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==1900â1999== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;" |- ! Year ! Name ! Summary |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1900 | [[Treaty of Paris (1900)|Treaty of Paris]] | Ends all conflicting claims over [[RĂo Muni]] ([[Equatorial Guinea]]). |- | [[Treaty of Washington (1900)|Treaty of Washington]] | Seeks to remove any ground of misunderstanding growing out of the interpretation of Article III of the [[Treaty of Paris (1898)]] by clarifying specifics of territories relinquished to the United States by Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.upd.edu.ph/plj/images/files/PLJ%20volume%2060/PLJ%20Volume%2060%20supplemental%20issue%20-012-%20Treaty%20between%20spain%20and%20the%20United%20States.pdf |title=Treaty Between Spain and the United States<!-- "State" in original --> for Cession of Outlying Islands of the Philippines |date=November 7, 1900 |publisher=[[University of the Philippines]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326014901/http://law.upd.edu.ph/plj/images/files/PLJ%20volume%2060/PLJ%20Volume%2060%20supplemental%20issue%20-012-%20Treaty%20between%20spain%20and%20the%20United%20States.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2012 }}</ref> |- |[[Convention for the Preservation of Wild Animals, Birds and Fish in Africa]] |First international agreement on wildlife conservation. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1901 | [[HayâPauncefote Treaty]] | Replaces the [[ClaytonâBulwer Treaty]]. |- | [[Boxer Protocol]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Peace Agreement between the Great Powers and China''.</ref> | Peace agreement between the [[Eight-Nation Alliance]] and China. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1902 | [[Anglo-Japanese Alliance]] | Treaty of alliance between England and Japan; signed by [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|Lord Lansdowne]] and [[Hayashi Tadasu]]. |- | [[Treaty of Vereeniging]] | Ends the [[Second Boer War]]. |- | rowspan="7" style="vertical-align:top;" | 1903 | [[CubanâAmerican Treaty of Relations (1903)]] | The [[Republic of Cuba]] grants the United States the right to lease land in the [[GuantĂĄnamo Bay]] area. |- | [[HayâHerrĂĄn Treaty]] | The United States attempts to acquire a lease on [[Panama]]. |- | [[HayâHerbert Treaty]] | Between the United Kingdom and the United States on the location of the border between Alaska and Canada. |- | [[HayâBunau-Varilla Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty No Panamanian Signed''.</ref> | Establishes the [[Panama Canal Zone]]. |- | [[Treaty of PetrĂłpolis]] | Ends tensions between [[Bolivia]] and Brazil over the territory of [[Acre (state)|Acre]]. |- | [[1903 Southern African Customs Union Agreement|Southern African Customs Union Agreement]] | Creates customs union between British colonies and protectorates in Southern Africa. |- |[[International Sanitary Conferences|International Sanitary Convention]] |Organized by the French to standardize international quarantine regulations.<ref name=":0" /><sup>:359</sup> |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1904 | [[Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1904)]] | Fixes borders between [[Chile]] and [[Bolivia]]. |- | [[Treaty of Lhasa]] | Between Great Britain and [[Tibet]]. |- | rowspan="7" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1905 | [[Treaty of Portsmouth]] | Ends the [[Russo-Japanese War]]. |- | [[Treaty of Björkö]] | A secret mutual defense accord between the [[German Empire]] and Russia. |- | [[October Manifesto]] | Response to [[Russian Revolution of 1905]]. Created the [[Duma]] but Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia]] disregarded it after the country was stable again and continued his absolute rule. |- | [[TaftâKatsura Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Taft-Katsura Memorandum''.</ref> | Japan and the United States agree on [[sphere of influence|spheres of influence]] in Asia. |- | [[Convention of Karlstad]] | This treaty dissolves of the union between Norway and Sweden established by the [[Convention of Moss]] and [[Treaty of Kiel]] in 1814. |- | [[JapanâKorea Treaty of 1905]] | This treaty deprived [[Korean Empire]] of its diplomatic sovereignty, in effect making Korea a protectorate of [[Empire of Japan]]; void in 1965. |- | [[Treaty 9]] (James Bay Treaty) | Conducted at Osnaburgh House trade post, on Lake St. Joseph (Albany River), Ontario, Canada, negotiating an agreement between the [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian monarch]], King [[Edward VII]], and [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]]. There were later adhesions to the treaty.<ref>{{cite web | title =James Bay Treaty Turns 100: "Peoples and Events Shaping Treaty No. 9" | work =Archives of Ontario | publisher =Government of Ontario | year =2002 | url =https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/james_bay_treaty/part_1.htm | access-date =2009-01-05 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070827204845/http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/English/exhibits/james_bay_treaty/part_1.htm | archive-date =2007-08-27 | url-status =dead }}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1906<!--increment rowspan when adding a new treaty row to the table--> | [[Second Geneva Convention]] | Specifies the treatment of wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea.{{contradicts other|Second Geneva Convention|date=September 2020}} <!-- article says 1949 --> |- | [[Treaty 10]] | Conducted at [[Ăle-Ă -la-Crosse]] and Lac du Brochet, Saskatchewan, Canada, negotiating an agreement between the [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian monarch]], King [[Edward VII]], and [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]]. There were later adhesions to the treaty in 1907.<ref>{{cite web | title =Treaty Guide to Treaty No. 10 (1906) | work =Indian and Northern Affairs of Canada | publisher =Government of Canada | date =2008-11-03 | url =http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/al/hts/tgu/tr10-eng.asp | access-date =2009-01-05 | archive-date =2010-05-24 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100524151522/http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/al/hts/tgu/tr10-eng.asp | url-status =dead }}</ref> |- | [[Treaty of Limits (BrazilâNetherlands)]] |Defined international boundary between Brazil and Dutch colony of [[Surinam (Dutch colony)|Surinam]] |- |1907 |Rome Agreement |Arrangement for the creation at Paris of an [[Office international d'hygiĂšne publique]], signed at Rome on 9 December 1907 |- | 1909 | [[Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Bangkok Treaty of 1909''.</ref> | Formally divides northern [[Malay states]] between [[Siam]] and the [[British Empire]]. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1910 | [[JapanâKorea Treaty of 1910]] | Begins the period of [[Korea under Japanese rule]]; declared null and void in 1965. |- | [[Brussels Collision Convention]] | Governs apportionment of legal liability in maritime collision cases. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1911 | [[North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911]] |First international treaty seeking the management and conservation of wildlife. |- |[[Treaty of Daan]] |Ends the Zaidi insurgency in Yemen in exchange for autonomy within the Ottoman Empire. |- | rowspan="2" | 1912 | [[International Opium Convention]] | The first [[international drug control]] treaty. |- |[[Huangpu River]] Conservancy |Amends the agreement of September 27, 1905, between China and the United States governing the use and conservation of the Huangpu River.<ref name=":0" /><sup>:879</sup> |- | rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1913 | [[Treaty of London (1913)]] | Ends the [[First Balkan War]]. |- | [[Treaty of Bucharest (1913)]] | Ends the [[Second Balkan War]]. |- | [[Treaty of friendship and alliance between the Government of Mongolia and Tibet]] | Alliance between [[Mongolia]] and [[Tibet]]. |- |[[Treaty of Athens]] | Peace treaty between [[Ottoman Empire]] and Greece. Ottoman Empire acknowledges union of [[Crete]] with Greece. |- |[[Treaty of Constantinople (1913)]] | Peace treaty between [[Ottoman Empire]] and Bulgaria. Bulgaria acknowledges [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] control on [[Eastern Thrace]]. |- | 1914 | [[BryanâChamorro Treaty]] | The United States acquires the rights to any canal built in Nicaragua, to build a naval base in the [[Gulf of Fonseca]], and to lease the Great and Little [[Corn Islands]] in the Caribbean; ratified in 1916. |- |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1915 | [[Treaty of London (1915)|Treaty of London (1915) (London Pact)]] | Italy enters World War I. |- | [[Treaty of Kyakhta (1915)]] | Status of Mongolia |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1916 | [[SykesâPicot Agreement]] | France and the United Kingdom define spheres of influence in the Middle East. |- | [[Treaty of Bucharest (1916)]] | Alliance between Romania and the [[Little Entente|Entente]]. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1917 | [[Agreement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne]] | The Agreement of St.-Jean-de-Maurienne was an agreement between France, Italy and Great Britain, which emanated from a conference in a railway car at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne on April 19, 1917, and signed by the allies between |August 18 â September 26, 1917. |- | [[LansingâIshii Agreement]] | Trade treaty between the United States and Japan. |- | [[Corfu Declaration]] | Statement of intention to form a [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]. |- | rowspan="8" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1918 | [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (UkraineâCentral Powers)]] | Between the [[Ukrainian People's Republic]] and the [[Central Powers]]. |- | [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (RussiaâCentral Powers)|Treaty of Brest-Litovsk]] | Between Russia and the Central Powers; Russia pulls out of World War I. |- | [[Treaty of Bucharest (1918)]] | Between Romania and the Central Powers; never ratified. |- | [[Treaty of Batum]] | Between the [[First Republic of Armenia]] and the Ottoman Empire. |- | [[Armistice of Mudros]] | Ends the Middle-Eastern part of World War I and forces the Ottomans to renounce most of their imperial holdings. |- | [[Armistice of Villa Giusti]] | Between the [[Kingdom of Italy]] and [[Austria-Hungary]], ending warfare on [[Italian Front (World War I)|Italian Front]] during World War I. |- | [[Armistice with Germany]] | Between France, Britain, and Germany, ending World War I |- | [[Rongbatsa Agreement]] | Agreement upon borders between India, Nepal, Tibet and China. |- | rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1919 | [[Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)]] | Dissolution of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]. |- | [[Treaty of Versailles]] | Formally ends World War I. |- | [[Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine]] | Between Allied Powers and Bulgaria. |- | [[FaisalâWeizmann Agreement]] | Agreement for ArabâJewish cooperation in the Middle East. |- | [[Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919|Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 (Treaty of Rawalpindi)]] | Between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan during the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]]; United Kingdom recognizes Afghanistan's independence; amended in 1921. |- | rowspan="12" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1920 | [[Treaty of Paris (1920)|Seventh Treaty of Paris]] | Union of [[Bessarabia]] and Romania. |- | [[Treaty of Warsaw (1920)]] | Between the Second Polish Republic and the Ukrainian People's Republic. |- | [[Treaty of Brno (1920)]] | Naturalizes all populaces within the respective language groups of Austria and [[Czechoslovakia]]. |- | [[Treaty of Rapallo (1920)]] | Between Italy and the [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] (subsequently the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]). |- | [[Treaty of Moscow (1920)]] | Mutual recognition of the [[Russian SFSR]] and the [[Democratic Republic of Georgia]] |- | [[Treaty of Tartu (RussianâFinnish)]] | Establishes border between Russia and Finland. |- | [[Treaty of Tartu (RussianâEstonian)]] | Establishes border between Russia and Estonia. |- | [[Treaty of Trianon]] | Regulates the newly independent Hungary. |- | [[Treaty of SĂšvres]] | Peace between the [[Allies of World War I]] and the [[Ottoman Empire]]. |- | [[LatvianâSoviet Peace Treaty]] | Brings peace between the [[Republic of Latvia]] and [[Russian SFSR]]. |- | [[Treaty of Alexandropol]] | Ends the war between Turkish nationalists and the Armenian Republic. |- | [[Svalbard Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty concerning Spitsbergen''.</ref> | The Arctic archipelago of [[Svalbard]] becomes part of the Kingdom of Norway. |- | rowspan="11" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1921 | [[Franco-Polish alliance (1921)]] | Military alliance between Poland and France that was active between 1921 and 1940. |- | [[Anglo-Irish Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland''.</ref> | Ends the [[Irish War of Independence]] and created the [[Irish Free State]]. |- || [[Peace of Riga]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty of Riga''.</ref> | Ends the [[PolishâSoviet War]]. |- | [[ThomsonâUrrutia Treaty]] | Colombia recognizes Panama's independence in return for 25 million dollars. |- | [[Treaty of Berlin (1921)]] | Separate post-World War I peace agreement between the United States and Germany. |- | [[Treaty of Kars]] | Friendship treaty between Turkey and the Soviet governments of the Transcaucasian Republics. |- | [[Treaty of Ankara (1921)]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Accord of Ankara'', the ''Franklin-Bouillon Agreement'' and the ''Franco-Turkish Agreement of Ankara''.</ref> | France agrees to evacuate [[Cilicia]] in return for economic concessions from Turkey; Turkey acknowledges French imperial sovereignty over Syria. |- | [[Russo-Persian Treaty of Friendship (1921)]] | Grants both [[Iran]] and the Soviet Union full and equal shipping rights in the [[Caspian Sea]]. |- | [[Treaty of Moscow (1921)]] | A friendship treaty between the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey]] (TBMM) and the [[Bolshevik]] government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. |- | [[AngloâAfghan Treaty of 1921]] | Amendments to and expansion of the [[Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919]] between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan |- | [[Treaty 11]] | Conducted at [[Northwest Territories]], Canada, negotiating an agreement between the [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian monarch]], King [[George V]], and [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]]. There were further signings in 1921.<ref>{{cite web | title =Treaty Guide to Treaty No. 11 (1921) | work =Indian and Northern Affairs of Canada | publisher =Government of Canada | date =2008-11-03 | url =http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/al/hts/tgu/tr11-eng.asp | access-date =2009-01-05 | archive-date =2009-05-23 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090523131143/http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/al/hts/tgu/tr11-eng.asp | url-status =dead }}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1922 | [[Washington Naval Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Five-Power Treaty''.</ref> | Attempts to limit naval expansion. |- | [[Treaty of Rapallo (1922)]] | Between the [[Weimar Republic]] and [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Bolshevist Russia]]. |- | [[Treaty on the Creation of the USSR]] | Legalized the creation of a union of several [[Republics of the Soviet Union]] in the form of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1923 | [[Treaty of Lausanne (1923)]] | Sets the boundaries of modern Turkey. |- | [[Halibut Treaty]] | Canadian-American agreement concerning fishing rights in the northern Pacific Ocean. |- | [[Convention and Statute on the International RĂ©gime of Maritime Ports]] | Mandated equal treatment of all ships in maritime ports, regardless of nationality. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|1924 | [[Brussels Agreement (1924)]] | Multilateral treaty providing for medical treatment of seamen with venereal diseases. |- | [[Treaty of Rome (1924)]] | Revokes parts of the [[Treaty of Rapallo (1920)]] that created the independent [[Free State of Fiume]]; Fiume would be annexed to Italy while the town of [[SuĆĄak, Rijeka|SuĆĄak]] would be assigned to Yugoslavia. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|1925 | [[Treaty of Nettuno]] | Defines border and immigration policy between the [[Kingdom of Italy]] and the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]. |- | [[Locarno Treaties]] | Seven treaties between the World War I Western European Allied powers and the new states of central and Eastern Europe. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1926 | [[Treaty of Berlin (1926)]] | Germany and the Soviet Union pledge neutrality. |- |[[Treaty of San'a]] |Italian recognition of [[Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din]] as king of Yemen, and Yemeni claims to [[Aden]]. |- | 1927 | [[Treaty of Jeddah (1927)]] | Establishes the independence of present-day Saudi Arabia from the United Kingdom. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1928 | [[KelloggâBriand Pact]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Pact of Paris''.</ref> | Calls "for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy". |- | [[Italo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928]] | 20 year treaty of peace between the [[Kingdom of Italy]] and the [[Empire of Ethiopia]]. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1929 | [[Lateran Treaty]] | The [[Kingdom of Italy]] and the [[Vatican City]] formally recognize each other. |- | [[Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War (1929)|Geneva Convention (1929)]] | Establishes rules for the treatment of [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]]; predecessor of the 1949 [[Third Geneva Convention]]. |- | [[International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency]] | Criminalises the counterfeiting of currency. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|1930 | [[London Naval Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament''.</ref> | Regulates submarine warfare and shipbuilding. |- | [[Convention Between the United States and Great Britain (1930)]] | Definitely delimits the boundary between [[North Borneo]] (then a [[British protectorate]]) and the [[Philippines|Philippine archipelago]] (then a [[Territories of the United States|U.S. Territory]]). |- | 1931 | [[Treaty of Westminster (1931)]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Statute of Westminster 1931''.</ref> | Creates the [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth]]. |- | 1932 | [[SovietâPolish Non-Aggression Pact]] | International treaty of non-aggression signed by representatives of Poland and the USSR. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1934 | [[GermanâPolish declaration of non-aggression]] | International treaty between [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Second Polish Republic]]; both countries pledged to settle disputes through bilateral negotiations. |- | [[Balkan Pact]] | Between Greece, Turkey, Romania, and Yugoslavia; signatories agree to suspend all disputed territorial claims against each other. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1935 | [[Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance]] | Bilateral pact between France and the USSR with the aim of containing German aggression. |- | [[Treaty of Establishment, Commerce and Navigation]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty of Establishment, Commerce and Navigation with Full Protocols and Annex''.</ref> | Reinforces the [[Russo-Persian Treaty of Friendship (1921)|Russo-Persian Treaty of Friendship]]. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1936 | [[Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936]] | The United Kingdom withdraws its troops from [[Egypt]] except those necessary to protect the [[Suez Canal]] and its surroundings. |- | [[Franco-Syrian Treaty of Independence (1936)]] | France provides independence to Syria. |- |[[Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits]] |Approve Turkish control on [[Bosphorus]] and [[Dardanelles]] Straits |- | rowspan="2" align="top"| 1937 | [[International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling]] | Establishes limitations on [[whaling]] practices; protocols signed in 1938 and again in 1945. |- || [[Treaty of Saadabad]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Saadabad Pact''.</ref> | A non-aggression pact signed by Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. |- | 1938 | [[Munich Agreement]] | Surrenders the [[Sudetenland]] to Germany. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1939 | [[MolotovâRibbentrop Pact]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''HitlerâStalin Pact'', the ''GermanâSoviet Nonaggression Pact'', the or ''NaziâSoviet Pact'' and formally as the ''Treaty of Nonaggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics''.</ref> | Soviet-German non-aggression pact. |- | [[Pact of Steel]] | Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1940 | [[Moscow Peace Treaty]] | Ends the [[Winter War]]. |- | [[Treaty of Commerce and Navigation]] | Reinforces the [[Treaty of Establishment, Commerce and Navigation]] between Iran and the Soviet Union. |- | [[Tripartite Pact]] | Axis Powers of Second World War are formed |- | [[Treaty of Craiova]] | Romania cedes territories to Bulgaria. |- | style="vertical-align:top;"| 1941 | [[Tokyo Convention]] | Ends the [[Franco-Thai War]]. |- | style="vertical-align:top;"| 1942 | [[Anglo-Soviet Treaty of 1942]] | Twenty-year mutual assistance agreement between the United Kingdom and the USSR that establishes both a military and political alliance. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1944 | [[Bretton Woods Agreement]] | Establishes rules for commercial and financial relations among the major industrial states. |- | [[TitoâĆ ubaĆĄiÄ Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty of Vis''.</ref> | Attempts to merge [[Yugoslavia]]n governments. |- | [[Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation]] | Establishes the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]]; ratified in 1947. |- | [[London Protocol (1944)]] | Prepares for the division of Germany into three occupation zones. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1945 | [[Treaty of Varkiza]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Varkiza Pact'' and the ''Varkiza Peace Agreement''.</ref> | Attempts to officially end the [[Greek Civil War]]. |- | [[United Nations Charter]] | Establishes the [[United Nations]]. |- | [[Wanfried agreement|Wanfried Agreement]] | Transfers three [[Hesse|Hessian]] villages to the Soviet Union and two [[Eichsfeld]] villages to the United States. |- | rowspan="7" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1946 | [[Bermuda Agreement]] | Bilateral agreement on civil aviation between the United States and United Kingdom. |- | [[Keflavik Agreement]] | Between the US and [[Iceland]] |- | [[GruberâDe Gasperi Agreement]] | [[South Tyrol]] and [[Trentino]] remain part of Italy, but ensures their autonomy as region of [[Trentino-Alto Adige/SĂŒdtirol]]. |- | [[International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling]] | Replaces the International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling; governs the commercial, scientific, and aboriginal subsistence whaling practices of fifty-nine member nations. |- | [[1946 Lake Success Protocol]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Protocol Amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936''.</ref> | Shifts drug control functions previously assigned to the [[League of Nations]] to the [[United Nations]]. |- | [[Treaty of Manila (1946)]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090326035729/http://untreaty.un.org/unts/1_60000/1/6/00000254.pdf Treaty of General Relations Between The United States Of America And The Republic Of The Philippines]'' (archived from [http://untreaty.un.org/unts/1_60000/1/6/00000254.pdf the original] on 2009-03-26).</ref> | The United States recognizes the independence of the Republic of the Philippines. |- | [[Treaty of London (1946)]] | Great Britain recognizes the independence of [[Jordan|Transjordan]]. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;" | 1947 | [[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]]<ref group=note>Also known, in abbreviated form, as ''GATT''.</ref> | Establishes international trade rules. |- | [[Paris Peace Treaties, 1947]] | Formally ends World War II in the [[European Theatre]]. |- | [[Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Rio Treaty'' and ''Rio Pact''.</ref> | A "hemispheric defense" doctrine signed by many nations in the Americas. |- |[[UNESCO|United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] |Establishes the department of the United Nations that deals with Education, Science, and Culture.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/sim_unesco-bulletin-for-libraries_1947_1_index |title=UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries 1947: Vol 1 Index |date=1947 |publisher=UNESCO Press |language=English}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1949 | [[North Atlantic Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty of Washington''.</ref> | Establishes [[NATO]], the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |- | [[Fourth Geneva Convention]]<ref group=note>Also known as ''GCIV''.</ref> | Establishes rules for the protection of civilians during wartime. |- | [[Treaty of The Hague (1949)]] | The Netherlands grants independence to [[Indonesia]] except for the South [[Molucca Islands]] and West [[Irian]]. |- | [[Treaty of London (1949)]] | Creates the [[Council of Europe]]. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1950 | [[LiaquatâNehru Pact]] | Between Pakistani Prime Minister [[Liaquat Ali Khan]] and Indian Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], India. |- | [[Treaty of Zgorzelec]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Treaty between the Republic of Poland and the German Democratic Republic concerning the demarcation of the established and existing Polish-German state border''.</ref> | Establishes borders between the [[Republic of Poland]] and the [[German Democratic Republic]]. |- | rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1951 | [[Mutual Defense Treaty (U.S.âPhilippines)]] | A mutual defense accord between the [[Philippines]] and the United States. |- | [[Genocide Convention]] | Defines and outlaws [[genocide]]. |- | [[Treaty of San Francisco]]<ref group=note>Also known as ''San Francisco Peace Treaty'' and the ''Treaty of Peace with Japan''.</ref> | Formally ends the war between the [[Allies of World War II]] and Japan. |- | [[Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan]] | A mutual defense agreement between the United States and Japan; went into effect on April 28, 1952. |- | [[U.S. and Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement]] | Permits U.S. armed forces to station troops in Japan while encouraging Japan to rearm for defensive purposes only; went into effect on May 1, 1954. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1952 | [[ANZUS Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty''.</ref> | Alliance between Australia, New Zealand and the United States. |- | [[Treaty of Taipei]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty''.</ref> | Peace treaty between Japan and the [[Republic of China]]. |- | [[General Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''{{lang|de|Deutschlandvertrag}}''.</ref> | Treaty between the [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]] and the [[Western Bloc|Western Allies]] (France, UK, USA) restoring (limited) German sovereignty. |- |[[International Convention relating to Arrest of Sea-going Ships]] |Standardises rules relating to arrest of ships in port. |- | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1953 | [[Korean War]] Armistice Agreement<ref>[[s:Korean Armistice Agreement]]</ref> | Ended the fighting between the [[United Nations Command]] and the [[Korean People's Army]] & [[PRC]] [[People's Liberation Army]]. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1954 | [[Central Treaty Organization]]<ref group=note>Also known, in abbreviated form, as ''CENTO''; original name was the ''Middle East Treaty Organization'' or ''METO''; also known as the ''Baghdad Pact''.</ref> | Alliance of Middle Eastern countries and the United Kingdom. |- | [[Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Manila Pact''.</ref> | Established the [[Southeast Asia Treaty Organization]], (SEATO), a defensive alliance between Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, South Vietnam, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1955 | [[AsianâAfrican Conference]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Bandung Conference''.</ref> | Conference stated to promote Afro-Asian economic and cultural cooperation and to oppose [[colonialism]] or [[neocolonialism]] by the United States, the Soviet Union, or any other "imperialistic" nation. |- | [[Austrian State Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Austrian Independence Treaty''.</ref> | Re-establishes a free, sovereign and democratic Austria. |- | [[Simonstown Agreement]] | The [[Royal Navy]] surrenders its naval base at [[Naval Base Simon's Town|Simonstown]], South Africa and transfers command of the [[South African Navy]] to the government of South Africa. |- | [[Warsaw Pact]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Warsaw Treaty'' and the ''Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance''.</ref> | Alliance of Central and Eastern European communist states. |- | 1956 | [[SovietâJapanese Joint Declaration of 1956]] | Reestablishes diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Japan following World War II. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1957 | [[Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known, in 1963, as the ''Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement''.</ref> | Provides a security umbrella for the independent [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]]. |- || [[Treaty of Rome]]<ref group=note>Also known as the Treaty establishing the ''European Economic Community''.</ref> | Establishes the [[European Economic Community]]. |- | [[International Atomic Energy Treaty]] | Establishes the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]]. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;" | 1958 | [[1958 USâUK Mutual Defence Agreement]] | Bilateral treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom on nuclear weapons cooperation. |- |[[Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration]] |Protection of [[Appellation of origin|Appellations of Origin]] and establishment of an International Register of Appellations of Origin, run by the [[World Intellectual Property Organization]]. |- | [[Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone]] | Provides new universal legal controls for the management of marine natural resources and the control of pollution. |- | 1959 | [[Antarctic Treaty System]]<ref group=note>Also known, in abbreviated form, as ''ATS''.</ref> | Sets aside [[Antarctica]] as a scientific preserve, establishes freedom of scientific investigation and bans military activity on the continent; came into force in 1961. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1960 | [[Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan|Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security<br />between the United States and Japan]] | Strengthens Japan's ties to the "West" during the [[Cold War]] era. |- | [[Indus Waters Treaty|The Indus Waters Treaty 1960]] | Water sharing treaty between India and Pakistan. |- | [[1960 Treaty of Montevideo]] | Establishes the [[Latin American Free Trade Association]]. |- | [[London and Zurich Agreements]] | Between United Kingdom, Turkey and Greece about the independence and Guarantee of [[Cyprus]]. |- | rowspan="7" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1961 | [[Arms Control and Disarmament Agency]] | Strengthens U.S. national security by implementing effective policies of arms control and disarmament. |- |[[Apostille Convention]] | International treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It specifies the modalities through which a document issued in one of the signatory countries can be certified for legal purposes in all the other signatory states. Such a certification is called an apostille (French: certification). The apostille is an international certification. The treaty is also officially known as the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. |- | [[Columbia River Treaty]] | International agreement between Canada and the United States on the development and operation of the upper [[Columbia River]] basin. |- | [[Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations|Vienna Convention<br />on Diplomatic Relations]] | International treaty on diplomatic intercourse and the privileges and immunities of diplomatic missions; came into force in 1964. |- | [[Alliance for Progress]] | U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] attempts to establish economic cooperation between North America and South America. |- | [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]] | International treaty regulating the manufacture and use for medical purposes, and banning the trafficking of narcotic drugs. |- | [[Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness]] | International treaty against statelessness; went into effect on December 13, 1975. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;" | 1962 | [[Nassau Agreement]] | The United States provides the United Kingdom with nuclear-armed [[Polaris missiles]] in return for a nuclear submarine base in the [[Holy Loch]], near [[Glasgow]]. |- | [[New York Agreement]] | Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Concerning West New Guinea (West Irian). Transferred responsibility for a territory to the [[United Nations]] and arranged for subsequent administration by Indonesia pending an act of self-determination defined in agreement. |- |[[SinoâNorth Korean Border Treaty]] |Border treaty made in secret between the People's Republic of China and North Korea that, in combination with a subsequent 1963 treaty, defines the modern border between the two countries. |- | rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1963 | [[Vienna Convention on Consular Relations|Vienna Convention<br />on Consular Relations]] | Multilateral treaty that codifies consular practices. |- | [[Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage|Vienna Convention<br />on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage]] | Sets rules of liability for any and all forms of nuclear damage. |- | [[Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Limited Test Ban Treaty'', the ''Nuclear Test Ban Treaty'' and the ''Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests In The Atmosphere, In Outer Space And Under Water''.</ref> | Prohibiting all test detonations of nuclear weapons except underground. |- | [[ĂlysĂ©e Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Franco-German Partnership''.</ref> | Franco-German agreement for joint cooperation in foreign policy, economic and military integration, and exchange of student education. |- | [[Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention|Strasbourg Convention]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Strasbourg Patent Convention'' and the ''Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention''.</ref> | Harmonizes patent laws across European countries. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1965 | [[Merger Treaty]] | Organizes the [[European Coal and Steel Community]], the [[European Economic Community]] and [[Euratom]]; creates [[European Commission]] and the [[Council of the European Union|Council of the European Communities]]; came into force on July 1, 1967. |- | [[Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea]] | Established basic relationship between Japan and the [[Republic of Korea]] (South Korea). |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1967 | [[Treaty of Tlatelolco]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean''.</ref> | Keeps Latin American and the Caribbean regions free of nuclear weapons. |- | [[ASEAN Declaration]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Bangkok Declaration''.</ref> | Founding document of the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]]. |- | [[WIPO Convention]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization''.</ref> | Established the [[World Intellectual Property Organization]]. |- | [[Outer Space Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies''.</ref> | Forbids the placing of nuclear weapons or any other weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and into outer space in general. |- | 1968 | [[Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons''.</ref> | Limits the spread of nuclear weapons through non-proliferation, disarmament, and the right to utilize nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1969 | [[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination]] |Commits signatories to the elimination of [[racial discrimination]] and the promotion of understanding among all races. |- | [[Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties]]<ref group=note>Also known, in abbreviated form, as the ''VCLT''.</ref> | Codifies the pre-existing international customary law on treaties with some necessary gap-filling and clarifications. |- | [[Arusha Agreement]] | Establishes better economic relations between the [[European Community]] and the nations of [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], and [[Tanzania]]; came into force in 1971. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1970 |[[Hague Hijacking Convention]] | Criminalises the hijacking of civil aviation aircraft. |- | [[Patent Cooperation Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known, in abbreviated form, as the ''PCT''.</ref> | Provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions internationally; came into force in 1978; amended in 1979; modified in 1984 and 2001. |- | [[Boundary Treaty of 1970]] | Settles boundary disputes between the United States and Mexico. |- | [[Treaty of Warsaw (1970)]] | [[West Germany]] and the [[People's Republic of Poland]] pledge themselves to nonviolence and accept the [[OderâNeisse line]]; ratified in 1972. |- | rowspan="7" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1971 | [[Convention on Psychotropic Substances]] | Attempts to control [[psychoactive drug]]s such as [[amphetamine]]s, [[barbiturate]]s, and [[LSD]]. |- || [[Five Power Defence Arrangements]]<ref group=note>Also known, in abbreviated form, as the ''FPDA''.</ref> | Security agreement between Australia, [[Malaysia]], New Zealand, [[Singapore]] and the United Kingdom. |- || [[Ramsar Convention]] | Focuses on the conservation and sustainable utilization of [[wetlands]]; went into effect in 1975. |- | [[Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification|IPC Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification''.</ref> | Establishes a common classification for [[patent]]s for invention, inventors' certificates, [[utility model]]s and utility certificates; went into effect in 1975; amended in 1979. |- | [[Seabed Arms Control Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Seabed Treaty''.</ref> | Bans the placement of nuclear weapons on the ocean floor beyond a {{convert|12|mi|km|adj=on}} coastal zone; came into force in 1972. |- |[[Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation]] | Criminalises sabotage of civil aircraft and dangerous acts on board aircraft |- | [[Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation]] | Specifies strategic cooperation between India and the Soviet Union. |- | rowspan="8" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1972 | [[Addis Ababa Agreement (1972)]] | A series of accords between the government of [[Sudan]] and insurgents in Southern Sudan, which ended the [[First Sudanese Civil War]] |- | [[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''ABM Treaty'' or ''ABMT''.</ref> | Limits the use of anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems in defending areas against missile-delivered nuclear weapons (US PL 92-448). |- | [[Basic Treaty (1972)]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty concerning the basis of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic''.</ref> | Establishes relations between the [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]] and the [[German Democratic Republic]]; came into effect in 1973. |- | [[Biological Weapons Convention]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction''.</ref> | First multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of an entire category of biological weapons (with exceptions for medical and defensive purposes in small quantities). |- | [[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals]] | Provides protection for [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] [[pinniped|seals]]; came into effect in 1978. |- || [[London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter]] | Attempts to control pollution of the sea via deliberate dumping by vessels, aircraft, and platforms. |- || [[Joint CommuniquĂ© of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China|Sino-Japanese Joint CommuniquĂ©]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Joint CommuniquĂ© of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China''.</ref> | Japan recognizes PRC as the sole legal Government of China; and China renounces its demand for war reparation from Japan |- || [[Simla Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Simla Pact'' and the ''Simla Treaty''.</ref> | Normalised relations between India and Pakistan following the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. |- | rowspan="8" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1973 | [[European Patent Convention]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Convention on the Grant of European Patents''.</ref> | Multilateral treaty instituting the [[European Patent Organisation]]. |- |[[Agreement on the Transfer of Corpses]] |Establishes rules and standards for the transfer of [[cadaver|human corpses]] across international borders |- | [[CITES]]- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | Also known as the Washington Convention; Regulates international trade of [[endangered species]] of animals and plants (live specimens, as well as their parts and derivatives) |- |[[Treaty of Chaguaramas]] | Establishes the [[Caribbean Community]] (CARICOM) signed by [[Barbados]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Guyana]], and [[Jamaica]] and replaces the previous [[Caribbean Free Trade Association]] in 1974. |- | [[Paris Peace Accords]] | Formalized American withdrawal from [[Vietnam]]. |- | [[Vientiane Treaty]] | A cease-fire agreement between the monarchial government of [[Laos]] and the communist [[Pathet Lao]]. |- | [[Agreement on the Transfer of Corpses]] | Establishes rules and standards for the transport of [[cadaver|human corpses]] across international borders. Intended to replace a similar 1937 treaty. |- | [[Sunningdale Agreement]] | Established a [[power-sharing]] [[Northern Ireland Executive]] under [[Brian Faulkner]] of the [[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]] and [[Gerry Fitt]] of the [[SDLP]]. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1974 | [[JapanâAustralia Migratory Bird Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known, in abbreviated form, as ''JAMBA''.</ref> | Treaty between Australia and Japan to minimise harm to the major areas used by birds that migrate between the two countries; came into force in 1981. |- | [[Threshold Test Ban Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests''.</ref> | Establishes a nuclear "threshold" by prohibiting nuclear tests of devices having a yield exceeding 150 [[kilotons]]. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1975 | [[Treaty of Osimo]] | Divides the [[Free Territory of Trieste]] between Italy and Yugoslavia. |- || [[Treaty of Lagos]] | Establishes the [[Economic Community of West African States]]. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1976 | [[Environmental Modification Convention]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques''.</ref> | Prohibits the military or other hostile use of environmental modification techniques; came into force in 1978. |- | [[Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia]] | Treaty signed among the founding members of [[ASEAN]] and acceded to by all ASEAN members and 15 non-members. |- |[[Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims]] |[[Admiralty law]] treaty regarding liability for maritime claims. |- | 1977 | [[TorrijosâCarter Treaties]] | Abrogates the [[HayâBunau-Varilla Treaty]] and guarantees [[Panama]] its eventual control of the [[Panama Canal]] after 1999. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1978 | [[Camp David Accords]] | Agreement between [[Egypt]] and Israel. |- | [[Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China|Treaty of Peace and Friendship between<br />Japan and the People's Republic of China]] | Peace agreement between Japan and the [[People's Republic of China]]. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1979 | [[EgyptâIsrael peace treaty]] | Israel and Egypt agree to mutually recognize each other; Israel agrees to withdraw its troops from the [[Sinai Peninsula]] in return for Israeli ships to gain free passage through the [[Suez Canal]]. |- | [[Moon Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies'' or the ''Moon Agreement''.</ref> | Turns jurisdiction of all heavenly bodies to the international community; went into effect in 1984. |- | [[Treaty of Accession 1979]] | The accession of [[Greece]] to the European Union. |- | [[1979 Treaty of Montevideo|Treaty of Montevideo]] | Both Argentina and Chile pledge to a peaceful solution to their border disputes at the [[Beagle Channel]]. |- | 1983 | [[Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known, in its abbreviated form, as ''ANZCERTA''.</ref> | A free trade agreement between the governments of New Zealand and Australia. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1984 | [[Sino-British Joint Declaration]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong''.</ref> | The United Kingdom relinquishes [[Hong Kong]] to the People's Republic of China. |- | [[Nkomati Accord]] | Nonagression treaty between [[Mozambique]] and the [[Republic of South Africa]]. |- | [[Oujda Treaty]] | Morocco and Libya establish the ArabicâAfrican Union. |- | [[Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Chile and Argentina]] | Resolves disputes between Argentina and Chile over the possession of the [[Picton, Lennox and Nueva]] islands. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1985 | [[Plaza Accord]] | The [[Group of Five]] agree to devalue the US dollar in relation to the [[Japanese yen]] and German [[Deutsche Mark]] by intervening in currency markets. |- | [[Schengen Agreement]] | Establishes for the European Community a border system and a common policy on the temporary entry of persons. |- | [[1985 Helsinki Protocol on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or Their Transboundary Fluxes by at Least 30%''.</ref> | Provides for a 30% reduction in sulphur emissions and their transboundary fluxes by 1993; came into effect in 1987. |- | [[Treaty of Rarotonga]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty''.</ref> | Formalizes a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the South Pacific. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|1986 | [[ChinaâAustralia Migratory Bird Agreement]] | Treaty between Australia and China to minimise harm to major areas used by birds that migrate between the two countries; came into force in 1988. |- | [[Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident]] | In the wake of the [[Chernobyl disaster]], states agree to promptly notify each other and the IAEA of nuclear accidents that occur. |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1987 | [[Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty]] | Eliminates nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of {{convert|500|to|5,500|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}}; ratified and came into force in 1988. |- | [[Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Joint Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Portugal on the question of Macao''.</ref> | Portugal relinquishes [[Macau]] to the People's Republic of China. |- | rowspan="4" align="top"| 1988 | [[Nitrogen Oxide Protocol]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes''.</ref> | Provides for the control or reduction of [[nitrogen oxides]] and their transboundary fluxes; came into effect in 1991. |- | [[United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances]] | Enforcing the 1961 [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]] and the 1971 [[Convention on Psychotropic Substances]]. |- |[[Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation]] |Criminalises hijacking and other dangerous acts on ships. |- | [[Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation#Protocol|Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports serving International Civil Aviation]] | Protocol to the [[Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation]], criminalises dangerous or violent acts in airports |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1989 | [[Montreal Protocol]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer''.</ref> | Attempts to protect the [[ozone layer]] by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for [[ozone depletion]]. |- | [[Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe]]<ref group=note>Also known, in its abbreviated form, as the ''CFE''.</ref> | Establishes limits on key categories of conventional military equipment in Europe and mandates the destruction of excess weaponry. |- | [[Timor Gap Treaty]] | Between the governments of Australia and [[Indonesia]]; rewritten in 2001. |- | [[Wellington Convention]] | Prohibits the use of fishing driftnets in the South Pacific that are longer than 2.5 metres. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1990 | [[MalaysiaâSingapore Points of Agreement of 1990]] | Treaty regarding the future of railway land owned by the Malaysian government through Malayan Railways in [[Singapore]]. |- | [[1990 Chemical Weapons Accord]] | On June 1, 1990, Presidents [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] sign the bilateral U.S.-Soviet Chemical Weapons Accord. |- | [[Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany]] | The [[Allied Control Council|Four Powers]] renounce all rights they formerly held in Germany and Germany renounces all claims to territories east of the [[OderâNeisse line]]. |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1991 | [[Brioni Agreement]] | Ends ten-day war in [[Slovenia]]. |- | [[Abuja Treaty]] | International agreement that creates the [[African Economic Community]]. |- | [[Treaty of AsunciĂłn]] | International treaty signed between [[Argentina]], Brazil, [[Uruguay]] and [[Paraguay]], served as the basis for the establishment of the [[Mercosur]] trade bloc. |- | [[Belavezha Accords]] | Agreement which declared the Soviet Union effectively dissolved and established the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] in its place. |- | rowspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;" | 1992 | [[Maastricht Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Treaty on European Union''.</ref> | Establishes the [[European Union]]. |- | [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]]<ref group=note>Also known, in its abbreviated forms, as the ''UNFCCC'' or the ''FCCC''.</ref> | Attempts to reduce emissions of [[greenhouse gas]]ses in order to combat [[global warming]]. |- |[[Convention on Biological Diversity]] (CBD) |Conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity), sustainable use of its components, and a fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources. |- | [[Treaty on Open Skies]] | Establishes an international program of unarmed [[Surveillance aircraft|aerial surveillance flights]] over all participants' territories. |- | [[Collective Security Treaty Organization|CIS Collective Security Treaty]] | [[Armenia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], Russia, [[Tajikistan]] and [[Uzbekistan]] establish framework for the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]. |- | [[Sochi agreement]] | [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] and [[South Ossetia]]n forces signed a ceasefire to halt the contemporaneously recognized "civil war." |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1993 | [[Oslo I Accord]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements'' or the ''Declaration of Principles'' (DOP).</ref> | Between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization. |- | [[Chemical Weapons Convention]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction''.</ref> | Outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of [[Chemical warfare|chemical weapons]]. |- | rowspan="9" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1994 | [[IsraelâJordan peace treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan''.</ref> | Normalizes relations between Israel and Jordan and resolves territorial disputes between them. |- | [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA) | [[Free trade]] agreement between Canada, the United States of America, and Mexico. |- | [[Kremlin accords]] | Stops the preprogrammed aiming of nuclear missiles at targets in any nation and provides for the dismantling of Russian nuclear weapons in Ukraine. |- | [[Bishkek Protocol]] | Provisional ceasefire agreement between [[Armenia]] and [[Azerbaijan]]. |- | [[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]]<ref group=note>Also known, in its abbreviated form, as the ''UNCLOS''.</ref> | Provides universal legal controls for the management of marine [[natural resource]]s and the control of [[pollution]]. |- | [[United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa''.</ref> | Agreement to combat [[desertification]] and to mitigate the effects of [[drought]]; came into force in 1996. |- | [[Convention on Nuclear Safety]] | States agree to general safety rules regarding civilian nuclear power plants and programmes. |- | [[Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances]] | Provides security guarantee to Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus from US, UK and Russia. |- | [[Agreement on a Cease-fire and Separation of Forces]] | Georgia and Abkhaz separatists sign a ceasefire agreement which provides for the deployment of [[United Nations|UN-mandated]] [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] peacekeeping force to the conflict region. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1995 | [[Erdut Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium''.</ref> | Peaceful resolution of the conflict in [[Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995â1998)|Eastern Slavonia]]. |- | [[Dayton Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Dayton Accords'', the ''Dayton-Paris Agreement'' and the ''General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina''.</ref> | Ends [[Bosnian War]]. |- | [[General Agreement on Trade in Services]] (GATT)<ref group=note>Also known, in its abbreviated form, as the ''GATS''.</ref> | Extends the multilateral trading system to provide services (i.e. [[tertiary sector of industry]]). |- | rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1996 | [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known, in its abbreviated form, as the ''CTBT''.</ref> | Forbids all nuclear explosions in all environments for military or civilian purposes. |- | [[Khasavyurt Accord]] | Ceasefire agreement that ends the [[First Chechen War]]. |- | [[WIPO Copyright Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty''.</ref> | Provides additional protections for copyright deemed necessary due to advances in [[information technology]]. |- | [[WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known, in its abbreviated form, as the ''WPPT''.</ref> | Establishes rights and privileges for performers and producers of audio-visual works. |- | [[Mahakali treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as Sarada Treaty.</ref> | Agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Government of India regarding the development of watershed of Mahakali River. |- | rowspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1997 | [[Amsterdam Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty of the European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts''.</ref> | Substantially revises the [[Maastricht Treaty]]; came into effect on May 1, 1999. |- | [[Ottawa Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Mine Ban Treaty'' and the ''Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction''.</ref> | Bans all anti-personnel landmines (AP-mines). |- | [[Chemical Weapons Convention]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction''.</ref> | Outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of [[chemical warfare|chemical weapons]]. |- | [[Kyoto Protocol]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change''.</ref> | Mandates the reduction of [[greenhouse gas emissions|greenhouse-gas emissions]]; negotiated in 1997, ratified in 2004, and went into effect in 2005. |- | [[RussianâUkrainian Friendship Treaty]]<ref group=note>Also known formally as the ''Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation, and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation''.</ref> | Fixes the principle of strategic partnership, the recognition of the inviolability of existing borders, respect for territorial integrity and mutual commitment not to use its territory to harm the security of each other. Ratified in 1998 by Ukraine and in 1999 by Russia. |- | [[RussiaâChechnya Peace Treaty]] | [[Russia]] and [[Chechen republic of Ichkeria]] sign a peace treaty following the [[First Chechen War]], but the issue of independence remains unresolved and leads to the [[Second Chechen War]]. |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1998 | [[Good Friday Agreement]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Belfast Agreement'' and rarely known as the ''Stormont Agreement''.</ref> | Major political development in the [[Northern Ireland peace process]]. |- | [[POP Air Pollution Protocol]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants''.</ref> | Agreement to provide for the control and reduction of emissions of [[persistent organic pollutant]]s; has not yet come into effect. |- | [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court]]<ref group=note>Also known as the ''Rome Statute''.</ref> | Establishes the [[International Criminal Court]]. |- | rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;"| 1999 | [[Adapted Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty]] | Replaces ceilings given to [[NATO]] and the [[Warsaw Pact]] with territorial ones. |- | [[East African Community Treaty]] | Establishes the [[East African Community]] between [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]] and the [[Republic of Tanzania]]; went into effect on July 7, 2000. |- | [[Kumanovo Agreement]] | Concluded the [[Kosovo War]]; went into effect on June 9, 1999. |- | Narrative Protocol on Eastern and Western Sections of the ChinaâRussia Boundary between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation | China's [[Jiang Zemin]] and Russia's president, [[Boris Yeltsin]], signed in Beijing on Dec 9th, 1999. The treaty formally recognized 1.6 million square kilometers of land occupied by Russia belongs to Russia, and gave Russia the exit point of the [[Tumen River]], cutting off northeast China from the Sea of Japan |- | Treaty Between the United States of America and Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters | Establishes an agreement to provide mutual assistance in connection with the investigation, prosecution and prevention of offenses, and in proceedings related to criminal matters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/106/cdoc/tdoc16/CDOC-106tdoc16.pdf|title=Treaty Between the United States of America and Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Annex, signed at Kiev on July 22, 1998, and with an Exchange of Notes signed on September 30, 1999, which provides for its provisional application. |date=November 10, 1999|publisher=United States Congress}}</ref> |- |}
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