ABSTRACT
Presents the full texts of over 100 international treaties and agreements to provide an essential understanding of the global economy and trade.
Appearing chronologically, the treaties encompass a period of world history that includes the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) and the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (1994), to provide both an up-to-date record and an indispensable background in the study of international economic law.
The following information is given for each treaty and agreement:
* Date of first signing, ratification and entry into force
* Dates and texts of subsequent treaty revisions
* Tables giving membership lists of treaties, along with dates of signing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2130 pages
Documents
chapter |32 pages
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Berne, 9 September 1886
chapter |6 pages
Convention respecting the Free Navigation of the Suez Maritime Canal
Constantinople, 29 October 1888
chapter |10 pages
Hague Rules (International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading)
Brussels, 25 August 1924
chapter |22 pages
Warsaw Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air
Warsaw, 12 October 1929
chapter |25 pages
Articles of Agreement for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The World Bank)
Washington, DC, 27 December 1945
chapter |53 pages
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund
Washington, DC, 27 December 1945
chapter |6 pages
UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
New York, NY, 10 June 1958
chapter |29 pages
Agreement Establishing the Inter-American Development Bank
Washington, DC, 8 April 1959
chapter |13 pages
Statute of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Baghdad, 14 September 1960
chapter |4 pages
UN General Assembly Resolution 1803 on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources
New York, NY, 14 December 1962
chapter |21 pages
Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States
Washington, DC, 18 March 1965
chapter |10 pages
Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters
The Hague, 15 November 1965
chapter |11 pages
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
New York, NY, 16 December 1966
chapter |15 pages
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
Stockholm, 14 July 1967
chapter |10 pages
Hague-Visby Rules (Brussels Protocol to the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading)
Brussels, 23 February 1968
chapter |23 pages
EC Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
Brussels, 27 September 1968
chapter |12 pages
Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters
The Hague, 18 March 1970
chapter |37 pages
Treaty Establishing the Caribbean Community and Common Market or Treaty of Chaguaramas
Chaguaramas, 4 July 1973
chapter |20 pages
Hamburg Rules (UN Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea)
Hamburg, 31 March 1978
chapter |28 pages
UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
Vienna, 11 April 1980
chapter |17 pages
Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of States Property, Archives and Debts
Vienna, 8 April 1983
chapter |9 pages
The Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition
The Hague, 1 July 1985
chapter |28 pages
Convention Establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Seoul, 11 October 1985
chapter |7 pages
Asean Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
Manila, 15 December 1987
chapter |28 pages
EC-EFTA Convention On Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
Lugano, 16 September 1988
chapter |34 pages
Un (Uncitral) Convention On International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes
New York, NY, 9 December 1988
chapter |37 pages
Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Paris, 29 May 1990
chapter |12 pages
European Convention on Certain International Aspects of Bankruptcy
Istanbul, 5 June 1990
chapter |12 pages
UN Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade
Vienna, 17 April 1991
chapter |192 pages
North American Free Trade Agreement
Mexico City, DF, Ottawa, ON, Washington, DC, 17 December 1992
chapter |89 pages
Treaty Establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Kampala, 5 November 1993
chapter |44 pages
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act 1996 (Usa)
Washington, DC, 12 March 1996
chapter |6 pages
EC-US Agreement on the Application of their Competition Laws
Brussels and Washington, DC, 4 June 1998
chapter |14 pages
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
New York, NY, 9 December 1999
chapter |7 pages
Inter-Governmental Agreement on North-South Transport Corridor
St Petersburg, 12 September 2000
chapter |12 pages
Agreement Establishing the Terms of Reference of the International Jute Study Group
Geneva, 13 March 2001
chapter |17 pages
Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalization of International Air Transportation
Washington, DC, 1 May 2001
chapter |22 pages
The UN Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade
New York, NY, 12 December 2001
chapter |10 pages
EC-Japan Agreement concerning Cooperation on Anti-Competitive Activities
Brussels, 10 July 2003
chapter |36 pages
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
New York, NY, 18 December 1990
chapter |80 pages
Bilateral Investment Treaties
part |194 pages
Table of Membership, Ratification and Accession
