COLLECTION OF REGIONAL CONVENTIONS

Conventions - Treaties and other international instruments

Organization of American States

https://au.int/en/treaties

35 independent states are members of the Organization (OAS)

List of OAS Treaties and Agreements by Subject

• ACQUISITIONS
  • Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions (A-64)
• AMATEUR RADIO
  • International Amateur Radio Permit, Protocol of Amendment to the Inter-American Convention on an (A-67)
  • International Amateur Radio Permit, Inter-American Convention on the (A-62)
  • Amateur Radio Service Convention (Lima Convention), Inter-American (B-52)
  • Amateur Radio Services Convention (Lima Convention), Amendment of Article Seven of the Inter-American (B-52(1)
• ARBITRAL AWARDS
  • Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards, Inter- American Convention on (B-41)
• ARBITRATION AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
  • International Commercial Arbitration, Inter-American Convention on (B-35)
  • Pacific Settlement (Pact of Bogota), American Treaty on (A-42)
• ARCHEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE
  • Protection of the Archeological, Historical, and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations (Convention of San Salvador), Convention on the (C-16)
  • Diplomatic Asylum, Convention on (A-46)
  • Political Asylum, Convention on (A-37)
  • Territorial Asylum, Convention on (A-47)
• BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
  • Duties and Rights of States in the event of Civil Strife, Protocol to the Convention on (C-14)
• COPYRIGHT
  • Rights of the Author in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works, Inter-American Convention on the (B-58)
• CORRUPTION
  • Corruption, Inter-American Convention Against (B-58)
• CULTURE
  • Promotion of Inter-American Cultural Relations, Convention for the (A-48)

• DISABILITY
  • Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (A-65)
• DISCRIMINATION
  • Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance (A-68)
  • Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance (A-69)
• FAMILY
  • Support Obligations, Inter-American Convention on (B-54)
  • Return of Children, Inter-American Convention on the (B-53)
  • Conflict of Laws Concerning the Adoption of Minors, Inter-American Convention on (B-48)
  • International Traffic in Minors, Inter-American Convention on (B-57)
• HEMISPHERIC SECURITY
  • Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), Inter-American Treaty of (B-29)
  • Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), Protocol of Amendment to the Inter-American Treaty of (B-29(1))
• HUMAN RIGHTS
  • Human Rights "Pact of San Jose, Costa Rica", American Convention on (B-32)
  • Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights "Protocol of San Salvador", Additional Protocol to the American Convention on (A-52)
  • Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty, Protocol to the American Convention on (A-53)
  • Forced Disappearance of Persons, Inter-American Convention on the (A-60)
  • Prevent and Punish Torture, Inter-American Convention to (A-51)
  • Against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance, Inter-American Convention (A-68)
  • Against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance, Inter-American Convention (A-69)
  • Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities, Inter-American Convention on the (A-65)
  • See Disability
  • Granting of Civil Rights to Women, Inter-American Convention on the (A-45)
  • Granting of Political Rights to Women, Inter-American Convention on the (A-44)
  • Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women "Convention of Belem do Para", Inter-American Convention on the (A-61)
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  • Rights of the Author in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works, Inter-American Convention on the (B-58)
• INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
  • See Regional Institutional System, Inter-American Development Bank
• INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW
  • Conflicts of Laws Concerning Commercial Companies, Inter-American Convention on (B-40)
  • Law Applicable to International Contracts, Inter-American Convention on the (B-56)
  • Domicile of Natural Persons in Private International Law, Inter-American Convention on (B-44)
  • General Rules of Private International Law, Inter-American Convention on (B-45)
  • Conflicts of Laws Concerning Commercial Companies, Inter-American Convention on (B-40)
  • Conflict of Laws Concerning Checks, Inter-American Convention on (B-34)
  • Conflict of Laws Concerning Checks, Inter-American Convention on (B-39)
  • Conflict of Laws concerning Bills of Exchange, Promisory Notes, and Invoices, Inter-American Convention on (B-33)
  • Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law, Inter-American Convention on (B-49)
  • Legal Regime of Powers of Attorney to be Used Abroad, Inter-American Convention on the (B-38)
  • Uniformity of Powers of Attorney wich are to be utilized abroad, Protocol on (C-6)
• INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
  • Regulation of Inter-American Auto-Motive Traffic, Convention on the (C-11)
  • Adoption of the Inter-American Manual on Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways "Agreement of Caracas", Agreement on the (C-18)
  • Facilitation of International Waterborne Transportation (Convention of Mar del Plata), Inter-American Convention on (B-30)
  • Contracts for International Carriage of Goods by Road, Inter-American Convention of (B-55)

• JUDICIAL COOPERATION
  • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, Inter-American Convention on (A-55)
  • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, Optional Protocol related to the Inter-American Convention on (A-59)
  • Proof of and Information on Foreign Law, Inter-American Convention on (B-43)
  • Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards (B-41)
  • Taking of Evidence Abroad, Inter-American Convention on the (B-37)
  • Taking of Evidence Abroad, Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention on the (B-51)
  • Extradition, Inter-American Convention on (B-47)
  • Execution of Preventive Measures, Inter-American Convention on (B-42)
  • Letters Rogatory, Inter-American Convention on (B-36)
  • Letters Rogatory, Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention on (B-46)
  • Jurisdiction in the International Sphere for the Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments, Inter-American Convention on (B-50)
  • Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad, Inter-American Convention on (A-57)
  • Charter of the OAS (A-41)
  • Support Obligations, Inter-American Convention on (B-54)
  • Return of Children, Inter-American Convention on the (B-53)
  • Conflict of Laws Concerning the Adoption of Minors, Inter-American Convention on (B-48)
  • International Traffic in Minors, Inter-American Convention on (B-57)
• MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
  • Facilitate Disaster Assistance, Inter-American Convention to (A-54)
  • Pan-American Sanitary Code, Additional Protocol to the (B-3(2))
• NEUTRALITY
  • Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, Protocol to the Treaty concerning the (H-9)
• ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS)
  • Organization of American States, Charter of the (A-41)
  • Organization of American States "Protocol of Cartagena de Indias", Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the (A-50)
  • Organization of American States "Protocol of Washington", Protocol of Amendments to the Charter of the (A-56)
  • Organization of American States "Protocol of Managua", Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the (A-58)
  • Organization of American States "Protocol of Buenos Aires", Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the (B-31)
  • Privileges and Immunities
  • Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of American States, Agreement on (C-13)
• PANAMA CANAL
  • Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, Protocol to the Treaty concerning the (H-9)
• RACISM
  • Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance (A-68)
• REGIONAL INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM
  • Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, Agreement Establishing the (C-19)
  • Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, Amendment to the Agreement Establishing the (C-19(1))
  • Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Convention on the (C-12)
  • Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Protocol of Amendment to the Convention on the (C-12(1))
  • Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Convention on the (C-17)
  • Inter-American Development Bank, Agreement Establishing the (C-15)
• RIGHTS AND DUTIES
  • Convention on Rights and Duties of States (A-40)
• TERRORISM
  • Prevent and Punish the Acts of Terrorism Taking the Forms of Crimes Against Persons and Related Extortion that are of International Significance, Convention to (A-49)
  • Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism (A-66)
  • Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials, Inter-American Convention Against the (A-63)
  • Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions (A-64

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Organization of African States

http://www.au.int/en/

Treaties	Date of Adoption	Date entry into force	Date of last signature / deposit
OAU Charter, Addis Ababa, 25 May 1963
General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Unity	Oct.25.1965	Oct.25.1965	Jan.24.2013
Phyto-Sanitary Convention for Africa	Sep.13.1967	Oct.06.1992
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources	Sep.15.1968	Jun.16.1969	Jan.24.2013
African Civil Aviation Commission ConstitutionOAU Convention Governing the Specific	Jan.17.1969	Mar.15.1972	Jan.24.2013
Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa	Sep.10.1969	Jan.20.1974	Apr.25.2012
Constitution of the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations	Jan.18.1974	Feb.01.2010	May.20.2013
Inter-African Convention Establishing an African Technical Co-operation Programme	Aug.01.1975		Jan.27.2012
Cultural Charter for Africa	Jul.05.1976	Sep.19.1990	Sep.26.2007
Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa	Jul.03.1977	Apr.22.1985	Jan.24.2013
Additional Protocol to the OAU General Convention on Privileges and immunities	Jun.01.1980		Aug.06.2012
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	Jun.01.1981	Oct.21.1986	Jan.24.2013
Convention for the Establishment of the African Centre for Fertilizer Development Jul.01.1985 Nov.06.2010	Jul.01.1985		Nov.06.2010
Agreement for the Establishment of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI)	Jul.17.1985	Dec.02.1991	Jan.31.2014
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	Jul.01.1990	Nov.29.1999	Jan.24.2013
Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa	Jan.30.1991	Apr.22.1998	May.31.2013
Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community,	Jun.03.1991	May.12.1994	Jan.24.2013
African Maritime Transport Charter	Jun.11.1994		Jan.27.2012
The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty)	Apr.11.1996	Jul.15.2001	Jan.27.2014
Protocol to the African Charter on Human And Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights	Jun.10.1998	Jan.25.2004	Jan.27.2014
OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism	Jul.01.1999	Dec.06.2002	Jan.24.2013
Constitutive Act of the African Union	Nov.07.2000	May.26.2001	Aug.15.2011
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Pan-African Parliament	Mar.02.2001	Dec.14.2003	Jan.24.2013
Convention of the African Energy Commission	Jul.11.2001	Dec.13.2006	Jul.02.2013
Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union	Jul.09.2002	Dec.26.2003	Dec.24.2013
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised Version)	Jul.01.2003		Mar.28.2014
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	Jul.01.2003	Nov.25.2005	Jan.24.2013
Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union	Jul.01.2003	Feb.11.2009	Jan.24.2013
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption	Jul.01.2003	Aug.05.2006	Jan.27.2014
Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union	Jul.11.2003		Jan.24.2013
Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism	Jul.01.2004		Jan.27.2014
The African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact	Jan.01.2005	Dec.18.2009	Jan.24.2013
Charter for African Cultural Renaissance	Jan.24.2006		Feb.20.2014
African Youth Charter	Jul.02.2006	Aug.08.2009	Jan.31.2014
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance	Jan.30.2007	Feb.15.2012	Jan.31.2014
Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights	Jul.01.2008		Jan.31.2014
Statute of the African Union Commission on International Law	Feb.04.2009	Feb.04.2009	Feb.04.2009
African Charter on Statistics	Feb.04.2009		Jan.22.2014
Protocol on the African Investment Bank	Jun.30.2009		Jan.31.2014
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa	Oct.23.2009	Dec.06.2012	Jan.27.2014
Revised Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission	Dec.16.2009	May.11.2010	Jan.31.2014
Revised African Maritime Transport Charter	Jul.26.2010		Jan.31.2014
African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration	Jan.31.2011		Jan.31.2014
Agreement for the Establishment of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency	Nov.23.2012	Nov.23.2012	Jan.31.2014