Category
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Charter of the United Nations
1945 foundational treaty of the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
international treaty
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
treaty adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
covenant adopted in 1966 by United Nations General Assembly resolution
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
international bill of rights for women
CITES
CITES (shorter acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The convention was opened for signature in 1973 and CITES entered into force on 1 July 1975.
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
multilateral agreement regulating international trade
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
treaty that lays the framework for most diplomatic relationships
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
Montreal Protocol
environmental protocol designed to protect the ozone layer
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
international human rights instruments
Geneva Convention of 1864
First Geneva Convention governing the sick and wounded members of armed forces, adopted in 1864
Fourth Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships
1973 international marine environmental convention
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
1974 international treaty for maritime safety
Convention on International Civil Aviation
international treaty that established the ICAO
Second Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
International Opium Convention
1912 document which became the first international drug control treaty
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
treaty
Sino-British Joint Declaration
1984 British-Chinese treaty regarding the transfer of Hong Kong
Universal Copyright Convention
1952 international copyright treaty that requires copyright notices
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
environmental protocol
Patent Cooperation Treaty
treaty
World Heritage Convention
1972 international treaty
Warsaw Convention
1929 treaty governing commercial aviation liability
Third Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
navigation rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels
Convention on the Political Rights of Women
1953 treaty on women's rights
Convention on Psychotropic Substances
UN treaty on recreational drugs
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
multilateral environmental agreement
Apostille Convention
1961 international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships and large yachts
Environmental Modification Convention
1976 international treaty on environmental modification
Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
unequal treaty signed between Qing dynasty and the United Kingdom in 1898
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
international treaty
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
international treaty
Treaty of Bern
International treaty
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
international treaty within the UN framework
Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
1954 United Nations treaty
1921 International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children
1921 multilateral treaty
Hague-Visby Rules
treaty
Registration Convention
treaty requiring states to furnish to the United Nations details about the orbit of each space object
Space Liability Convention
treaty that expands on the liability rules created in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
treaty
United Nations 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery
1956 United Nations treaty which builds upon the 1926 Slavery Convention
Committee Against Torture
UN body of human rights experts
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
1961 United Nations multilateral treaty
International Convention on Load Lines
1966 multilateral treaty
Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
1957 United Nations treaty
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
1949 International Labour Organization treaty
Geneva Convention on Road Traffic
1949 international treaty
International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue
maritime safety convention
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives
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International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
1969 international maritime treaty
Declaration recognising the Right to a Flag of States having no Sea-coast
1921 treaty which recognised that a land-locked state could register ships and sail them on the sea using its own flag
International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties
1969 international maritime convention