And the tricky clinical particulars of any given resuscitation mean that the paper cannot give rise to hard-and-fast rules about exactly how long doctors should persist.
And, if the Clinton Administration has its way, they are unlikely to find out until it is too late, given that the implementing legislation and other particulars of treaty compliance will not be considered until long after the Convention is ratified.
John Gibson, founder of the Undershaw Preservation Trust, said a friend of the trust had been given an asking price over the phone but campaigners had not been able to obtain any sale particulars about the property or find a website with the information.