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Frequently-Cited Treaties & Other International Instruments

most-cited treaties, frequently-cited treaties, legal citations for treaties

General International Law Treaties (Organized by title A-Z)

Antarctic Treaty, Dec. 1, 1959
12 U.S.T. 794; T.I.A.S. 4780; 402 U.N.T.S. 71; 19 I.L.M. 860 (1980)
ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) Declaration, Oct. 8, 1967
6 I.L.M. 1233 (1967)
Charter of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), May 25, 1981
1288 U.N.T.S. 151
Charter of the Organization of American States, Apr. 30, 1948
2 U.S.T. 2394; 119 U.N.T.S. 3
Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice, June 26, 1945
59 Stat. 1031; T.S. No. 993
Constitution of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), Jul. 10, 1964
16 U.S.T. 1291; T.I.A.S. 5881; 611 U.N.T.S. 7
Constitutive Act of the African Union, Jul. 11, 2000.
OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/23.15 (2001)
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, June 10, 1958
21 U.S.T. 2517; T.I.A.S. 6997; 330 U.N.T.S. 3.
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Dec. 14, 1960.
1960 UN Yearbook 44; GA res. 1514 (XV); UN Doc. A/4684 (1961)
International Telecommunications Convention and Optional Protocol, Oct. 25, 1973
28 U.S.T. 2495; T.I.A.S. 8572
North Atlantic Treaty, Apr. 4, 1949
34 U.N.T.S. 243; 43 AJILs 159
Statute of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), Mar. 15, 1940
15 U.S.T. 2494 (as amended); ATS 1973/10 (as amended)
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (Outer Space Treaty), Jan. 27, 1967
18 U.S.T. 2410; 610 U.N.T.S. 205; 6 I.L.M. 386 (1967)
United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Agents, Dec. 14, 1978
28 U.S.T. 1975; 1035 U.N.T.S. 167; 13 I.L.M. 41 (1974); 68 AJIL 383
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Apr. 24, 1963
21 U.S.T. 77; 596 U.N.T.S. 261.
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Apr. 18, 1961
23 U.S.T. 3227, 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 Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or Between International Organizations, Mar. 21, 1986
25 I.L.M. 543 (1986)
Vienna Convention on the Succession of States in Respect of Treaties, Aug. 23, 1978
1946 U.N.T.S. 3; 17 I.L.M. 1488 (1978)

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