Treaties and Agreements

 

Conventions and agreements on Oceans and Law of the Sea

UNCLOS and related agreements

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)

The International Seabed Authority (ISA)

Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

 

Conventions and agreements on climate and environment:

Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus-convention)

Regional agreement on access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (the Espoo-convention)

 

Conventions and agreements on refugees and statelessness:

The United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)

The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

 

Conventions on cultural heritage:

UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)

 

 

Overview of treaties: Complete list of Multilateral Treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General, as of june 2018

United Nations Treaty Collection: United Nations Treaty Collection is a collection of certified true copies of all multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General. Link: treaties.un.org.