International Treaties

Some of the most important international treaties and conventions arranged by general categories

Portuguese versions - Soon, in this section, english versions for all the treaties.

International Organizations – Advisory Letters

Chapter I . Universal Scope
. United Nations Charter (06.26.1945)  PDF 193KB

Chapter II. Regional Scope
. Charter of the Organization of American States (4.30.1948)  PDF 217KB

Diplomatic and Consular Relations

. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (4.18.1961)  PDF 116KB
. Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (4.24.1963)  PDF 193KB

Law of Treaties

. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (4.24.1963)  PDF 193KB
. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations and between International Organizations (3.21.1986)  PDF 237KB
. Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties (8.23.1978)  PDF 163KB

International Security Law and Peacekeeping

Chapter I . Pacific Settlement of Disputes
. The American Treaty on Pacific Settlement (4.30.1948)  PDF 117KB

Chapter II . International Jurisdiction
. The Statute of the International Court of Justice (6.26.1945)  PDF 118KB

Chapter III . Disarmament
. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (7.01.1968)  PDF 65KB
. Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Quimical Weapons (1.13.1993)  PDF 251KB
. Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (9.10.1996)  PDF 213KB

Chapter IV . Reciprocal Assistance
. North Atlantic Treaty (4.04.1949)  PDF 50KB
. The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (9.02.1947)  PDF 145KB

International Criminal Law

Chapter I . Juridical Mechanism
. Statute of International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 (1993)  PDF 95KB
. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (7.17.1998)  PDF 497KB

Chapter II . Crimes Against the Peace and Security of Mankind
A. Genocide
. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (12.19.1948)  PDF 53KB
B. Crime of Aggression
. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (XXIX). Definition of Aggression (12.03.1973)  PDF 49KB
C. War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
. Principles of International Co-Operation In The Detection, Arrest, Extradition And Punishment Of Persons Guilty Of War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity (12.03.1973)  PDF 39KB
. Convention IV - Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (8.12.1949)  PDF 368KB

Chapter III . Transnationals Crimes
A. Organized Crimes
. The United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (12.2000)  PDF 212KB
B. Drugs
. United Nations Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (12.20.1988)  PDF 215KB
C. Weapons Traffic
. Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Material (11.14.1997)  PDF 99KB
D. Corruption
. Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and Related Instruments (12.17.1997)  PDF 69KB
E. Terrorism
. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (12.16.1970)  PDF 62KB
. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (9.23.1971)  PDF 67KB
. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing (1.12.1988)  PDF 98KB
. Resolution 1.333 (2000) establishing Sanctions against Taliban and against Usama-Bin-Laden (12.19.2000)  PDF 79KB
. Resolution 1.368 (2001) (9.12.2001)  PDF 37KB
. Resolution 1.373 (2001) against terrorism (9.28.2001)  PDF 52KB

International Protection of Human Rights

Chapter I . Basics Instruments
A) Global
. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (12.10.1948)  PDF 61KB
. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (12.16.1966)  PDF 146KB
. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (12.16.1966)  PDF 53KB
. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (12.15.1989)  PDF 53KB
. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (12.16.1966)  PDF 95KB
. Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, World Conference on Human Rights (6.25.1993)  PDF 226KB
B) Regional
I. America
. American Convention on Human Rights (11.22.1969)  PDF 168KB
. Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (17.11.1988)  PDF 91KB
. Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty (08.06.1990)  PDF 40KB
II. Europe
. Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (04.11.1950)  PDF 119KB

Chapter II . Thematic Instruments
A. Women´s Rights
. Convention on the Political Rights of Women (31.03.53)  PDF 46KB
. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (18.12.1979)  PDF 107KB
B. Child Rights
. Declaration of the Rights of the Child (20.11.1959)  PDF 44KB
. Convention on the Rights of the Child (20.11.1989)  PDF 183KB
. The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (29.11.1993)  PDF 103KB
. Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (01.06.1999)  PDF 83KB
C. Cultural Patrimony
. Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (16.11.1972)  PDF 109KB
D. Discrimination and Tolerance
. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (21.12.1965)  PDF 106KB
. Declaration of Principles on Tolerance (16.11.1995)  PDF 66KB
E. Asylum, Refugees and Stateless Persons
. Convention on Diplomatic Asylum (28.03.1954)  PDF 61KB
. Convention on Territorial Asylum (28.03.1954)  PDF 55KB
. Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (28.07.1951)  PDF 114KB
. Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (28.09.1954)  PDF 97KB
F. Torture
. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (10.12.1984)  PDF 109KB
. Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture (09.12.1985)  PDF 61KB
G. Work
. Slavery Convention (09.25.1926)  PDF 51KB
. Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (06.25.1957)  PDF 48KB
. ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (06.1998)  PDF 43KB
H. Development Rights
. Proclamation of Teheran (13.05.1968)  PDF 53KB
. Declaration on the Right to Development (04.12.1986)  PDF 57KB

International Economic and Trade Law

Chapter I . International Trade
. Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (04.12.1994)  PDF 119KB

Chapter II . Bretton Woods
A. BIRD
. Agreement Establishing the World Bank (07.22.1944) PDF 218KB

B. FMI
. Agreement Establishing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (07.22.1944)  PDF 267KB

International Enviromental Law

. Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (06.21.1992)  PDF 58KB
. Convention on Climate Change (05.09.1992)  PDF 168KB
. Convention on Biological Diversity (03.16.1998)  PDF 187KB
. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (03.22.1985)  PDF 127KB
. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (09.16.1987)  PDF 159KB
. Kyoto Protocol (12.11.1997)  PDF 159KB

International Zones

Chapter I . Sea
. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (12.10.1982)  PDF 1.247KB
. Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (07.28.1994)  PDF 54KB

Chapter II . Space
. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (01.27.1967)  PDF 66KB

Chapter III . Antarctica
. Antarctic Treaty (12.01.1959)  PDF 67KB
. Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (10.03.1991)  PDF 293KB