General International Law
Charter of the United Nations, 59 Stat. 1031; T.S. No. 993; 3 Bevans 1153
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, June 10, 1958, 330 U.N.T.S. 3; 21 U.S.T. 2517
Statute of the International Court of Justice, 3 Bevans 1179; 59 Stat. 1031; T.S. No. 993
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations21 U.S.T. 77, Apr. 24, 1963, 596 U.N.T.S. 261
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations23 U.S.T. 3227, Apr. 18, 1961, 500 U.N.T.S. 95
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, May 23, 1969, 1155 U.N.T.S. 331; 8 I.L.M. 679 (1969)
Vienna Convention on the Succession of States in Respect of Treaties17 I.L.M. 1488 (1978) , Aug. 23, 1978, 1946 U.N.T.S. 3
Human Rights
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, June 27, 1981, 1520 U.N.T.S. 217, 245; 21 I.L.M. 58,59 (1982)
American Convention on Human Rights, Nov. 21, 1969, O.A.S. T.S. No. 36; 1144 U.N.T.S. 143; S. Treaty Doc. No. 95-21, 9 I.L.M. 99(1969)
American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, Res. XXX, Final Act of the Ninth International Conference of American States (Pan American Union), Bogota, Colombia, Mar. 30-May 2, 1948, at 38; reprinted in Handbook of Existing Rules Pertaining to Human Rights, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.23 Doc. 21 Rev. 6, at 5 (1979); 1 Annals of the O.A.S. 130 (1949); Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OAS/Ser.L/V/I.4 Rev. 9 (2003); and 43 Am. J. Int'l L. Supp. 133 (1949)
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Dec. 10, 1984, 1465 U.N.T.S. 85, 113; S. Treaty Doc. No. 100-20(1988); 23 I.L.M. 1027(1984) [ILM version is a draft, virtually identical]
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Nov. 4, 1950, Europ.T.S. No. 5; 213 U.N.T.S. 221
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Dec. 18, 1979, 1249 U.N.T.S. 13; 19 I.L.M. 33(1980)
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Dec. 9, 1948, 78 U.N.T.S. 277, 102 Stat. 3045
Convention on the Rights of the Child, Nov. 20, 1989, 1577 U.N.T.S. 3; 28 I.L.M. 1456(1989)
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, July 28, 1951, 189 U.N.T.S. 150; Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, Jan. 31, 1967, 606 U.N.T.S. 267; 19 U.S.T. 6223
European Social Charter, Oct. 18, 1961, 529 U.N.T.S. 89; Europ. T.S. No. 35
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Dec. 21, 1965, S. Exec. Doc. C, 95-2 (1978); S. Treaty Doc. 95-18; 660 U.N.T.S. 195, 212
International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, G.A. res. 61/106, Annex I, U.N. GAOR, 61st Sess., Supp. No. 49, at 65, U.N. Doc. A/61/49 (Dec. 13, 2006), 46 I.L.M. 443.
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, G.A. res. A/61/177 (2006), reprinted in 14 Int'l. Hum. Rts. Rep. 582 (2007).
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, New York, Dec. 18, 1990, entered into force July 1, 2003, 2220 U.N.T.S. 93, 30 I.L.M. 1517 (1991).
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Dec. 16, 1966, 999 U.N.T.S. 171; S. Exec. Doc. E, 95-2 (1978); S. Treaty Doc. 95-20, 6 I.L.M. 368 (1967)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Dec. 16, 1966, 993 U.N.T.S. 3; S. Exec. Doc. D, 95-2 (1978); S. Treaty Doc. No. 95-19, 6 I.L.M. 360 (1967)
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, G.A. Res. 61/295, U.N. Doc. A/RES/61/295 (Sept. 13, 2007), 46 I.L.M. 1013 (2007)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, G.A. Res. 217A (III), U.N. Doc. A/810 at 71 (1948)
International Environmental Law
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal28 I.L.M. 657 (1989), Mar. 22, 1989, 1673 U.N.T.S. 125;
Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources, June 4, 1974, 1546 U.N.T.S. 119; 13 I.L.M. 352 (1974)
Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Mar. 22, 1985, T.I.A.S. No. 11,097; 1513 U.N.T.S. 293, 324; 26 I.L.M. 1529 (1987)
Convention on Biological Diversity, June 5, 1992, 1760 U.N.T.S. 79, 143; 31 I.L.M. 818 (1992)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Mar. 3, 1973, 27 U.S.T. 1087, 993 U.N.T.S. 243; 12 I.L.M. 1085 (1973)
Convention on Nuclear Safety, June 17, 1994, 1963 U.N.T.S. 293, 317; S. Treaty Doc. No. 104-6 (1995); 33 I.L.M. 1514 (1994)
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, Nov. 2, 1973, 1340 U.N.T.S. 61; 12 I.L.M. 1319 (1973)
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change37 I.L.M. 22 (1998), Dec. 10, 1997, U.N. Doc FCCC/CP/1997/7/Add.1,
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants40 I.L.M. 532 (2001), May 22, 2001,
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Dec. 10, 1982, 1833 U.N.T.S. 3, 397; 21 I.L.M. 1261 (1982)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, May 9, 1982, 1771 U.N.T.S. 107, 165; S. Treaty Doc No. 102-38 (1992); U.N. Doc. A/AC.237/18 (Part II)/Add.1; 31 I.L.M. 849 (1992)