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Treaties of Malta

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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 treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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

Treaty of Lisbon

Treaty modifying the constitutional basis of the European Union, signed by all the States of the Union in Lisbon on 2007

Ramsar Convention

international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

international treaty

European Convention on Human Rights

international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe

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

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.

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

Convention on Biological Diversity

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

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

Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence

Council of Europe convention against gender violence signed in Istanbul, Turkey

1951 United Nations treaty

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

legally binding international agreement to prohibit nuclear weapons

Montreal Protocol

environmental protocol designed to protect the ozone layer

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

1969 United Nations treaty

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

Aarhus Convention

UNECE Convention on Access to Information

treaty aimed at eliminating anti-personnel landmines around the world

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

1963 limited test ban treaty

Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907

series of international treaties

Arms Trade Treaty

treaty regulating the arms trade

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

international treaty to ban nuclear explosions

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships

1973 international marine environmental convention

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats

1979 wildlife and nature protection treaty of the Council of Europe

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

European Social Charter

1961 Council of Europe treaty

United Nations Convention Against Corruption

Anti-corruption treaty

Biological Weapons Convention

treaty banning production of bioweapons

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

Nagoya Protocol

global treaty on biological diversity

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

treaty of the Council of Europe

Bonn Convention

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Geneva Protocol

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

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

environmental protocol

Slavery Convention

1926 League of Nations treaty, amended 1953

Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road

United Nations treaty that governs transnational road transport of hazardous materials

Warsaw Convention

1929 treaty governing commercial aviation liability

Third Geneva Convention

World Heritage Convention

1972 international treaty

Rotterdam Convention

United Nations treaty