Treaties

Treaty Collections

ASIL Guide to Treaties

Energy Charter Treaty
Environmental Treaties & Resource Indicators (ENTRI)
European Treaty Series
European Union Treaties
European Union Law

Global Legal Information Institute

ICRC Treaty Database (100 humanitarian law treaties)
Inter-American Treaties (OAS)
International Human Rights Instruments
International Labour Organization Treaties
Investment Treaty Arbitration (ita)
Investment Treaties

Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs

Treaties of the African Union
Treaty Database of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

UN Treaty Collection

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Argentina Bilateral Treaties
Australian Treaty Series

Belgian Depository Treaties

Canada Treaty Information
China Work on Treaties
China Bilateral Treaties

France International Treaties
France Major Treaties

Germany Treaties

India Bilateral Treaties and Agreements
Israel Treaties and Agreements
Italy Treaties

Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Malaysia Treaties
Malta Multilateral Treaties
Malta Bilateral Treaties

Netherlands Treaty Series (Opmaat)
Netherlands Treaty Series (Overheid)

Repertory of Netherlands Treaty Practice

New Zealand Multilateral Agreements
Norway Environmental Treaties

Romania Universal Treaties
Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs

South Africa Department of Foreign Affairs
South Africa Cyber Treaties Series
Spain Depository Treaties
Switzerland International Treaties

Turkey Bilateral Agreements

US Department of State, Treaties in Force
UK Treaty Series
  
Treaties relating to International Criminal Law

Charter of the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) 1945
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity

International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid

Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 1993
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 1994

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998

UN Website on the Rome Statute

Treaties and other documents/resources relating to International Dispute Settlement

American Arbitration Association
American Treaty on Pacific Settlement (Pact of Bogota); April 30, 1948
Bilateral Investment Treaties (ICSID)
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)

Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
Convention On The Settlement Of Investment Disputes Between States And Nationals Of Other States, International Centre For Settlement Of Investment Disputes, Washington 1965

Convention Regarding Articles 6 and 7 of the Jay Treaty and Article 4 of the Definitive Treaty of Peace signed at London January 8,1802

Court of Conciliation and Abritration

Energy Charter Treaty
Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce: Rules of Conciliation, Arbitration and Expertise
European Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, Strasbourg, 29.IV.1957

General Act of Arbitration (Pacific Settlement of International Disputes) Geneva, September 1928
Revised General Act for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, New York 1949  

ICSID Arbitration Rules
ICSID Convention, Regulation and Rules
ICSID Recent and Current cases
Investment Agreements in the Western Hemisphere

La Conciliation, La Médiation et L'Arbitrage, Le Droit International
Laws of War : Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (Hague I); 29 July 1899
Laws of War : Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (Hague I); October 18, 1907

MERCOSUR Colonia Protocol

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Peace Conference at the Hague 1899 : Correspondence, Instructions and Reports
Permanent Court of Arbitration - Basic Documents
Permanent Court of Arbitration Optional Rules for Arbitrating Disputes between Two Parties of which only one is a State
Permanent Court of Arbitration Optional Rules for Arbitration between International Organizations and Private Parties
Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union

Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

Treaties relating to International Economic Law

Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization 1994
Articles of Agreement on the International Monetary Fund 1944
Articles of Agreement on the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
Articles of Agreement on the International Development Association (IDA)
Articles of Agreement on the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Articles of Agreement on the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Articles of Agreement on the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Draft Multilateral Agreement on Investment 1998 (discontinued)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
 
Treaties relating to International Environmental Law

Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of UNCLOS Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 1995

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

International Convention to Combat Desertification

Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 1992

Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment 1972

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
 
Treaties relating to International Human Rights

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

Convention against Discrimination in Education
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel 1994
Convention on the Rights of the Child

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

Equal Remuneration Convention

Forced Labour Convention

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Slavery Convention
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
University of Minnesota - Human Rights Library
 
Treaties relating to International Humanitarian Law

Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction 1997

Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (First Geneva Convention)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (Second Geneva Convention)

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (Third Geneva Convention)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Fourth Geneva Convention)

Hague Regulations 1907

Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions
Protocol II Additional to the Geneva Conventions

Treaties relating to Labour and Employment

Convention (No 154) concerning the Promotion of Collective Bargaining
Convention (No 168) concerning Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment
Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention

Employment Policy Convention 

ILO Constitution 

Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention

Workers' Representatives Convention


Treaties and other documents relating to the Law of the Sea

Accession to the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and Ratification of the 1994 Agreement Amending Part XI of the Law of the Sea Convention
Action Against Oil Pollution
Agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the Government of the USA concerning Co-operation in Suppressing Illicit Maritime Drug Trafficking, 1997

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Government of the USA Concerning Maritime Counter-Drug Operations, 1996

Agreement between the Government of the USA and the Government of Barbados concerning Co-operation in Suppresing Illicit Maritime Drug Trafficking, 1997

Agreement on Cooperation in the Sea Fisheries Sector between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, 1996

Agreement on Illicit Traffic by Sea, implementing article 17 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Agreement on the Implementation of the Provisions of the UN Convention on the LOS Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil of 12 May 1954 (1962)
Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil of 12 May 1954 (1969)
Australian 1000-mile zone Declaration
Australian Treaty Series

Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM)
CMI Drafted Model Law on Piracy
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the “OSPAR Convention”)
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas 1958
Convention on the Continental Shelf 1958
Convention on the High Seas 1958
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs)
Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigable Uses of International Watercourses 1997
Convention on Law of the Sea 1982
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972
Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone 1958
Council of Europe Agreement on Illicit Traffic by Sea

Declarations of States Parties Relating to the Settlement of Disputes in Accordance with Art. 298 of the Convention
Declarations Relating to the Choice of Procedure under Art. 287 of the Convention

Department of State, Limits in the Sea No 106: Developing Standard Guidelines for Evaluating Straight Baselines

Draft Agreement Concerning Co-operation in Suppressing Illicit Maritime Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in the Caribbean Area

Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ETRI)
EU Presidency Statement on Piracy 2001
European Fisheries Convention 1964

FAO International Plans of Action
1993 FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas
1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing
Fisheries and the World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002

High Seas Task Force

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC), 1969
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS), 1996
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (FUND), 1971

International Convention on Salvage 1989
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (1973) (MARPOL)
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978
International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualities, 1969
International Maritime Organization Conventions
International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds)
Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law
Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law

Law of the Sea Baselines: An Examination of the Relevant Provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

Maritime Space: Maritime Zones and Maritime Delimitations

National legislation on Law of the Sea

Oceans and Law of the Sea
Ocean and Law of the Sea Links page
Optional Protocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes 1958

Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships
Piracy Guidance and Reports

Reports on Piracy (IMO)
Researching International Marine Environmental Law
Review of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988
Rio World Summit 1992

Straddling Stocks Agreement 1995
Structure and Process of the 1993-1995 UN Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

UNCED Background on Straddling Stocks Agreement
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
UNESCO Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage, 2001
United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
UN Law of the Sea Bulletins
US-Panama Supplementary Arrangement on US Coast Guard Assistance 2002. Amended 2004

Vienna Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Treaties relating to Refugees, Statelessness and Migrants

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Convention Against Statelessness

Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
 
Treaties relating to Standards on the Administration of Justice

Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners
Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment

Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials

Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power
Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances
Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors

Model Treaty on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters
Model Treaty on the Transfer of Supervision of Offenders Conditionally Sentenced or Conditionally Released

Principles on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions
Principles of Medical Ethics relevant to the Role of Health Personnel, particularly Physicians, in the Protection of Prisoners and Detainees against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

UN Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (Tokyo Rules)
UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (Riyadh Guidelines)
UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of the Liberty
UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules)

Treaties relating to Terrorism

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection 1991
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents 1973

Hague Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft 1970

International Convention against the Taking of Hostages 1979
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 1997
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 1999

Montreal Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation 1971

Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf 1988
Rome Protocol on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation 1988

Tokyo Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft 1963

Vienna Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material 1980

Regional Treaties relating to Terrorism

European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism 1977
Extortion that are of International Significance 1971
OAS Convention to Prevent and Punish Acts of Terrorism Taking the Form of Crimes against Persons and Related
OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism 1999
Convention of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on Combating International Terrorism 1999
Treaty on Cooperation among States Members of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Combating Terrorism 1999
SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism 1987

Miscellaneous Multilateral Treaties

Covenant of the League of Nations 1919
Treaty on the Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy (Kellogg-Briand Pact) 1928
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States 1933
Charter of the United Nations
Statute of the International Court of Justice 1945
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations, 1986

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies 1967

Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties 1978
Antarctic Treaty
 
Major Regional Treaties

Additional Protocol to the American Convention
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights 1981
American Convention on Human Rights 1969
Charter of the Organization of American States
Constitutive Act of the African Union
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950
European Convention on State Immunity 1972
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1987
European Convention on Human Rights
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty
Protocol on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights 1998
Treaty Establishing the European Community
Treaty on European Union
Treaty of Nice
Treaty of Amsterdam
 
International Law Commission Texts 

Draft Articles on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property, 1991
Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for International Wrongful Acts 2001
Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind, 1954
Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States, 1949
Principles of International Law Recognized in the Charter of the Nürnberg Tribunal and in the Judgment of the Tribunal, 1950
 
Other Soft Law Instruments

Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
Declaration on Territorial Asylum
Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation Among States (UNGA Res 2625(XXV)) 1970
Definition of Aggression (UNGA Res 3314(XXIX)) 1974
Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace
Declaration on the Right to Development 1986
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons
Declaration on Social Progress and Development
Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind
Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

General Assembly resolution 1803 (XVII) of 14 Dec 1962, 'Permanent sovereignty over natural resources
Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files

Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care
Proclamation of Teheran

Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition
Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights (UNESCO)

 


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