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Abstract
Summary
| Instruments ratified: | / |
|---|---|
| World Average Ratifications: | 114 / |
| Ratification rate: | % |
| World Average Rate: | 41.25% |
| Weighted score: | % |
| World Average Weighted Score: | 41.25% |
| World rank: | / 194 |
Comparative Statistical Analysis
Strengths and Weakness
Instruments ratifications
| CONTRACTS | Weight: 9/10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 14/03/1978 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 14 March 1978 on the Law Applicable to Agency | |||
| 15/02/1983 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention on Agency in the International Sale of Goods | |||
| Conflict of laws | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/07/1985 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 1 July 1985 on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition | |||
| 01/06/1956 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 1 June 1956 concerning the recognition of the legal personality of foreign companies, associations and institutions | |||
| 15/04/1958 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 15 April 1958 on the law governing transfer of title in international sales of goods | |||
| 15/06/1955 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 15 June 1955 on the law applicable to international sales of goods | |||
| 02/10/1973 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Law Applicable to Products Liability | |||
| 22/12/1986 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 22 December 1986 on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods | |||
| 05/07/2006 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 5 July 2006 on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in respect of Securities held with an Intermediary | |||
| E-commerce | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 06/12/1996 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce | |||
| 05/07/2001 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures | |||
| 23/11/2005 (New York, USA) | United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts | |||
| Franchising | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/08/1998 (Rome, Italy) | Guide to International Master Franchise Arrangements | |||
| 01/09/2002 (Rome, Italy) | Model Franchise Disclosure Law | |||
| Leasing/Factoring | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 28/05/1988 (Ottawa, Canada) | UNIDROIT Convention on International Factoring | |||
| 28/05/1988 (Ottawa, Canada) | UNIDROIT Convention on International Financial Leasing | |||
| Principles, trade usages and standards | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/05/2000 (Paris, France) | Abbreviations of Incoterms / Alphabetic Code for Incoterms 2000 | |||
| 21/04/2004 (Rome, Italy) | UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts | |||
| Procurement | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/01/1999 (Washington D.C., USA) | Guidelines Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits | |||
| 09/12/2003 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects | |||
| 09/12/1993 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods and Construction | |||
| 09/12/1994 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services, with Guide to Enactment | |||
| Sale of Goods | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 14/06/1974 (New York, USA) | Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods | |||
| 01/07/1964 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention Relating to a Uniform Law on the Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods | |||
| 01/07/1964 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention Relating to a Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods | |||
| 11/04/1980 (Vienna, Austria) | Protocol amending the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods | |||
| 31/01/1988 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Legal Guide on Drawing Up International Contracts for the Construction of Industrial Works | |||
| 11/04/1980 (Vienna, Austria) | United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods | |||
| Travel contracts | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 23/04/1970 (Brussels, Belgium) | International Convention on Travel Contracts | |||
| CUSTOMS | Weight: 9/10 | |||
| Customs Codification | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/07/1955 (Brussels, Belgium) | Convention on Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs | |||
| 14/06/1983 (Brussels, Belgium) | International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System | |||
| 24/06/1986 (Brussels, Belgium) | Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System | |||
| Customs Cooperation | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 15/12/1950 (Brussels, Belgium) | Convention on the Valuation of Goods for Customs Purposes | |||
| 09/06/1977 (Nairobi, Kenya) | International Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance for the Prevention, Investigation and Repression of Customs Offences | |||
| 27/06/2003 (Brussels, Belgium) | International Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters | |||
| 21/10/1982 (Geneva, Switzerland) | International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods | |||
| 18/05/1973 (Kyoto, Japan) | International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures | |||
| 26/06/1999 (Brussels, Belgium) | International Convention on the simplification and harmonization of Customs procedures (Kyoto Convention) | |||
| Exemption from Duties | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 04/06/1954 (New York, USA) | Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material | |||
| 10/12/1948 (Beirout, Lebanon) | Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural Character | |||
| 17/06/1950 (Florence, Italy) | Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials | |||
| 04/06/1954 (New York, USA) | Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring | |||
| 21/01/1994 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention on Customs Treatment of Pool Containers used in International Transport | |||
| 01/12/1964 (Brussels, Belgium) | Customs Convention Concerning Welfare Materials for Seafarers | |||
| 02/12/1972 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Customs Convention on Containers | |||
| 07/11/1952 (Geneva, Switzerland) | International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Materials | |||
| 26/11/1976 (Nairobi, Kenya) | Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials | |||
| Temporary Admission | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 26/06/1990 (Istanbul, Turkey) | Convention on Temporary Admission | |||
| 08/06/1961 (Brussels, Belgium) | Customs Convention Concerning Facilities for the Importation of Goods for Display or Use at Exhibitions, Fairs, Meetings or Similar Events | |||
| 01/03/1956 (Brussels, Belgium) | Customs Convention on ECS Carnets for Commercial Samples | |||
| 06/12/1961 (Brussels, Belgium) | Customs Convention on the A.T.A. Carnet for the Temporary Admission of Goods | |||
| 18/05/1956 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats | |||
| 18/05/1956 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles | |||
| 06/10/1960 (Brussels, Belgium) | Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Packings | |||
| 08/06/1970 (Brussels, Belgium) | Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Pedagogic Material | |||
| 04/06/1954 (New York, USA) | Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles | |||
| 08/06/1961 (Brussels, Belgium) | Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Professional Equipment | |||
| 11/06/1968 (Brussels, Belgium) | Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Scientific Equipment | |||
| Transit | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 20/04/1921 (Barcelona, Spain) | Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit | |||
| 08/07/1965 (New York, USA) | Convention on Transit Trade of Land-Locked States | |||
| 07/06/1971 (Vienna, Austria) | Customs Convention on the International Transit of Goods (ITI) | |||
| 14/11/1975 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets | |||
| DISPUTE RESOLUTION | Weight: 9/10 | |||
| Arbitration | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 26/09/1927 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards | |||
| 10/06/1958 (New York, USA) | Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards | |||
| 24/09/1923 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Protocol on Arbitration Clauses | |||
| 28/04/1976 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules | |||
| 23/07/1980 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules | |||
| 21/06/1985 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985), with amendments as adopted in 2006 | |||
| 19/11/2002 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation | |||
| 28/06/1996 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings | |||
| 06/12/2013 (New York) | UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration | |||
| 10/12/2014 (Port Louis, Mauritius) | United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration | |||
| Judicial cooperation | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/03/1954 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 1 March 1954 on civil procedure | |||
| 15/11/1965 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters | |||
| 18/03/1970 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters | |||
| 25/10/1980 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice | |||
| 05/10/1961 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents | |||
| Recognition of foreign judgments | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/02/1971 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 1 February 1971 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters | |||
| 01/02/1971 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Supplementary Protocol of 1 February 1971 to the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters | |||
| State court jurisdiction | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 15/04/1958 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 15 April 1958 on the jurisdiction of the selected forum in the case of international sales of goods | |||
| 15/06/1955 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 15 June 1955 relating to the settlement of the conflicts between the law of nationality and the law of domicile | |||
| 25/11/1965 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 25 November 1965 on the Choice of Court | |||
| 30/06/2005 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention of 30 June 2005 on the Choice of Court Agreements | |||
| State court procedure | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 10/05/1952 (Bruxelles, Belgium) | International convention for the unification of certain rules relating to the arrest of seagoing ships | |||
| 12/03/1999 (Geneva, Switzerland) | International Convention on Arrest of Ships | |||
| State immunities | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 02/12/2004 (New York, USA) | United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property | |||
| ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCTS | Weight: 9/10 | |||
| Air | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 22/03/1985 (Vienna, Austria) | Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer | |||
| 11/12/1997 (Kyoto, Japan) | Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |||
| 16/09/1987 (Montreal, Canada) | Protocol to the 1985 Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer | |||
| 12/12/2015 (Paris, France) | The Paris Agreement | |||
| 09/05/1992 (New York, USA) | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |||
| Chemicals | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 11/09/1998 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) | Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | |||
| Energy | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 17/12/1994 (Lisbon, Portugal) | Energy Charter Treaty | |||
| 17/12/1994 (Lisbon, Portugal) | Protocol on Energy efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects | |||
| Flora and fauna | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 29/01/2000 (Montreal, Canada) | Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity | |||
| 05/06/1992 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | Convention on Biological Diversity | |||
| 03/03/1973 (Washington D.C., USA) | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | |||
| 20/05/1980 (Canberra, Australia) | Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources | |||
| 14/05/1966 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas | |||
| 06/12/1951 (Rome, Italy) | International Plant Protection Convention | |||
| 03/11/2001 (Rome, Italy) | International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | |||
| 26/01/1994 (Geneva, Switzerland) | International Tropical Timber Agreement | |||
| 04/12/1995 (New York, USA) | United Nations Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks | |||
| 14/10/1994 (Paris, France) | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa | |||
| Foodstuff | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/01/1962 (Rome, Italy) | Codex Alimentarius | |||
| 03/11/2001 (Rome, Italy) | International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | |||
| General | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 22/05/2001 (Stockholm) | Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants | |||
| International watercourses | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 21/05/1997 (New York, USA) | Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses | |||
| Maritime and Law of the Sea | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 29/12/1972 (London, United Kingdom) | Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter | |||
| 02/12/1972 (Geneva, Switzerland) | International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972, as amended | |||
| 12/02/2004 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 | |||
| 17/02/1978 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) | |||
| 23/03/2001 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage | |||
| 29/11/1969 (Brussels, Belgium) | International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage | |||
| 03/05/1996 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea | |||
| 30/11/1990 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation | |||
| 28/04/1989 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention on Salvage, 1989 (SALVAGE, 1989) | |||
| 18/12/1971 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (FUND 1) | |||
| 18/05/2007 (Nairobi, Kenya) | International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 (Nairobi Convention 2007) | |||
| 29/11/1969 (Bruxelles, Belgium) | International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties | |||
| 17/02/1978 (London, United Kingdom) | Optional Annex III to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) | |||
| 17/02/1978 (London, United Kingdom) | Optional Annex IV to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) | |||
| 17/02/1978 (London, United Kingdom) | Optional Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) | |||
| 19/11/1976 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 1976 to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC PROT 1976) | |||
| 19/11/1976 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 1976 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971 (FUND PROT 1976) | |||
| 27/11/1992 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC PROT 1992) | |||
| 02/05/1996 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC PROT 1996) | |||
| 26/09/1997 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL PROT 1997) (Annex VI on the prevention of air pollution from ships) | |||
| 16/05/2003 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 2003 to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 | |||
| 15/03/2000 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol on Prepardeness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances | |||
| 02/11/1973 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances other than Oil | |||
| 27/11/1992 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (FUND 2) | |||
| 07/11/1996 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter | |||
| 10/12/1982 (Montego Bay, Jamaica) | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea | |||
| Protected geographical areas | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/12/1959 (Washington D.C., USA) | Antarctic Treaty | |||
| Waste | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 22/03/1989 (Basel, Switzerland) | Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal | |||
| FINANCE, PAYMENTS AND INSOLVENCY | Weight: 2/10 | |||
| Assignment of receivables | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 12/12/2001 (New York, USA) | United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade | |||
| Bankruptcy and insolvency | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 30/05/1997 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency | |||
| Bills of exchange and promissory notes | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 07/06/1930 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention for the Settlement of Certain Conflicts of Laws in Connection with Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes | |||
| 07/06/1930 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention on the Stamp Laws in Connection with Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes | |||
| 07/06/1930 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention Providing a Uniform Law for Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes | |||
| 09/12/1988 (New York, USA) | United Nations Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes | |||
| Cheques | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 19/03/1931 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention for the Settlement of Certain Conflicts of Laws in Connection with Cheques | |||
| 19/03/1931 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention on the Stamp Laws in Connection with Cheques | |||
| 19/03/1931 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention Providing a Uniform Law for Cheques | |||
| Credit transfers | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 15/05/1992 (New York, USA) | UNCITRAL Model Law on International Credit Transfers | |||
| Documentary credit | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/07/2007 (Paris, France) | Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600) | |||
| 16/05/1995 (Paris, France) | Uniform Rules for Collections (URC 522) | |||
| International guarantees | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 16/11/2001 (Cape Town, South Africa) | Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment | |||
| 16/11/2001 (Cape Town, South Africa) | Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipmenton Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment | |||
| 01/01/1993 (Paris, France) | Uniform Rules for Contract Bonds (URCB 524) | |||
| 01/01/1992 (Paris, France) | Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG 458) | |||
| 11/12/1995 (New York, USA) | United Nations Convention on Independant Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credits | |||
| GOOD GOVERNANCE | Weight: 8/10 | |||
| Corruption | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 04/11/1999 (Strasbourg, France) | Civil Law Convention on Corruption | |||
| 17/12/1997 (Paris, France) | Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions | |||
| 01/11/2002 (Kimberley, South Africa) | The Kimberley Process | |||
| 31/10/2003 (New York, USA) | United Nations Convention against Corruption | |||
| Cultural Property | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 16/11/1972 (Paris, France) | Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage | |||
| 14/11/1970 (Paris, France) | Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property | |||
| 02/11/2001 (Paris) | Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage | |||
| 24/06/1995 (Rome, Italy) | UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects | |||
| Drugs | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 21/02/1971 (Vienna, Austria) | Convention on Psychotropic Substances | |||
| 25/03/1972 (New York, USA) | Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (amended by the Protocol of 25 March 1972) | |||
| 20/12/1988 (Vienna, Austria) | United Nations Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances | |||
| Insider Trading | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 20/04/1989 (Strasbourg, France) | Convention on Insider Trading | |||
| Organized crime | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 31/05/2001 (New York, USA) | Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Amunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime | |||
| 15/11/2000 (New York, USA) | United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime | |||
| HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOUR STANDARDS | Weight: /10 | |||
| Human Rights | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 10/12/1984 (New York) | Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | |||
| 18/12/1979 (New York) | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women | |||
| 09/12/1948 (Paris) | Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide | |||
| 20/11/1989 (New York) | Convention on the rights of the child (1989) | |||
| 21/12/1965 (New York) | International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination | |||
| 16/12/1966 (New York) | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | |||
| 16/12/1966 (New York) | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | |||
| Labour Standards | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 26/06/1957 (Geneva) | Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) | |||
| 05/07/1958 (Geneva) | Convention concerning Discrimination in respect of employment and occupation, N°111 (1958) | |||
| 02/08/1951 (Geneva) | Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) | |||
| 28/06/1930 (Geneva) | Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) | |||
| 09/07/1948 (San Francisco) | Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, N° 87 (1948) | |||
| 26/06/1973 (Geneva) | Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) | |||
| 01/07/1949 (Geneva) | Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) | |||
| 17/06/1999 (Geneva) | Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) | |||
| INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPATION | Weight: 3/10 | |||
| Dispute Resolution | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/01/1923 (Paris, France) | Members to the ICC International Court of Arbitration | |||
| International Trade Law | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/01/1962 (Rome, Italy) | Codex Alimentarius | |||
| 22/12/1992 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | |||
| 15/12/1950 (Brussels, Belgium) | Convention Establishing a Customs Co-operation Council | |||
| 14/07/1967 (Stockholm, Sweden) | Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | |||
| 06/03/1948 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) | |||
| 22/07/1944 (Bretton Woods, USA) | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Articles of Agreement | |||
| 12/10/1955 (Paris, France) | International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) | |||
| 17/12/1966 (New York, USA) | Membership of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) | |||
| 01/09/1953 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law | |||
| 15/03/1940 (Rome, Italy) | The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) Statute | |||
| Trade support institutions | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/01/1921 (London, United Kingdom) | International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) | |||
| 31/05/1926 (Vienna, Austria) | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) | |||
| 23/02/1947 (London, United Kingdom) | International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | |||
| 23/03/1948 (Geneva, Switzerland) | International Road Transport Union (IRU) | |||
| 01/01/1919 (Paris, France) | National Committees of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) | |||
| 01/01/1913 (Lausanne, Switzerland) | National Member Associations of the International Federation of Consulting Engineer (FIDIC) | |||
| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Weight: 9/10 | |||
| Broadcasting | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 26/10/1961 (Rome, Italy) | International convention for the protection of performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organisations | |||
| Copyright | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 09/09/1886 (Berne, Switzerland) | Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works | |||
| 24/07/1971 (Paris, France) | Universal Copyright Convention, revised by the Paris convention on July 24, 1971 | |||
| 20/12/1996 (Geneva, Switzerland) | WIPO Copyright Treaty | |||
| Industrial designs | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 08/10/1968 (Locarno, Switzerland) | Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs | |||
| 06/11/1925 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs | |||
| Integrated circuits | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 26/05/1989 (Washington D.C., USA) | Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits | |||
| Neighboring Rights | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 29/10/1971 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms | |||
| 26/10/1961 (Rome, Italy) | International convention for the protection of performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organisations | |||
| 20/12/1996 (Geneva, Switzerland) | WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty | |||
| Origin | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 20/05/2015 (Geneva, Swizertland) | Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications | |||
| 31/10/1958 (Lisbon, Portugal) | Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration | |||
| 14/04/1891 (Madrid, Spain) | Madrid Agreement for Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods | |||
| Patents | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 28/04/1977 (Budapest, Hungary) | Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure | |||
| 02/03/1883 (Paris, France) | Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property | |||
| 19/06/1970 (Washington D.C., USA) | Patent Cooperation Treaty (with regulations) | |||
| 01/01/2000 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Patent Law Treaty | |||
| 21/05/1974 (Strasbourg, France) | Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification | |||
| Trademarks | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 15/06/1957 (Nice, France) | Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks | |||
| 12/06/1973 (Vienna, Austria) | Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks | |||
| 14/04/1891 (Madrid, Spain) | Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks | |||
| 28/06/1989 (Madrid, Spain) | Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks | |||
| 28/03/2006 (Singapore, Singapore) | Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks | |||
| 27/10/1994 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Trademark Law Treaty | |||
| Varieties of plants | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 02/12/1961 (Paris, France) | International convention for the protection of new varieties of plants. Convention UPOV (1961), amended in Geneva (1972, 1978 and 1991) | |||
| INVESTMENTS | Weight: 2/10 | |||
| Guides, guidelines and practices | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 21/09/1992 (Washington D.C., USA) | Guidelines on the Treatment of Foreign Direct Investment | |||
| Investment disputes | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 18/03/1965 (Washington D.C., USA) | Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States | |||
| 06/12/2013 (New York) | UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration | |||
| 10/12/2014 (Port Louis, Mauritius) | United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration | |||
| Investment guaranty | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 11/10/1985 (Seoul, South Korea) | Convention Establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | |||
| Tax | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/01/2000 (New York, USA) | Revised United Nations Model Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries | |||
| PRODUCTS | Weight: 5/10 | |||
| Food | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 01/06/1951 (Stressa, Italy) | International Convention on the use of appellations of orign and denominations of cheeses (Convention of Stresa) | |||
| General | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 06/12/1951 (Rome, Italy) | International Plant Protection Convention | |||
| 17/06/2003 () | The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) | |||
| Marine Resources | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 14/05/1966 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas | |||
| Timber | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 26/01/1994 (Geneva, Switzerland) | International Tropical Timber Agreement | |||
| TAX | Weight: 0/10 | |||
| General | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 14/12/1956 (Geneva) | Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles Engaged in International Goods Transport | |||
| TRANSPORT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Weight: 9/10 | |||
| Air transport | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 25/09/1975 (Montreal) | Additional Protocol No 2 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air | |||
| 25/09/1975 (Montreal) | Additional Protocol No 3 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air | |||
| 25/09/1975 (Montreal, Canada) | Additional Protocol No 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air | |||
| 28/05/1999 (Montreal, Canada) | Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air | |||
| 12/10/1929 (Warsaw, Poland) | Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air | |||
| 01/03/1991 (Montreal, Canada) | Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection | |||
| 10/09/2010 (Beijing) | Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation | |||
| 10/09/2010 (Beijing) | Protocol Supplementary to the Convention for the suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft | |||
| 28/09/1955 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Protocol to amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air | |||
| Aircrafts and civil aviation | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 23/09/1971 (Montreal, Canada) | Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation | |||
| 16/12/1970 (The Hague, The Netherlands) | Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft | |||
| 02/05/2009 (Montreal) | Convention on Compensation for Damage to Third Parties, Resulting from Acts of Unlawful Interference Involving Aircraft | |||
| 07/10/1952 (Rome, Italy) | Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface | |||
| 07/12/1944 (Chicago, USA) | Convention on International Civil Aviation | |||
| 14/09/1963 (Tokyo, Japan) | Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft | |||
| 19/06/1948 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft | |||
| 18/09/1961 (Guadalajara) | Convention, Supplementary to the Warsaw Convention, for the Unification of Certains Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Performed by a Person Other than the Contracting Carrier | |||
| 07/12/1944 (Chicago, USA) | International Air Services Transit Agreement | |||
| 07/12/1944 (Chicago, USA) | International Air Transport Agreement | |||
| 23/09/1971 (Montreal) | Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airport Serving International Civil Aviation, Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation | |||
| 29/09/1995 (Montreal) | Protocol on the Authentic Quinquelingual Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation | |||
| 24/09/1968 (Buenos Aires) | Protocol on the authentic trilingual text of the Convention on international civil aviation | |||
| 10/05/1984 (Montreal) | Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (article 3bis) | |||
| 14/06/1954 (Montreal) | Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (article 45) | |||
| 15/09/1962 (Rome) | Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (article 48 a)) | |||
| 21/06/1961 (Montreal) | Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (article 50 a)) | |||
| 06/10/1989 (Montreal) | Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (article 56) | |||
| 27/05/1947 (Montreal) | Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (article 93bis) | |||
| 29/09/1995 (Montreal) | Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (final clause) | |||
| 14/06/1954 (Montreal) | Protocol Relating to Certain Amendments to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (article 48 a), 49 e) and 61) | |||
| 23/09/1978 (Montreal) | Protocol to Amend the Convention on Damage by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface | |||
| Maritime shipping and load lines | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 09/04/1965 (London, United Kingdom) | Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL) | |||
| 17/11/1976 (London, United Kingdom) | Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims | |||
| 20/10/1972 (London, United Kingdom) | Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG) | |||
| 01/11/1974 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 | |||
| 05/04/1966 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention on Load Lines | |||
| 06/05/1993 (Geneva, Switzerland) | International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages | |||
| 27/04/1979 (Hamburg, Germany) | International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) | |||
| 07/07/1978 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) | |||
| 05/10/2001 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships | |||
| 23/06/1969 (London, United Kingdom) | International Convention on Tonnage Measurements of Ships, 1969 (TONNAGE 1969) | |||
| 11/11/1988 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 | |||
| 11/11/1988 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (LLPROT 1988) | |||
| 07/02/1986 (Geneva, Switzerland) | United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships | |||
| Maritime transport | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 13/12/1974 (Athens, Greece) | Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea | |||
| 10/03/1988 (Rome, Italy) | Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988 (SUA 1988) | |||
| 25/08/1924 (Brussels, Belgium) | International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading [Hague Rules] | |||
| 21/12/1979 (Brussels) | Protocol (SDR Protocol) amending the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading of 25 August 1924 (The Hague Rules), as amended by the Protocol of 23 February 1968 (Visby Rules) | |||
| 10/03/1988 (Rome, Italy) | Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, 1988 | |||
| 17/02/1978 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 as amended. (SOLAS PROT) | |||
| 29/03/1990 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 1990 to amend the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, 1974 | |||
| 01/11/2002 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, 1974 | |||
| 14/10/2005 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation | |||
| 14/10/2005 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf. | |||
| 19/11/1976 (London, United Kingdom) | Protocol to the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, 1974 | |||
| 11/12/2008 (Rotterdam) | United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea | |||
| 31/03/1978 (Hamburg, Germany) | United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea | |||
| Multi modal transport | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 24/05/1980 (Geneva, Switzerland) | United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods | |||
| 19/04/1991 (Vienna, Austria) | United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade | |||
| Rail transport | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 09/05/1980 (Berne, Switzerland) | Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail | |||
| 10/01/1952 (Geneva, Switzerland) | International Convention to Facilitate the Crossing of Frontiers for Goods carried by Rail | |||
| 20/12/1990 (Berne, Switzerland) | Protocol amending the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail | |||
| 03/06/1999 (Vilnius, Lithuania) | Protocol of 3 June 1999 for the Modification of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 | |||
| Road transport | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 08/11/1968 (Vienna, Austria) | Convention on Road Signs and Signals | |||
| 08/11/1968 (Vienna, Austria) | Convention on Road Traffic | |||
| 19/05/1956 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road | |||
| 14/12/1956 (Geneva) | Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles Engaged in International Goods Transport | |||
| 05/07/1978 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road | |||
| Space | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 05/12/1979 (New York, USA) | Agreement governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies | |||
| 22/04/1968 (London, Washington, Moscow) | Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects launched into outer Space | |||
| 29/03/1972 (London, United Kingdom) | Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects | |||
| 12/11/1974 (New York, USA) | Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space | |||
| 27/01/1967 (London, United Kingdom) | Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies | |||
| Telecommunications | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 03/09/1976 (London, United Kingdom) | Convention on the International Mobile Satellite Organization (Inmarsat), As Amended | |||
| 21/05/1974 (Brussels, Belgium) | Convention relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite | |||
| TREATIES LAW | Weight: 2/10 | |||
| General | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 08/04/1983 (Vienna, Austria) | Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of State Property, Archives and Debts | |||
| 23/08/1978 (Vienna, Austria) | Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties | |||
| 23/05/1969 (Vienna, Austria) | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties | |||
| 21/03/1986 (Vienna, Austria) | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations | |||
| WTO | Weight: 10/10 | |||
| Plurilateral Agreements | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 15/04/1994 (Marrakech, Morocco) | Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) | |||
| 12/04/1979 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Plurilateral Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft | |||
| WTO Agreements | Rat. Date | Relevance | ||
| 27/11/2014 (Geneva, Switzerland) | Agreement onTrade Facilitation (TFA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) | |||
| 15/04/1994 (Marrakech, Marocco) | WTO Agreements | |||
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