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Treaties of Canada

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Treaty of Versailles

most important of the peace treaties of the First World War which ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers

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

Paris Agreement

international agreement from 12 December 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020

Antarctic Treaty System

international treaties concerning Antarctica

Ramsar Convention

international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

international treaty

Treaty of Trianon

1920 peace agreement formally ending World War I between most of the Allies of World War I and the Kingdom of Hungary

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

international maritime law

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

Treaty of Sèvres

peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers at the end of World War I

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

international bill of rights for women

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.

North Atlantic Treaty

treaty that forms the legal basis of, and is implemented by, the NATO

Kellogg-Briand pact

1928 international agreement

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

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

international treaty

Chemical Weapons Convention

international treaty banning chemical weapons

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

multilateral agreement regulating international trade

Treaty of San Francisco

peace treaty between Japan and the Allied Powers of World War II, officially ending the American-led Allied Occupation of Japan.

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

treaty that lays the framework for most diplomatic relationships

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

international treaty of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities

Outer Space Treaty

treaty that forms the basis of international space law

1951 United Nations treaty

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

1969 United Nations treaty

Montreal Protocol

environmental protocol designed to protect the ozone layer

Metre Convention

1875 international treaty

Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine

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

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Geneva Convention of 1864

First Geneva Convention governing the sick and wounded members of armed forces, adopted in 1864

Fourth Geneva Convention

treaty aimed at eliminating anti-personnel landmines around the world

Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907

series of international treaties

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

1963 limited test ban treaty

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

international treaty to ban nuclear explosions

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

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

electronic device terms and conditions in fine print

Convention on International Civil Aviation

international treaty that established the ICAO

Biological Weapons Convention

treaty banning production of bioweapons

United Nations Convention Against Corruption

Anti-corruption treaty

Second Geneva Convention

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

Convention on Cluster Munitions

international treaty

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

International treaty on environmental protection

1975 multilateral treaty

Treaty on Open Skies

international treaty promoting openness and transparency of military forces and activities

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

Geneva Protocol

treaty prohibiting the use of chemical and biological weapons in international armed conflicts

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Slavery Convention

1926 League of Nations treaty, amended 1953

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

environmental protocol

Warsaw Convention

1929 treaty governing commercial aviation liability

Third Geneva Convention

World Heritage Convention

1972 international 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