Universal Treaties
1864
Geneva Convention (1864)
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, Geneva, 22 August 1864.
1868
St. Petersburg Declaration
Declaration Renouncing the Use, in Time of War, of Explosive Projectiles Under 400 Grammes Weight, St. Petersburg, 29 November–11 December 1868.
1874
Extradition Treaty between Peru and France
Extradition Treaty between Peru and France, Paris, 30 September 1874.
1881
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Spain
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Spain, Buenos Aires, 7 May 1881.
1886
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Belgium
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Belgium, Brussels, 12 August 1886.
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Italy
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Italy, Rome, 16 June 1886.
1889
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and the United Kingdom
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Buenos Aires, 22 May 1889.
Montevideo Treaty on International Criminal Law
Treaty on International Criminal Law concluded between Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, Montevideo, 23 January 1889.
1893
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and the Netherlands
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and the Netherlands, Buenos Aires, 7 September 1893.
1899
Hague Convention (II)
Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land, The Hague, 29
July 1899.
Hague Regulations (1899)
Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land, annexed to Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land, The Hague, 29 July 1899.
Hague Convention (III)
Convention (III) for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention of 22 August 1864, The Hague, 29 July 1899.
Hague Declaration concerning Asphyxiating Gases
Declaration (IV, 2) concerning Asphyxiating Gases, The Hague, 29 July 1899.
Hague Declaration concerning Expanding Bullets
Declaration (IV, 3) concerning Expanding Bullets, The Hague, 29 July 1899.
1902
Agreement Ending the Boer War
Agreement between Great Britain and the Orange Free State and the South African Republic as to the Terms of Surrender of the Boer Forces in the Field, Pretoria, 31 May 1902.
1904
Extradition Treaty between Peru and the United Kingdom
Extradition Treaty between Peru and the United Kingdom, Lima, 26 January 1904.
1906
Geneva Convention (1906)
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field, Geneva, 6 July 1906.
1907
Hague Convention (IV)
Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Regulations (1907)
Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land, annexed to Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (IX)
Hague Convention (IX) concerning Bombardment by Naval Forces in Time of War, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (X)
Hague Convention (X) for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
1919
Extradition Treaty between Brazil and Peru
Extradition Treaty between Brazil and Peru, Rio de Janeiro, 13 February 1919.
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles, Versailles, 28 June 1919.
1921
Convention for the Suppression of Traffic in Women and Children
International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, Geneva, 30 September 1921, amended by a Protocol adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 126 (II), 20 October 1947.
1922
Treaty on the Use of Submarines and Noxious Gases in Warfare
Treaty on the Use of Submarines and Noxious Gases in Warfare between France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States of America, Washington, D.C., 6 February 1922.
1925
Geneva Gas Protocol
Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, Geneva, 17 June 1925.
1926
Slavery Convention
Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery, adopted by the League of Nations, Geneva, 25 September 1926, as amended by the Protocol amending the Slavery Convention, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 794 (VIII), 23 October 1953.
1928
Bustamante Code
Convention on International Private Law, adopted at the 4th Pan-American Conference, Havana, 20 February 1928.
1929
Geneva Convention (1929)
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field, Geneva, 27 July 1929.
Geneva POW Convention (1929)
Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva, 27 July 1929.
1930
Forced Labour Convention
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, ILO Convention No. 29, adopted by the ILO General Conference, Geneva, 28 June 1930.
1932
Extradition Treaty between Peru and Chile
Extradition Treaty between Peru and Chile, Lima, 5 November 1932.
1933
Inter-American Convention on Extradition
Inter-American Convention on Extradition, Montevideo, 26 December 1933.
1935
Roerich Pact
Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments (Roerich Pact), Washington, D.C., 15 April 1935.
1944
Chicago Convention
Convention on International Civil Aviation, Chicago, 7 December 1944, as amended by the Protocol relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Montreal, 10 May 1984.
1945
IMT Charter (Nuremberg)
Charter of the International Military Tribunal for Germany, concluded by the Government of the United States of America, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, acting in the interests of all the United Nations and by their representatives duly authorized thereto, annexed to the London Agreement, London, 8 August 1945.
London Agreement
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis, London, 8 August 1945.
UN Charter
Charter of the United Nations, adopted by the Conference on International Organizations, San Francisco, 26 June 1945.
1946
Paris Agreement on Reparation from Germany
Agreement on Reparation from Germany, on the Establishment of an Inter-Allied Reparation Agency and on the Restitution of Monetary Gold, concluded between Albania, the United States of America, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, India, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Union of South Africa and Yugoslavia, Paris, 14 January 1946.
1947
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Bulgaria
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Bulgaria on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947.
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Finland
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Finland on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947.
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Hungary
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Hungary on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947.
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Italy
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Italy on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947.
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Romania
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Romania on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947.
1948
Brussels Treaty
Treaty of Economic, Social and Cultural Collaboration and Collective Self-Defence, Brussels, 17 March 1948.
Genocide Convention
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 260 A (III), 9 December 1948.
1949
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 317 (IV), 2 December 1949.
Geneva Convention I
Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, Geneva, 12 August 1949.
Geneva Convention II
Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, Geneva, 12 August 1949.
Geneva Convention III
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva, 12 August 1949.
Geneva Convention IV
Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, Geneva, 12 August 1949.
Karachi Agreement
Karachi Agreement Establishing a Cease-fire Line in the State of Jammu and Kashmir concluded between India and Pakistan, Karachi, 27 July 1949.
1950
European Convention on Human Rights
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Rome, 4 November 1950, as amended by Protocol No. 11, Strasbourg, 11 May 1994.
Statute of the UNHCR
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 428 (V), 14 December 1950.
1951
Peace Treaty for Japan
Treaty of Peace signed between the Allied Powers and Japan, San Francisco, 8 September 1951.
Refugee Convention
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, adopted by the UN Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons convened pursuant to UN General Assembly Res. 429 (V), Geneva, 28 July 1951, as amended by the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, approved by the UN Economic and Social Council, Res. 1186 (XLI), 18 November 1966, and taken note of by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2198 (XXI), 16 December 1966.
1952
Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising out of the War and the Occupation
Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising out of the War and the Occupation (with Annex), Bonn, 26 May 1952, also known as the Transference Treaty, as amended by Schedule IV to the Protocol on the Termination of the Occupation Regime in the Federal Republic of Germany, Paris, 23 October 1954.
Luxembourg Agreement between Germany and Israel
Agreement between the State of Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany (with Schedule, Annexes, Exchanges of Letters and Protocols), Luxembourg, 10 September 1952.
Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Paris, 20 March 1952.
1953
Panmunjom Armistice Agreement
Agreement between the Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command, on the one hand, and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army and the Commander of the Chinese People’s Volunteers, on the other hand, concerning a Military Armistice in Korea, Panmunjom, 27 July 1953.
Constitution of the IOM
Constitution of the International Organization for Migration, Brussels, as adopted by a resolution dated 5 December 1951, 19 October 1953, as amended on 20 May 1987.
1954
Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities in Viet-Nam
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Viet-Nam, concluded between France and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Geneva, 20 July 1954.
Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, The Hague, 14 May 1954.
Hague Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property
Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, The Hague, 14 May 1954.
Protocols to the Brussels Treaty on the WEU
Protocols to the 1948 Brussels Treaty establishing the Western European Union, Paris, 23 October 1954, also known as the Paris Agreements on the Western European Union.
1955
Austrian State Treaty
State Treaty for the Re-establishment of an Independent and Democratic Austria (with Annexes and Maps), concluded between France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Austria, accession of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland and Yugoslavia, Vienna, 15 May 1955.
1956
Joint Declaration on Soviet-Japanese Relations
Joint Declaration by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Japan concerning the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Moscow, 19 October 1956.
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, adopted by a Conference of Plenipotentiaries convened by the UN Economic and Social Council pursuant to Res. 608 (XXI), Geneva, 7 September 1956.
Yoshida-Stikker Protocol
Protocol between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of Japan relating to settlement of the problem concerning certain types of private claims of Dutch nationals, following the Exchange of Letters between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Dirk U. Stikker, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Yoshida, 7–8 September 1951, Tokyo, 13 March 1956.
1957
Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour
Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, ILO Convention No. 105, adopted by the ILO General Conference, Geneva, 25 June 1957.
European Convention on Extradition
European Convention on Extradition, Paris, 13 December 1957.
1959
Agreement concerning Payments on behalf of Norwegian Nationals Victimized by National Socialist Persecution
Agreement concerning Payments on behalf of Norwegian Nationals Victimized by National Socialist Persecution (with Exchange of Notes) between the Federal Republic of Germany and Norway, Oslo, 7 August 1959.
European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, Strasbourg, 20 April 1959.
Antarctic Treaty
Antarctic Treaty, Washington, 1 December 1959.
1961
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries for the Adoption of a Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, New York, 30 March 1961.
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, adopted by the UN Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities, Vienna, 18 April 1961.
1962
Extradition Treaty between Venezuela and Chile
Extradition Treaty between Venezuela and Chile, Santiago de Chile, 2 June 1962.
1963
Protocol 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Strasbourg, 16 September 1963.
1965
Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2106 A (XX), 21 December 1965.
1966
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2200 A (XXI), 16 December 1966.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2200 A (XXI), 16 December 1966.
1967
Tlatelolco Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco), Mexico City, 14 February 1967.
1968
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, London, Moscow and Washington, 1 July 1968.
UN Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2391 (XXIII), 26 November 1968.
1969
American Convention on Human Rights
American Convention on Human Rights, adopted by the OAS Inter-American Specialized Conference on Human Rights, San José, 22 November 1969, also known as Pact of San José.
Convention Governing Refugee Problems in Africa
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, adopted by the Sixth Ordinary Session of the OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, Addis Ababa, 10 September 1969.
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Convention on the Law of Treaties, Vienna, 23 May 1969.
1970
Convention on the Illicit Trade in Cultural Property
Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, adopted by the 16th Session of the UNESCO General Conference, Paris, 14 November 1970.
Hague Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, The Hague, 16 December 1970.
1971
Convention on Psychotropic Substances
Convention on Psychotropic Substances, Vienna, 21 February 1971.
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, Montreal, 23 September 1971.
OAS Convention to Prevent and Punish Acts of Terrorism
Convention to Prevent and Punish the Acts of Terrorism Taking the Form of Crimes against Persons and Related Extortion That Are of International Significance, adopted by the Third Special Session of the OAS General Assembly, Washington, D.C., 2 February 1971.
1972
Biological Weapons Convention
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for signature at London, Moscow and Washington, D.C., 10 April 1972.
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and the United States of America
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and the United States of America, Washington, D.C., 21 January 1972, superseded by the 1997 Extradition Treaty between Argentina and the United States of America.
Protocol Amending the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
Protocol Amending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Geneva, 25 March 1972.
1973
Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam
Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam, signed on behalf of the United States of America, the Republic of Viet-Nam, the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Viet-Nam, Paris, 27 January 1973.
Convention on Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 3166 (XXVIII), 14 December 1973.
Extradition Treaty between Uruguay and the United States of America
Treaty on Extradition and Co-operation in Penal Matters between Uruguay and the United States of America, Washington, D.C., 6 April 1973.
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 3068 (XXVIII), 30 November 1973.
Protocol to the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam
Protocol on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam concerning the Return of Captured Military Personnel and Foreign Civilians and Captured and Detained Vietnamese Personnel, signed on behalf of the United States of America, the Republic of Viet-Nam, the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Viet-Nam, Paris, 27 January 1973.
1974
Agreement on Repatriation of Detainees between Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
Agreement on the Repatriation of Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees between Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, New Delhi, 9 April 1974.
Disengagement Agreement between Israel and Syria
Separation of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria, Geneva, 31 May 1974.
European Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes
European Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes, Strasbourg, 25 January 1974.
NATO Standardization Agreement 2132
Standardization Agreement 2132, Edition 2, Documentation Relative to Medical Evacuation, Treatment and Cause of Death of Patients, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Military Agency for Standardization, Brussels, 7 August 1974.
1975
Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition
Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition, Strasbourg, 15 October 1975.
1976
ENMOD Convention
Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 31/72, 10 December 1976.
1977
Additional Protocol I
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), Geneva, 8 June 1977.
Additional Protocol II
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II), Geneva, 8 June 1977.
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, Strasbourg, 27 January 1977.
OAU Convention against Mercenarism
Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa, adopted by the OAU Council of Ministers at its 29th Session, Res. 817 (XXIX), Libreville, 3 July 1977, OAU Doc. CM/817 (XXIX) Annex II Rev.3 (1977).
1978
Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition
Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition, Strasbourg, 17 March 1978.
1979
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 34/180, 18 December 1979.
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, Vienna, 26 October 1979.
International Convention against the Taking of Hostages
International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 34/146, 17 December 1979.
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
Treaty of Peace between the Government of the State of Israel and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Washington, D.C., 26 March 1979.
1980
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva, 10 October 1980.
Protocol I to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Protocol on Non-detectable Fragments, to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva, 10 October 1980.
Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices, to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva, 10 October 1980.
Protocol III to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons, to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva, 10 October 1980.
1981
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, adopted by the Eighteenth Ordinary Session of the OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, Nairobi, 27 June 1981, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev.5.
1983
Protocol 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Strasbourg, 28 April 1983.
1984
Convention against Torture
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 39/46, 10 December 1984.
Protocol Amending the Chicago Convention
Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Montreal, 10 May 1984.
Protocol 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Strasbourg, 22 November 1984.
1985
Rarotonga Treaty on a South Pacific Nuclear Weapon Free-Zone
South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Rarotonga), Rarotonga, 6 August 1985.
Inter-American Convention against Torture
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, adopted by the Fifteenth Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly, Res. 783 (XV-O/85), Cartagena de Indias, 9 December 1985.
1987
Agreement to Establish Peace and Normalcy in Sri Lanka
Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement to Establish Peace and Normalcy in Sri Lanka, Colombo, 29 July 1987.
Esquipulas II Accords
Procedure for the Establishment of a Firm and Lasting Peace in Central America, signed by the Presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, Guatemala City, 7 August 1987, annexed to Letter dated 27 August 1987 from the Permanent Representatives of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua to the UN addressed to the UN Secretary-General, UN Doc. A/42/521-S/19085, 31 August 1987.
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Strasbourg, 26 November 1987.
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Italy
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Italy, Rome, 9 December 1987.
Extradition Treaty between Spain and Argentina
Treaty between Spain and the Argentine Republic on Extradition and Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters, Buenos Aires, 3 March 1987.
NATO Standardization Agreement 2067
Standardization Agreement 2067, Edition 5, Control and Return of Stragglers, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Military Agency for Standardization, Brussels, 10 June 1987.
1988
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, Rome, 10 March 1988.
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Australia
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and Australia, Buenos Aires, 6 October 1988.
Protocol of San Salvador
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Social, Economic and Cultural Rights, adopted by the Eighteenth Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly, Res. 907 (XVIII-O/88), San Salvador, 17 November 1988.
1989
Extradition Treaty between Peru and Spain
Extradition Treaty between Peru and Spain, Madrid, 28 June 1989.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 44/25, 20 November 1989.
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention
Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, ILO Convention No. 169, adopted by the ILO General Conference, Geneva, 27 June 1989.
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 44/128, 15 December 1989.
UN Mercenary Convention
International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 44/34, 4 December 1989.
US-Soviet Memorandum of Understanding on the Pursuit of Nazi War Criminals
Memorandum of Understanding concerning Cooperation in the Pursuit of Nazi War Criminals between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow, 19 October 1989.
1990
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, adopted by the Sixteenth Ordinary Session of the OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, Res. 197 (XVI), Monrovia, 17–20 July 1990, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/24.9/49 (1990).
Implementation Agreement to the German Unification Treaty
Vereinbarung zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik zur Durchführung und Auslegung des am 31. August 1990 in Berlin unterzeichneten Vertrags zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik über die Herstellung der Einheit Deutschlands, Bonn, 18 September 1990.
US-Soviet Chemical Weapons Agreement
Agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Destruction and Non-Production of Chemical Weapons and on Measures to Facilitate the Multilateral Convention on Banning Chemical Weapons, Washington, D.C., 1 June 1990.
1992
Convention on Biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity, adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 5 June 1992.
Extradition Treaty between Chile and Spain
Treaty on Extradition and Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters between Chile and Spain, Santiago de Chile, 14 April 1992.
Finnish-Russian Agreement on War Dead
Agreement on Cooperation in Perpetuating the Memory of Finnish Servicemen in Russia and Russian (Soviet) Servicemen in Finland Who Fell in the Second World War, Helsinki, 11 July 1992.
India-Pakistan Declaration on Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Declaration on the Complete Prohibition of Chemical Weapons between India and Pakistan, New Delhi, 19 August 1992.
1993
CIS Agreement on the Protection of Victims of Armed Conflicts
Agreement on Primary Measures for Protection of Victims of Armed Conflicts, Commonwealth of Independent States, Moscow, 24 September 1993.
Chemical Weapons Convention
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, Paris, 13 January 1993.
Extradition Treaty between Australia and Chile
Extradition Treaty between Australia and Chile, Canberra, 6 October 1993.
1994
Convention on the Safety of UN Personnel
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 49/59, 9 December 1994.
Extradition Treaty between Peru and Italy
Extradition Treaty between Peru and Italy, Rome, 24 November 1994.
Inter-American Convention on Violence against Women
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women, adopted by the Twenty-fourth Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly, Res. 1257 (XXIV-O/94), Belém do Pará, 9 June 1994.
Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons
Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons, adopted by the Twenty-fourth Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly, Res. 1256 (XXIV-O/94), Belém do Pará, 9 June 1994.
Quadripartite Agreement on Georgian Refugees and IDPs
Quadripartite Agreement on Voluntary Return of Refugees and Displaced Persons in the Republic of Georgia, between the Abkhaz and Georgian Sides, the Russian Federation and UNHCR, Moscow, 4 April 1994, annexed to Letter dated 5 April 1994 from the permanent representative of Georgia to the UN addressed to the President of the Security Council, UN Doc. S/1994/397, 5 April 1994, Annex II.
1995
Agreement between the Government of Croatia and UNCRO
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the United Nations Peace Forces (UNPF)-United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation (UNCRO) on temporary measures in the areas formerly known as “Sector North” and “Sector South”, Zagreb, 6 August 1995, annexed to Letter dated 7 August 1995 from the UN Secretary-General addressed to the President of the UN Security Council, UN Doc. S/1995/666, 7 August 1995, Annex III.
Agreement on Human Rights annexed to the Dayton Accords
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Annex 6, Agreement on Human Rights, signed by the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, Dayton, 22 November 1995.
Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement annexed to the Dayton Accords
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Annex 1A, Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement, signed by the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, Dayton, 22 November 1995.
Agreement on Refugees and Displaced Persons annexed to the Dayton Accords
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Annex 7, Agreement on Refugees and Displaced Persons, signed by the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, Dayton, 22 November 1995.
Dayton Accords
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, initialled in Dayton, 21 November 1995, signed in Paris, 14 December 1995.
Protocol IV to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons, to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Vienna, 13 October 1995.
US-Germany Agreement concerning Final Benefits to Certain US Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution
Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the United States of America concerning Final Benefits to Certain United States Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, Bonn, 19 September 1995, also known as the Princz Agreement.
Bangkok Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Bangkok), Bangkok, 15 December 1995.
1996
Agreement on the Normalization of Relations between Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Belgrade, 23 August 1996.
Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices, as amended, to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva, 3 May 1996.
Pelindaba Treaty on the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty), Cairo, 11 April 1996.
Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Understanding
Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Understanding, concluded between the United States of America, Israel and Lebanon, in consultation with Syria, 26 April 1996, also known as the Grapes of Wrath Understanding.
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 50/245, 17 September 1996.
1997
Agreement of the Joint Working Group on Operational Procedures of Return
Agreement of the Joint Working Group on the Operational Procedures of Return between Croatia, UNTAES and UNHCR, Osijek, 23 April 1997, annexed to Letter dated 25 April 1997 from the Permanent Representative of Croatia to the UN addressed to the President of the UN Security Council, UN Doc. S/1997/341, 28 April 1997.
Estonian-Finnish Agreement on War Dead
Agreement on Cooperation in Acknowledging the Memory of the War Victims, concluded between Estonia and Finland, Parnu, 16 August 1997.
Extradition Treaty between Argentina and the United States of America
Extradition Treaty between the Republic of Argentina and the United States of America, Buenos Aires, 10 June 1997.
Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, Ottawa, 18 September 1997.
1998
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, signed at Ouagadougou on 10 June 1998.
ICC Statute
Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted by the UN Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, Rome, 17 July 1998, UN Doc. A/CONF.183/9.
1999
Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, ILO Convention No. 182, adopted by the ILO General Conference, Geneva, 17 June 1999.
NATO Standardization Agreement 2070
Standardization Agreement 2070, Edition 4, Emergency War Burial Procedures, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Military Agency for Standardization, Brussels, 6 April 1999.
Second Protocol to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property
Second Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, The Hague, 26 March 1999.
US-China Memorandum of Understanding on the Settlement of Chinese Claims for Deaths, Injuries or Losses resulting from the Bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Delegation of the United States of America and the Delegation of the People’s Republic of China [on the Settlement of the Chinese Claims for Deaths, Injuries or Losses suffered by the Chinese side as a result of the US bombing of the Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 8 May 1999], Beijing, 30 July 1999, available at http://www.state.gov/s/l/6151.htm (Chapter 8. International Claims and State Responsibility).
US-China Agreement on the Settlement of Chinese Claims for Property Loss and Damage resulting from the Bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade
Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of China [on the settlement of the Chinese claims for property loss and damage suffered by the Chinese side as a result of the US bombing of the Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 8 May 1999], Beijing, 16 December 1999, available at http://www.state.gov/s/l/6151.htm (Chapter 8. International Claims and State Responsibility).
US-China Memorandum of Understanding on the Settlement of US Claims for Property Loss and Damage Suffered after the Bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of China [on the settlement of the US claims for property loss and damage suffered by the US side after the US bombing of the Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 8 May 1999], Beijing, 16 December 1999.
2000
Agreement on the Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future”
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future”, Berlin, 17 July 2000.
Austrian-Belarusian Agreement concerning the Austrian Reconciliation Fund
Abkommen zwischen der Österreichischen Bundesregierung und der Regierung der Republik Belarus über die Zusammenarbeit bei den freiwilligen Leistungen der Republik Österreich an ehemalige Sklaven- und Zwangsarbeiter des nationalsozialistischen Regimes, Vienna, 24 October 2000.
Austrian-Czech Agreement concerning the Austrian Reconciliation Fund
Abkommen zwischen der Österreichischen Bundesregierung und der Regierung der Tschechischen Republik über die Zusammenarbeit bei den freiwilligen Leistungen der Republik Österreich an ehemalige Sklaven- und Zwangsarbeiter des nationalsozialistischen Regimes, Vienna, 24 October 2000.
Austrian-Hungarian Agreement concerning the Austrian Reconciliation Fund
Abkommen zwischen der Österreichischen Bundesregierung und der Regierung der Republik Ungarn über die Zusammenarbeit bei den freiwilligen Leistungen der Republik Österreich an ehemalige Sklaven- und Zwangsarbeiter des nationalsozialistischen Regimes, Vienna, 24 October 2000.
Austrian-Polish Agreement concerning the Austrian Reconciliation Fund
Abkommen zwischen der Österreichischen Bundesregierung und der Regierung der Republik Polen über die Zusammenarbeit bei den freiwilligen Leistungen der Republik Österreich an ehemalige Sklaven- und Zwangsarbeiter des nationalsozialistischen Regimes, Vienna, 24 October 2000.
Austrian-Russian Agreement concerning the Austrian Reconciliation Fund
Abkommen zwischen der Österreichischen Bundesregierung und der Regierung der Russischen Föderation über die Zusammenarbeit bei den freiwilligen Leistungen der Republik Österreich an ehemalige Sklaven- und Zwangsarbeiter des nationalsozialistischen Regimes, Vienna, 27 November 2000.
Austrian-Ukrainian Agreement concerning the Austrian Reconciliation Fund
Abkommen zwischen der Österreichischen Bundesregierung und der Regierung der Ukraine über die Zusammenarbeit bei den freiwilligen Leistungen der Republik Österreich an ehemalige Sklaven- und Zwangsarbeiter des nationalsozialistischen Regimes, Vienna, 24 October 2000.
Austrian-US Executive Agreement concerning the Austrian Reconciliation Fund
Agreement between the Austrian Federal Government and the Government of the United States of America concerning the Austrian Fund “Reconciliation, Peace and Cooperation”, Vienna, 24 October 2000.
Optional Protocol on Child Trade, Prostitution and Pornography
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 54/263, 25 May 2000, Annex II.
Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 54/263, 25 May 2000, Annex I.
Peace Agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia
Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea, Algiers, 12 December 2000, also known as the Algiers Agreement.
Protocol on Trafficking in Persons
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 55/25, 15 November 2000, Annex II.
Protocol 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the general prohibition of discrimination, Rome, 4 November 2000.
2001
Amendment to Article 1 of the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Amendment to Article 1 of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW), Geneva, 21 December 2001.
Annex A to the Austrian-US Agreement concerning the Austrian General Settlement Fund
Joint Settlement Statement on Holocaust Restitution, 17 January 2001, together with Diplomatic Note No. 14 from the United States of America to Austria, Vienna, 23 January 2001 and Annexes A, B and C to the Agreement.
Washington Agreement between France and the United States Concerning Payments for Certain Losses Suffered During World War II
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of France Concerning Payments for Certain Losses Suffered During World War II, Washington, 18 January 2001.
2002
SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution, Kathmandu, 5 January 2002.
Agreement on the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone, Freetown, 16 January 2002, annexed to Letter dated 6 March 2002 from the UN Secretary-General to the President of the Security Council, UN Doc. S/2002/246, 8 March 2002, p. 17.
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 57/199, 18 December 2002.
Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, annexed to the 2002 Agreement on the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Freetown, 16 January 2002, annexed to Letter dated 6 March 2002 from the UN Secretary-General to the President of the UN Security Council, UN Doc. S/2002/246, 8 March 2002, p. 29.
2003
UN-Cambodia Agreement Concerning the Prosecution under Cambodian Law of Crimes Committed During the Period of Democratic Kampuchea
Agreement between the United Nations and the Royal Government of Cambodia Concerning the Prosecution under Cambodian Law of Crimes Committed During the Period of Democratic Kampuchea, Phnom Penh, 6 June 2003.
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised Version)
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised Version), adopted by the Second Ordinary Session of the African Union in Maputo, Mozambique, 11 July 2003.
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, Maputo, 11 July 2003.
2004
Sudan-IOM Memorandum of Understanding on Darfur
Memorandum of Understanding on Darfur between the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the International Organization for Migration, Khartoum, 21 August 2004.
2006
Semipalatinsk Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia
Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia, Semipalatinsk, 8 September 2006.
Convention on Enforced Disappearance
International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 61/177, 20 December 2006, Annex.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 61/106, 13 December 2006, Annex I.
2007
UN-Lebanon Agreement on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Agreement between the United Nations and the Lebanese Republic on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for Lebanon, annexed to UN Security Council Resolution 1757, 30 May 2007.
Statute of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Statute of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, attached to the Agreement between the United Nations and the Lebanese Republic on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for Lebanon annexed to UN Security Council Resolution 1757, 30 May 2007.
2008
Convention on Cluster Munitions
Convention on Cluster Munitions, Dublin, 30 May 2008.
2009
Kampala Convention
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, adopted in Kampala, Uganda, 23 October 2009.
2010
Amendment to the ICC Statute
Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted by the UN Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, Rome, 17 July 1998, UN Doc. A/CONF.183/9 as amended at the 12th plenary meeting by resolution RC/Res.5 of 10 June 2010.