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
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
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.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
international bill of rights for women
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
Convention on Biological Diversity
international treaty
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
Q60433
1951 United Nations treaty
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
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
United Nations convention and human rights instrument
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 Safety of Life at Sea
1974 international treaty for maritime safety
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships
1973 international marine environmental convention
Convention on International Civil Aviation
international treaty that established the ICAO
Second Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
treaty
Universal Copyright Convention
1952 international copyright treaty that requires copyright notices
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
environmental protocol
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 Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
multilateral environmental agreement
Convention on Psychotropic Substances
UN treaty on recreational drugs
Apostille Convention
1961 international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law
First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1966 United Nations treaty
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
Convention against Discrimination in Education
1960 UNESCO treaty
Hague-Visby Rules
treaty
1921 International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children
1921 multilateral treaty
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
1967 United Nations 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
International Convention on Load Lines
1966 multilateral treaty
Hostages Convention
1979 international criminal law treaty
Protection of Diplomats Convention
1973 United Nations anti-terrorism treaty
Hague Hijacking Convention
1970 multilateral treaty
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation
multilateral treaty by which states agree to prohibit and punish behaviour which may threaten the safety of civil aviation
Hague Service Convention
treaty
1910 Brussels Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules with Respect to Assistance and Salvage at Sea
international convention on maritime assistance and salvage
Hague Evidence Convention
1970 multilateral treaty
Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
1972 drug control treaty