well. Customary International Law is when a state practices the actual actions of the conventions generally, the state lets the law become a custom, or consistent of state practices by international organizations made up of states. Then the court will then make the official decision making the treaty into customary international law. State practice is necessary for the production of customary international law. Customary International Law or CIL can be general or particular. Particular CIL embodies local or regional customs. This type of CIL doesn’t bind all states, but bind some states that share a common interest or that are in a similar geographical location. In Tonga’s situation, Tonga does not have the ability to object to rule of customary international law because; Opinio Juris is when a Treaty or convention becomes a customary international law. To gain custom status, the regulations must be practiced not under the obedience of legal obligations. There has been protests brought up by the Catholic women to Tonga, feeling concerned that if the government pursue the conventions there will be a increase of percentage of abortions, and permission for gay marriage. Mr. Pohiva has said that whether the government of Tonga will ratify Cedaw or not will be upon the decision of the people of Tonga, for there will be a vote. Tonga as a state can express its intentions to be avoided be bounded by CIL through public declarations. They can also oppose, in a public manner, acts of another state that is contrary to an establishing customary law. In customary international law there are states that refuse to be bound by customary international law which we call a persistent objector. And a state that refuses to be bound by customary international law after it ratified or came into a force, we call a subsequent objector. Tonga would be a persistent objector if CEDAW becomes a customary international law and Tonga’s government still objects to the CIL, as said before Tonga could avoid being bounded by showing intentions by public expressions towards the CIL.