Read the text of this agreement established in 1991 between Canada and the US on air pollution, in particular transborder, issues affecting the two countries.
Agreement established the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, or SREP, to improve the region's natural environment and ensure sustainable development.
Offers the text of the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, from 1996.
Full title is "Adjustments and Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 23-25 November 1992." The complete text is provided.
Agreement ratified in Kuala Lumpur in 1985 between the member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations on the goals of natural conservation in the region.
Prohibits the development, production and stockpiling of toxic agents for military use. Study the treaty text, signatories, and related articles.
Read the text of the breakthrough agreement between Egypt and Israel signed by Begin and Sadat and witnessed by Jimmy Carter in 1978.
Agreement signed in 1993 prohibits the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemicalweapons. Review the text and a signatory list.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Fisheries Department, provides the complete text of this code, adopted on October 31, 1995.
Details recommendations adopted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on international cooperation regarding air pollution caused by hydrocarbons.
Text of the 1992 Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic, created to eliminate pollution and promote sustainable development.
Agreement ratified in 1900 protects belligerents, casualties, and prisoners of war. Known popularly as the Geneva Convention.
Provides the text of the Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Waste, from 1991.
Read this 1992 accord on the importance of maintaining biological diversity in the light of human reduction of species populations and man-made extinctions.
Read the full text of the 2000 Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
Provides the complete text of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, ratified in 1992.
Accord ratified in 1988, though no longer in force, regulated the exploitation of mineral resources in the continent of ice.
Accord signed in Helsinki in 1992 describes the responsibilities of nation states regarding industrial accidents, such as Chernobyl, that affect more than one country.
Provides the full text of the 1971 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR), 1971, completed in Paris in 1982.
Read the complete English text of the 1994 United Nations treaty on desertification.
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library lists related international agreements by subject. Covers extensive human rights topics.
Established a military court in 1945 to prosecute European war criminals in Nuremburg. Defines crimes against peace and humanity.
Read conclusions reached at this conference sponsored by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on the relation between economics and the environment.
Offers 91 treaties and agreements, including the Geneva Conventions. Search for texts by keyword, states, or article.
Agreement to achieve relevant objectives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, among other things, set up an International Tropical Timber Council.
Agreement to manage timber production in the tropics on an ecologically sound basis builds on previous accords, such as the Rio Declaration. Read the text.
Review the original text and subsequent additions to the treaty designed to curb ozone-depleting emissions. Lists substances and emission levels.
Extensive directory of international multilateral conventions and treaties. Lists military, environmental, trade, and diplomatic agreements.
Accord between the governments of the US, Canada, and Mexico, from 1994, covers cooperation on environmental matters affecting the three countries.
Read the economic treaty that opened trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Provides text only.
Landmark agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, made in 1993, opened the door to renewed prospects for Middle East peace. Review protocols and amendments.
Read the text of this accord, also known as the Montreal Protocol, on controlling man-made substances that deplete the ozone layer in the stratosphere.
Major international agreement, signed in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, concerned global cooperation in developing and maintaining the Earth's resources for human use.
United Nations seeks to establish a permanent tribunal to try war criminals from around the world. Read the statute and find signatories.
Treaty established a nuclear-free zone in the South Pacific Ocean, in 1986, was open to ratification by the US and other western powers as well as local authorities.
Review the 1949 Cold War military alliance brokered between Western Europe and the United States and Canada. Includes footnotes.
Pay a fee to access every treaty signed by the international body. Find subscription information and check available data.
United Nations General Assembly proclaimed these basic human dignities in 1948. Review the 30 articles in English and five other languages.
Established the Ozone Secretariat, an international body with a mandate to address ozone depletion. Study responsibilities of the signees.
Agreement made in 1985 provided goals and standards for protecting the layer of ozone in the stratosphere from despoliation caused by man-made pollutants.