Editing List of international declarations

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This is a chronological list of '''international [[Declaration (law)|declaration]]s''', '''[[declaration of independence|declarations of independence]]''', '''[[declaration of war|declarations of war]]''', etc.

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==1300-1599==
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| 1320 || [[Declaration of Arbroath]] || Proclamation of [[Scottish independence]]. ||
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==1600-1699==
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| 1617 || [[Declaration of Sports]] {{#tag:ref|Also known as the ''Book of Sports''.|group=N|name=DoS}} || Issued by [[James I of England]]; lists the sports that were permitted on Sundays and other holy days. ||
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| 1660 || [[Declaration of Breda]] || King [[Charles II of England]], while in exile, proclaims the conditions of his acceptance of the crown of England. ||
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| 1672 || [[Declaration of Indulgence (1672)|Royal Declaration of Indulgence]] || Charles II of England attempts to extend religious freedom to [[Protestant]] [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|nonconformists]] in his realms. ||
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| 1676 || [[Declaration of the People]] {{#tag:ref|Also known formally as the ''Declaration of the People of Virginia''.|group=N|name=DotP}}|| Issued by Nathaniel Bacon; proclaims the colonial governor of [[Virginia]] as corrupt. ||
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| 1687 || [[Declaration of Indulgence (1687)|Declaration of Indulgence]] {{#tag:ref|Also known as the ''Declaration for the Liberty of Conscience''.|group=N|name=DoI}} || Establishes [[freedom of religion]] in [[England]]. ||
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| 1688 || [[Declaration of Reasons]] || [[William III of England]] legitimizes his overthrowing of [[James II of England]]. ||
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==1700-1799==
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| 1774 || [[Declaration of Colonial Rights]] {{#tag:ref|Also known as the ''Declaration of Rights'' or the ''Declaration of Rights and Grievances''.|group=N|name=DoCR}} || Adopted by the First Continental Congress; proclaims the rights of the [[Thirteen Colonies]]. ||
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| 1775 || [[Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence]] || [[North Carolina]] establishes strong anti-British resolutions. ||
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| 1776 || [[United States Declaration of Independence]] || The [[United States]] proclaims its independence from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]]. ||
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| 1791 || [[Declaration of Pillnitz]] || Calls on European powers to intervene if [[Louis XVI]] of [[France]] is threatened. ||
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==1800-1899==
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| 1811 || [[Venezuelan Declaration of Independence]] || Venezeluans proclaim their secession from the [[Kingdom of Spain]]. ||
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| 1816 || [[Argentine Declaration of Independence]] || The [[Congreso de Tucumán|Congress of Tucumán]] declares [[Argentina|Argentine]] independence. ||
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| 1836 || [[Texas Declaration of Independence]] || Formal declaration of independence of the [[Republic of Texas]] from [[Mexico]]. ||
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| 1848 || [[Declaration of Sentiments]] || Records establishment of the first [[women's rights]] convention. ||
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| 1856 || [[Declaration of Paris]] || Abolishes [[Letter of marque|privateering]]. ||
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| 1868 || [[St Petersburg Declaration of 1868|St Petersburg Declaration]] || Delegates agree to prohibit the use of less deadly explosives. ||
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| 1898 || [[Philippine Declaration of Independence]] || Proclaims the sovereignty and independence of the [[Philippine Islands]] from Spanish imperial rule. ||
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==1900-1999==
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| 1905 || [[Declaration of Boulogne]] || Defines "Esperantism" as a movement to promote the widespread use of [[Esperanto]]. ||
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| 1909 || [[Declaration of London]] || An international code of [[maritime law]]. ||
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| 1916 || [[Proclamation of the Irish Republic]] || Proclaims [[Irish Republic|Irish]] independence from the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. ||
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| 1919 || [[Declaration of Independence (Ireland)]] || Adopted by [[Dáil Éireann]]; "ratifies" the 1916 Proclamation. ||
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| 1923 || [[Declaration of the Rights of the Child]] || Protects the rights of children; drafted by [[Eglantyne Jebb]], endorsed in 1924, and adopted by the [[UN]] in 1946 and in 1959. ||
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| 1944 || [[Declaration of Philadelphia]] || Current charter of the [[International Labour Organization]]. ||
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|rowspan=2 valign=top| 1945 || [[Declaration of Avellaneda]] || The political platform of Argentina's [[Radical Civic Union]]. ||
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| [[Indonesian Declaration of Independence]] || Proclaims [[Indonesia]] independent from [[Dutch Empire|Dutch imperial]] rule. ||
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| 1947 || [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Proclamation of the Indian Independence]]|| Proclaims India's independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain. ||
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| 1948 || [[Declaration of Independence (Israel)|Israel's Declaration of Independence]] || Proclaims the establishment of the [[State of Israel]] within the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]]. ||
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|[[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]
|Ratified in December 1948 by the United Nations, the UDHR [https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights defines a fundamental list of human rights to be defended by all nations of the world.]
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| 1949 || [[London Declaration]] || Allows [[republic]]s to be member of the British Commonwealth, creates the position of [[Head of the Commonwealth]], and renames the organisation as the '[[Commonwealth of Nations]]'. ||
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| 1950 || [[Declaration of Conscience]] || Senator [[Margaret Chase Smith]] criticizes the tactics of [[HUAC]] and (without naming him) Senator [[Joe McCarthy]]. ||
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| 1955 || [[Declaration of Neutrality]] || [[Austria]] proclaims itself a permanently neutral nation. ||
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| 1964 || [[Declaration of Helsinki]] || Sets ethical principles for the medical community regarding [[human experimentation]]. ||
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| 1965 || [[Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence]] || [[Rhodesia]] proclaims itself independent from the [[United Kingdom]] on 11 November 1965, by the administration of [[Ian Smith]], whose [[Rhodesian Front]] party opposed black majority rule in the then [[Crown colony|British colony]]. || <ref name="timeline">Peter N. Stearns and William Leonard Langer. ''The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged'', 2001. Page 1069. </ref>
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| 1968 || [[Declaration of Geneva]] || Proclaims physicians' dedication to the humanitarian goals of [[medicine]]. ||
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| 1988 || [[Palestinian Declaration of Independence]] || Proclaims the establishment of the independent [[State of Palestine]]. ||
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| 1990 || [[Declaration of Independence (Transnistria)]] || Proclaims the withdrawal of [[Transnistria]] from the [[Moldavian SSR]]. ||
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| 1991 || [[Declaration of Windhoek]] || Statement of press freedom principles put together by [[Africa]]n newspaper journalists. ||
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| 1991 || [[Somaliland Declaration of Independence]] || Declare a [[Republic of Somaliland]] and regard the territory as the successor state to the short-lived independent [[State of Somaliland]]. ||
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==2000-current==
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| 2001 || [[Doha Declaration on the TRIPS agreement and public health|The Doha Declaration]] || Adopted by the [[WTO Ministerial Conference of 2001]]; reaffirms flexibility of [[Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights|TRIPS]] member states in circumventing intellectual property rights for better access to [[essential medicines]]. ||
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|rowspan=2|2002 || [[The Amsterdam Declaration]] || Statement of the fundamental principles of modern [[Humanism]] passed unanimously by the [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]]. ||
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|| [[Geneva Declaration on the Future of the World Intellectual Property Organization|Geneva Declaration on the Future of the WIPO]] || Focuses on the needs of developing countries with respect to [[intellectual property]] legislation. ||
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| 2006 || [[Declaration of Montreal]] {{#tag:ref|Also known as the ''Declaration of Montreal on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Human Rights''.|group=N|name=DoM}} || A starting point in the listing of the international [[LGBT]] movement's demands. ||
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| 2007 || [[Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples]] || A Declaration adopted by the [[United Nations General Assembly]] during its 61st session at UN Headquarters in [[New York City]] on 13 September 2007 setting an important standard for the treatment of the planet's 370 million indigenous people. ||
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| 2008 || [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence]] || A [[International recognition of Kosovo|controversial]] declaration that was seen by some as setting a [[International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence|precedent]] for other secessionist movements. ||
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| 2020 ||  [https://gbdeclaration.org/ The Great Barrington Declaration] || A scientific declaration opposing the blanket lockdowns introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. ||  
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