Category
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
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
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
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
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
1998 international treaty establishing the International Criminal Court
Chemical Weapons Convention
international treaty banning chemical weapons
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
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
Ottawa Treaty
treaty aimed at eliminating anti-personnel landmines around the world
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
United Nations Convention Against Corruption
Anti-corruption treaty
Biological Weapons Convention
treaty banning production of bioweapons
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
treaty
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
International treaty on environmental protection
Treaty on Open Skies
international treaty promoting openness and transparency of military forces and activities
Bonn Convention
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
Convention on the Political Rights of Women
1953 treaty on women's rights
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 Psychotropic Substances
UN treaty on recreational drugs
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
multilateral environmental agreement
Treaty of Tlatelolco
treaty to prohibit and prevent the testing, use, production, storage or acquisition of any nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
organized crime
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
Protocol I
1977 treaty
Environmental Modification Convention
1976 international treaty on environmental modification
Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil thereof
multilateral agreement banning the emplacement of nuclear weapons on the ocean floor beyond a 22 km coastal zone
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
International Labour Organization Convention
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
international treaty
Convention against Discrimination in Education
1960 UNESCO 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
Hague-Visby Rules
treaty
Maritime Labour Convention
International Labour Organization convention
United Nations 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery
1956 United Nations treaty which builds upon the 1926 Slavery Convention
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
treaty
Space Liability Convention
treaty that expands on the liability rules created in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, and Registration of Marriages
1962 United Nations treaty
Registration Convention
treaty requiring states to furnish to the United Nations details about the orbit of each space object
Committee Against Torture
UN body of human rights experts
Protocol III
2005 treaty
International Convention on Load Lines
1966 multilateral treaty
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
1961 United Nations multilateral treaty
Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
1957 United Nations treaty
Rescue Agreement
treaty setting forth rights and obligations of states concerning the rescue of persons in space
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
1949 International Labour Organization treaty
Hostages Convention
1979 international criminal law treaty
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
International Labour Organization Convention
United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
United Nations treaty