TREATIES & CONVENTIONS
Links to the Treaties and Conventions in Cornell University Online Collection
Basel Convention on the
Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (1989)
Berne
Conv. for the Protection of Literary & Artistic Works (rev. 1971)
Convention Relative to the
Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State (1933)
Convention on Nature
Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere (12 Oct 40)
The General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (1947) (as amended through 1966)
The Antarctic Treaty
(1959). [For 1991 Protocol, see BH992.txt]
Treaty Banning Nuclear
Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water (1963)
Treaty on Principles
Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the
Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (1967)
Agreement on the Rescue
of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer
Space (1968)
Agreement Relating to the
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization "INTELSAT" (with annexes and
Operating Agreement)(1971)
Convention on
International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects (1972)
Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973); with
amendments and appendices
Convention on Registration
of Objects Launched into Outer Space (1975)
Convention for the
Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution (1976) and Protocols (1980,
1982)
Convention on the
Protection of the Archeological, Historical, and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations
(Convention of San Salvador)
Convention on the
International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) with Annex and Operating
Agreement(1976); as amended 1985; with Protocol (1981)
Convention on Future
Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (1978); as amended 1979
Convention on the
Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (1979) with Appendices as Amended
1985,1988
Convention on Long-
Range Transboundary Air Pollution (13 Nov 79)
Agreement Governing the
Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (1979)
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 (1980)
Convention on Future
Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries (1980)
Convention for Co-
operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the
West and Central African Region; and Protocol (1981)
Regional Convention for
the Conservation of the Red Sea and Bulf of Aden Environment; and Protocol (1982)
United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Sea (1982)
International Tropical
Timber Agreement (1983)
Protocol ... on Long-Term
Financing of Co-Operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-Term
Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP) (28 Sep 84).
Protocol ... on the
Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by At Least 30 Per Cent (8
Jul 85)
Convention for the
Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe (1985)
Protocol ... Concerning the
Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes (31 Oct 88)
Bamako Convention on the
Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and
Management of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa (1991)
Protocol on Environmental
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991)
Protocol ... Concerning the
Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes (18
Nov 91)
Convention on Biological
Diversity (5 Jun 92)
Convention on the
Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons
and on their Destruction (1993)
United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (9 May 92)
Convention on
Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (1991)
[Forest Principles] Non-
Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the
Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests (13 Jun
92)
Convention (IV)
Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land (1907)
Convention (IX)
Concerning Bombardment by Naval Forces in Time of War (1907)
Convention (V) Respecting
the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land (1907)
Convention (VI) Relating
to the Status of Enemy Merchant Ships at the Outbreak of Hostilities (1907)
Convention (VII) Relating
to the Conversion of Merchant Ships into War-Ships (1907)
Convention (VIII) Relative to the Laying of Automatic Submarine Contact Mines
(1907)
Convention (XI) Relative
to Certain Restrictions with Regard to the Exercise of the Right of Capture in Naval War
(1907)
Convention (XIII) Concerning the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers in Naval War
(1907)
Statute of the International Court of Justice (1945)
United Nations Convention
on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980)
Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (as amended 1990, 1992)
Convention for the
Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic (1992)
Convention for the
Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources (1974)
Rio
Declaration on Environment and Development (14 Jun 92)
Treaty
on the protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments (Roerich
Pact) (1935)
Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm,
1972)
Action
Plan for the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972)
Vienna Convention for the
Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985)
International Convention
for the Regulation of Whaling (1946); Protocol of Amendment (1956)
Protocol for the Prohibition
of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous, or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological
Methods of Warfare(1925)
Convention on the
Prohibition of the Development, Production, and Stockpiling of Bacteriological
(Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction(1927)
Convention on the
Prohibition of Military or any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques
(1976)
Charter of the United Nations (1945)
Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
World
Charter for Nature (1982)
Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
(1985)
Convention
on the Rights of the Child (1989)
Convention (I) for the
Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field
(1949)
Convention (IV) Relative
to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (1949)
Convention on the
Prevention and Punishment of Genocide (1948)
Convention for the
Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954)
Convention on the High
Seas (1958)
Optional Protocol ... [to]
the UN Conf. on the Law of the Sea (1958)
Convention on the
Continental Shelf (1958)
Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations; and Protocols (1961)
Conv. on the Territorial
Sea & the Contiguous Zone (1958)
Vienna Convention on
Consular Relations; and Protocols (1963)
Protocol relating to the
Status of Refugees (1967)
International Convention
on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965)
Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)
Convention on the Means
of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export, and Transfer of Ownership of
Cultural Property (1970)
Berne Conv. for the
Protection of Literary & Artistic Works (rev. 1967)
Paris Conv. for the
Protection of Indus. Property (rev.1967)
Universal Copyright
Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971; and Protocols (1971)
Convention for the
Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of CivilAviation (1971)
International Covenant on
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (1966)
Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 1973
Convention on Wetlands of
International Importance especially as waterfowl habitat (RAMSAR) (1971)
Optional
Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights (1966)
Convention for the
Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)
Protocol Additional to the
Geneva Convention...relating to the protection of victims of international armed
conflict.(Protocol I) (1977)
Protocol Additional to the
Geneva Conventions...relating to the protection of victims of non-international armed
conflict (Protocol II) (1977)
Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1980)
Convention on the
Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (1992)
About the Multilateral
Treaties (chronological listing)
Conv. on Fishing &
Conserv. of Living Res. of the High Seas (1958)
Vienna Convention on the
Law of Treaties (1969)
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