International Treaties

International Treaties

History of International Law:

Covenant of the League of Nations 1919

Treaty of Versailles 1919

Declaration of Paris 1856

Declaration of St Petersburg 1868

Peace of Westphalia 1648

Statehood:

Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States 1933

UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples 1960

Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States 1974

Lateran Treaty 1929

Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty 1979

Territory:

Antarctic Treaty 1959

OAU Cairo Declaration on Border Disputes among African States Legitimising National Borders Inherited from Colonial Times 1964, pp.16-17

Convention for the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid 1973

Law of Treaties:

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Between States and International Organisations 1986

State Succession:

Vienna Convention on the Succession of States in Respect of Treaties 1978

Vienna Convention on the Succession of States in Respect of State Property, Archives and Debts 1983

Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin (France, UK, USA, USSR) 1971

FRG-GDR, Treaty on the Basis of Relations 1972

FRG-GDR, Treaty Establishing a Monetary, Economic and Social Union 1990

FRG-GDR, Treaty on the Establishment of German Unity (Unification Treaty) 1990

FRG/GDR, France, UK, USA, USSR, Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany 1990

Agreement (and Protocol to the Agreement) on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Minsk Agreement) 1991

Air Law:

Paris Convention for the Regulation of Aerial Navigation 1919

Warsaw Convention Relating to International Carriage by Air 1929

Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation 1944

UK-USA, Bermuda Agreement 1946

Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface (Rome) 1952

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

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (Hague Convention) 1970

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation 1971

Protocol (to the Montreal Convention 1971) for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports 1988

Outer Space:

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

Convention on the International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects 1972

Convention on the Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space 1975

Moon Treaty 1979

Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space 1992

Principles on Remote Sensing 1986

Bogotá Declaration on the Geostationary Orbit 1976

UN Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space 1963

Law of the Sea:

UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982

(1994) Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982

(1995) Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

Statute of the Law of the Sea Tribunal 1982

UN Declaration of Principles Governing the Sea-Bed and Ocean Floor and the Subsoil thereof Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction 1970

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 Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone 1958

Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes 1992

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988

Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed 1971

Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna 1993

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention 1978

USA-USSR Maritime Boundary Agreement 1990

Panama Canal Treaty 1977

Convention Respecting the Free Navigation of the Suez Canal (Constantinople) 1888

Sovereign Immunity:

UN Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property 2004

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Concerning the Immunities of Government Vessels 1926 (Brussels Convention)

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations 1946

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies 1947

Diplomatic Immunity:

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963

UN Convention on Special Missions 1969

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents 1973

Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel 1994

State Responsibility:

Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts 2001

United Nations:

United Nations Charter 1945

USA-UN, Headquarters Agreement 1947

Peaceful Settlement of Disputes:

Statute of the International Court of Justice 1945

UN Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes (Manila Declaration) 1982

Hague I – Pacific Settlement of International Disputes 1899

Hague I – Pacific Settlement of International Disputes 1907

Jay Treaty 1794

Use of Force:

UN Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation Among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations 1970

UN Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of States 1965

Kellogg Briand Pact 1928 (Pact of Paris)