A treaty breach does not automatically suspend or terminate treaty relations, however. It depends on how the other parties regard the breach and <answer>how they resolve to respond to it</answer>. Sometimes treaties will provide for the seriousness of a breach to be determined by a tribunal or other independent arbiter. An advantage of such an arbiter is that it prevents a party from prematurely and perhaps wrongfully suspending or terminating its own obligations due to another's alleged material breach.
 A treaty breach does not necessarily affect treaty relations depending on how serious the other parties view the breach and what other factor?
how they resolve to respond to it