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International Humanitarian Law Treaties

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Outer Space Treaty

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The treaty that forms the basis of international space law which prohibits the placing of nuclear weapons in space and limits the use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.

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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

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An international environmental agreement that was created to regulate commercial, scientific, and whaling practices worldwide.

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Hague Conventions

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A series of international treaties and declarations negotiated at The Hague in the Netherlands that addressed the conduct of warfare and the treatment of combatants and civilians.

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Geneva Conventions

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Four treaties formulated to establish standards for international law for humanitarian treatment in war.

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Treaty of Versailles

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The peace treaty that brought World War I to an end and imposed harsh penalties on Germany causing widespread resentment which contributed to World War II.

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Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

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Also known as the Ottawa Treaty, it bans the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel mines.

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Chemical Weapons Convention

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An arms control treaty that outlaws the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their precursors.

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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

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An international environmental treaty that aims to eliminate or reduce the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

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Biological Weapons Convention

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The first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production and use of biological and toxin weapons.

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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

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A treaty that bans all nuclear explosions, for both civilian and military purposes, in all environments.

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Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

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A United Nations treaty that defines who is a refugee and sets out the rights and legal protections for refugees.

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

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An international treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and technology, promoting cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and furthering the goal of disarmament.

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Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

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An agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union (and later its successor states) to eliminate their intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles.

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Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State

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The agreement that ended the military conflict between the United Nations Command and North Korean and Chinese forces, establishing the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

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Convention on Cluster Munitions

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An international treaty that prohibits the use, transfer, and stockpile of cluster bombs, which release many small bomblets over a wide area.

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Geneva Protocol

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A treaty prohibiting the use of chemical and biological weapons in international armed conflicts.

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

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An international treaty that sets out civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of children.

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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An international agreement that attempted to eliminate war as an instrument of national policy.

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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

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It's the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons, with the goal of leading towards their total elimination.

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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

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An international treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

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