International Conventions from 1991 in the United States
Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990
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Conventions: Chronological Index
Conventions: Chronological Index: 1951-1970
Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990
Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa (30 Jan 1991)
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (25 Feb 1991)
Inter-American Convention to Facilitate Disaster Assistance (7 Jun 1991).
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (4 Oct 1991)
Convention on Protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention)(7 Nov 1991)
European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage of Europe (Revised) (16 Jan 1992)
Maastricht Treaty (Treaty of European Union) (12 Feb 1992)Treaty of Amsterdam (2 October, 1997).Text version of the Consolidated Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community .Another version from the European Union Web Page. (1998). Treaty of Nice (26 Feb 2001) Ratification Situation.
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (17 Mar 1992)
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents(17 Mar 1992)
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area with Annexes. (9 Apr 1992)
Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (21 Apr 1992)
Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (1992), University of Saskatchewan
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (9 May 1992) and Kyoto Protocol (Dec. 1997) ;Climate Change Secretariat. Climate Change Information from the UNEP Information Unit on Conventions
Convention on Biological Diversity (5 Jun 1992).Biodiversity Secretariat. States Parties.
Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests [The Forest Principles] (13 Jun 1992)
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (14 Jun 1992)
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development: Agenda 21 and Other UNCED Agreements (14 Jun 1992)
Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region (9 July 1992)
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic (22 Sep 1992). Web version from OSPAR.
Treaty on Open Skies;(24 Mar 1992). Text and annexes from U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Arms Control.
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (Strasbourg 5 Nov 1992)
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (13 Jan 1993).Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and Ratification status.
North American Free Trade Agreement (1993) Printable text version.
Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (29 May 1993)
Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention (22 June 1993)
United Nations World Conference on Human Rights: Vienna Declaration and Action Programme (25 Jun 1993)
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment (1993)
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. (12 Sept 1993) Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).
UN General Assembly Resolution (A/RES/48/15) on the Return or Restitution of Cultural Property to the Countries of Origin. (2 Nov 1993)
Protocol Number 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Strasbourg 4 Nov 1993)
Protocol Number 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Strasbourg 4 Nov 1993)
Code of Ethics on the International Trade in Chemicals (United Nations Environment Programme 1994)
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons (9 June 1994)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (17 Jun 1994); via UNDPwith ratification information.
Convention for the Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (30 June 1994)
Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea( 28 July 1994)
Buenos Aires Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (Aug 1994)
European Energy Conference. European Energy Charter. Annexes and Protocol. (17 Dec 1994)
1994 Draft Declaration of Principles on Human Rights and the Environment
European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (Strasbourg 1 Feb 1995)
Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects (24 June 1995)
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 October 1982 Relating to the Conservation and management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (4 August 1995)
Basel Ban (Amendment to the Basel Convention) (22 September 1995)
World Intellectual Property Organization – World Trade Organization: Agreement Between WIPO and WTO(22 December 1995)
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the carriage of Hazardous and Noxious substances by Sea, 1996 (3 May 1996)
UNCITRAL – DRAFT MODEL LAW ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (revised 14 June 1996)
Final Communique of the NATO Partnership for Peace Conference on Cultural Heritage Protection in Wartime and in State of emergency, Cracow, 18-21 June 1996.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Click on CTBT)(10 Sept 1996).UN Centre for Disarmamant Affairs
Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (19 Oct 1996)
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (November 24, 1996)
World Intellectual Property Organization: Copyright Treaty (December 20, 1996)
World Intellectual Property Organization: Performances and Phonograms Treaty (December 20, 1996)
Council of Europe: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (4 April 1997)
United Nations: Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (May 21, 1997)
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (5 September 1997) from IAEA.
Treaty of Amsterdam (2 October, 1997).Text version of the Consolidated Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community. Another version from the European Union Web Page. (1998). Treaty of Nice (26 Feb 2001) Ratification Situation.
Council of Europe. European Convention on Nationality (6 Nov 1997)
Organization of American States. Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (14 Nov. 1997)
Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change Kyoto Protocol (December 1997); Web version.
Draft version of OECD’s Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). (April 1998)
United Nations International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (12 Jan 1998)
Protocol to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants(24 Jun 1998)
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (25 June 1998)
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (17 July 1998); Ratification status.
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure For Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (11 September 1998)
Framework Agreement for the Conservation of the Living Marine Resources of the High Seas of the South Pacific (“Galapagos Agreement”) (14 August 2000)
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (5 Sept 2000)
Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (amended 30 October 2000) from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Ratification status.
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, entered into force Nov. 19, 2000.
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. (15 Dec 2000) Advance copy of the authentic text. Includes the Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children; and the Protocol against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air.
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (22 Dec 2000); Ratification status.
United Nations Recommendations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Model Regulations. (12th revised edition 2001)
Treaty of Nice (26 Feb 2001) Ratification Situation.
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South East Atlantic Ocean (20 April 2001)
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 22, 2001)
International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides (Revised Version from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, November 2002)
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