contains historic
agreements, pacts, peaces, and major contracts between states,
armies, governments, and tribal groups.
| Year |
Name |
Summary |
| 1601 |
Treaty of Lyon |
Henry IV of
France acquires Bugey , Valromey,
Gex , and
Bresse . |
| 1604 |
Treaty of London |
Ends hostilities between England and Spain. |
| 1606 |
Peace of Žitava |
Ends the Long War between the Ottoman Turkey and the Habsburg Monarchy. |
| Treaty of Vienna |
Restores all constitutional and religious rights/privileges to
the Hungarians in both Transylvania and
Royal Hungary. |
| 1608 |
Treaty of Lieben |
Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II
surrenders Hungary , Austrian territories near the Danube
River, and Moravia to his brother
Matthias. |
| 1609 |
Treaty of Antwerp |
Spain and the Netherlands agree to a 12-year truce. |
| 1610 |
Treaty of Brussol |
Establishes a military alliance between
Charles Emmanuel I and Henry IV of France against the Spanish in Italy . |
| 1612 |
Treaty of Nasuh
Paşa |
Treaty between Ottoman Turkey and
Safavid Persia Revision of 1590
treaty. Persia regained some of its loses in 1590. |
| 1613 |
Treaty of Knäred |
Ends the Kalmar War between Denmark
and Sweden. |
| Two Row Wampum
Treaty |
Treaty between the Iroquois and representatives of the Dutch
government. |
| 1614 |
Treaty of Xanten |
Ends the War of
the Jülich succession. |
| 1615 |
Peace of Asti |
Duke Charles
Emmanuel I of Savoy relinquishes claims on
Monferrato. |
| Peace of Tyrnau |
Recognizes Gábor Bethlen as
the Prince of
Transylvania. |
| Treaty of Serav |
Ratifies the treaty of 1612 between Ottoman Turkey and Safavid Persia |
| 1616 |
Treaty of Loudun |
Ends hostilities between Queen Marie
de Medici and rebellious French princes led by Henry II, the
third Prince of Condé. |
| 1617 |
Treaty of Pavia |
Savoy cedes Monferrato to Mantua . |
| Treaty of Stolbovo |
Ends the Ingrian War between Sweden
and Muscovy. |
| 1618 |
Truce of Deulino |
Ends the Polish–Muscovite
War ; expires in 1632. |
| 1619 |
Treaty of
Angoulême |
Ends civil war in France between supporters of Queen Marie de Medici and her son, King Louis XIII of France. |
| Treaty of Munich |
Duke Maximilian of
Bavaria allows Holy
Roman Emperor Ferdinand II to use his forces in exchange for
territories in the Palatine. |
| 1620 |
Treaty of Ulm |
The Protestant Union ceases its
support of Frederick V of
Bohemia. |
| 1621 |
Peace of Nikolsburg |
Ends the war between Prince Gabriel
Bethlen of Transylvania and Emperor
Ferdinand II of the
Holy Roman Empire. |
| Treaty of Madrid |
Restores Valtelline to the Grisons and grants Protestants in the region religious
freedoms. |
| Treaty of Khotyn |
Between Ottoman Turkey and
Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth.
|
| 1622 |
Treaty of Montpellier |
Between King Louis XIII of
France and Duke Henry II of
Rohan; confirms the Edict of
Nantes. |
| 1623 |
Treaty of Paris |
France , Savoy, and Venice agree to
have Spanish forces leave Valtelline . |
| 1625 |
Treaty of Den
Haag |
England and the Netherlands agree to economically support
Christian IV of Denmark
during the Thirty Years' War. |
| 1626 |
Peace of Pressburg |
Ends the revolt against the Habsburgs. |
| Treaty of Monzón |
France and Spain share equal rights in their
control of Valtelline . |
| 1627 |
Capitulation of
Franzburg |
Duchy of Pomerania occupied
by Albrecht von
Wallenstein's imperial
army |
| 1628 |
Treaty of Munich |
Recognizes Duke Maximilian of Bavaria as a
prince-elector; grants Maximilian
control of the Upper
Palatinate and the right bank of the Rhine River for thirty years. |
| 1629 |
Edict of Restitution |
Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand II attempts to reinforce the territorial and
religious settlements made after the Peace of Augsburg. |
| Treaty of Lübeck |
Denmark withdraws from the Thirty
Years' War. |
| Truce of Altmark |
Ends hostilities between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth. |
| Peace of Alais |
Between the Huguenots and King
Louis XIII of France; confirms
the basic principles of the Edict of
Nantes with additional clauses. |
| 1630 |
Peace
of Regensburg |
Temporarily halts the War of the Mantuan
Succession. |
| Treaty of Stettin |
The Duchy of Pomerania allies
with and is occupied by the Swedish
Empire |
| 1631 |
Treaty of Bärwalde |
France and Sweden establish an alliance against the Holy Roman Empire. |
| Treaty
of Cherasco |
Ends the War of the
Mantuan Succession. |
| Treaty of Munich |
France and Bavaria establish a secret "Catholic" alliance. |
| 1632 |
Treaty of
Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
England returns New
France (Quebec ) to
France. |
| 1634 |
Treaty of Polyanovka |
Ends the Smolensk War between
Poland and Muscovy. |
| 1635 |
Peace of Prague |
Between the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II, and most of
the Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| Treaty of Sztumska
Wieś |
The Swedish Empire concedes
territories to the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth. |
| 1636 |
Treaty of Wismar |
Establishes alliance between Sweden and France against the
Habsburgs. |
| 1638 |
Treaty of Hamburg |
Confirms Treaty of Wismar;
France pays Sweden 1,000,000 livres. |
| Treaty of Hartford |
Cedes Pequot Indian lands to Connecticut River towns and outlaws Pequot
settlement and the use of the Pequot language. |
| 1639 |
Treaty of Berwick |
Ends the First Bishops' War
between Charles I of England
and the Scots. |
| Treaty of Zuhab |
Ends the war between Safavid
Persia and the Ottoman Turkey.
The borderline drawn by the treaty is still effective today. |
| Treaty of Asurar Ali |
Establishes the boundary between the Mughals and the Ahom
kingdom. |
| 1640 |
Treaty of Ripon |
Between Charles I of
Scotland and the Scots in the aftermath of the Second Bishops' War. |
| 1642 |
Treaty of Axim |
Regulates the jurisdiction of the
Netherlands and the Dutch West India Company in the town and polity
of Axim . |
| 1643 |
Solemn League and
Covenant |
Between the Scottish Covenanters and the
leaders of the English Parliamentarians. |
| 1645 |
Second Treaty
of Brömsebro |
Ends the Torstenson War between
Sweden and Denmark-Norway. |
| 1647 |
Truce of Ulm |
Forces Duke Maximilian of
Bavaria to renounce his alliance with Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand
II. |
| 1648 |
Peace of Westphalia |
Ends the Thirty Years' War and
the Eighty Years' War, and
establishes the principle of the sovereignty of nations in use
today. |
| Treaty of Concordia |
Divides the island of Saint Martin between France and the Netherlands. |
| 1649 |
Peace of Rueil |
Ends the opening episodes of the Fronde,
France's civil war. |
| Treaty of Zboriv |
Places three provinces of Ukraine under the control of the Cossacks. |
| 1650 |
Treaty of Breda |
Between Charles II of England and the Scottish Covenanters during the
Wars of the Three
Kingdoms. |
| Treaty of Hartford |
Establishes boundary lines between New
Amsterdam and English settlers in Connecticut. |
| 1651 |
Treaty of Bila
Tserkva |
Establishes peace between the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth and the Ukrainian Cossacks
after the Battle of
Berestechko . |
| 1653 |
Treaty of Stettin |
The
Swedish Empire and Brandenburg partition Pomerania. |
| 1654 |
Treaty of Pereyaslav |
Between Muscovy and the Cossacks. |
| Treaty of
Westminster |
Ends the First Anglo-Dutch
War. |
| 1656 |
Treaty of
Königsberg |
Establishes alliance between Charles X of Sweden and Frederick William,
Elector of Brandenburg, against Poland . |
| Treaty of Labiau |
Between Prince-elector Frederick William
of Brandenburg and King Charles X
Gustav of Sweden . |
| Treaty of Butre |
Between the Gold Coast (West Africa) state of Ahanta and the
States General and
the Dutch West India
Company, establishing a Dutch protectorate over Butre and Upper
Ahanta. |
| 1657 |
Treaty of Bydgoszcz |
Between King John II Casimir of
Poland and Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia. |
| Treaty of Paris |
Establishes military alliance between England and France
against Spain. |
| Treaty of Raalte |
Willem II no longer is viceroy of Overijssel. |
| Treaty of Wehlau |
Between Poland and Brandenburg-Prussia during The Deluge . |
| 1658 |
Treaty of Hadiach |
Between Poland and the Cossacks. |
| Treaty of Taastrup |
An accord that preceded the Treaty of Roskilde between Charles X Gustav of Sweden and
King Frederick III of
Denmark. |
| Treaty of Roskilde |
Denmark-Norway cedes territory to Sweden. |
| 1659 |
Treaty of the
Pyrenees |
Ends war between France and Spain. |
| 1660 |
Treaty of
Copenhagen |
Restores Trondheim to Norway and Bornholm to Denmark. |
| Treaty of Oliva |
Ends hostilities between Sweden and Poland. |
| 1661 |
Treaty of Cardis |
Ends war started in 1656 between Sweden and Russia. |
| Treaty of Den
Haag |
The
Dutch Empire recognizes Portuguese imperial sovereignty over Recife in
Brazil . |
| 1662 |
Treaty of Montmartre |
Duke Charles IV
gives to Louis XIV the throne to the
Duchy of Lorraine. |
| 1663 |
Treaty of
Ghilajharighat |
Between the Ahom and the Mughal forces. |
| 1664 |
Peace of Vasvár |
Between the Austrian Habsburg
Monarchy and the Ottoman Turkey
after the Battle of Saint
Gotthard; lasted until 1683. |
| 1665 |
Treaty of
Purandar |
Between Rajput Jai Singh and Shivaji Maharaj. |
| 1667 |
Treaty of Breda |
Ends the Second Anglo-Dutch
War. |
| Treaty of Andrusovo |
Ends the war between Muscovy and Poland-Lithuania. |
| 1668 |
First Triple
Alliance |
Alliance between England, the United
Provinces and Sweden. |
| Treaty of
Aix-la-Chapelle |
Ends the War of Devolution
between Louis XIV of France and
Habsburg Spain. |
| Treaty of Bongaja |
Sultan Saif-ud-Din of Tidore
recognizes the influence of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in
Indonesian territories. |
| Treaty of Lisbon |
Spain
recognizes Portuguese sovereignty after the Portuguese Restoration War;
Portugal cedes Ceuta to
Spain. |
| 1670 |
Secret Treaty of
Dover |
France helps England to rejoin the Roman Catholic Church and England
assists France militarily against the Dutch Republic. |
| Treaty of Madrid |
Between England and Spain. |
| 1672 |
Treaty of Buczacz |
Between the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth and the Ottoman
Turkey. Podolia under Turkish
control. |
| 1674 |
Treaty of
Westminster |
Ends the Third Anglo-Dutch
War. |
| 1675 |
Strasbourg
Agreement |
First international agreement banning the use of chemical
weapons (i.e. poisoned bullets); signed between France and the Holy
Roman Empire. |
| 1676 |
Treaty of Żurawno |
Between Ottoman Turkey and
Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth Ratifies 1672 treaty. |
| 1677 |
Treaty of 1677 |
Native American tribes
in Virginia swear fealty to the British Empire. |
| 1678 |
Treaties of Nijmegen |
Ends the Franco-Dutch War. |
| Treaty of Casco |
Ends war between the eastern Native Americans and the English
settlers of Massachusetts Bay
Colony. |
| 1679 |
Treaty of
Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
Swedish Pomerania and Bremen-Verden
restored to Sweden after the
Scanian War |
| 1681 |
Treaty of
Bakhchisarai |
Concludes the Russo-Turkish War ;
establishes a 20-year truce whereby the Dnieper River would separate the Ottoman
Empire from Russian territories. |
| 1686 |
Eternal Peace
Treaty |
Ends war between Muscovy and Poland. |
| 1689 |
Treaty of Nerchinsk |
Ends
war between the Russian
Empire and the Qing Dynasty of China . |
| 1691 |
Treaty of Limerick |
Ends the Williamite war in
Ireland. |
| 1697 |
Treaty of Ryswick |
Ends the War of the Grand
Alliance. |
| 1698 |
Treaty of Den
Haag |
Attempts to resolve the issue of who would inherit the Spanish
throne. |
| 1699 |
Treaty of Karlowitz |
Ends
the war between the alliance consisting of Austria , Venice and Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth on one side and the Ottoman Turkey on the other side. |
| Treaty of
Preobrazhenskoye |
Denmark, Russia, Saxony , and the
Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth divide Swedish territories. |
| Year |
Name |
Summary |
| 1700 |
Treaty of London |
An attempt to restore the Pragmatic Sanction following the death of
Duke Joseph Ferdinand
of Bavaria. |
| Treaty of
Constantinople |
Establishes peace between Russia and the Ottoman
Empire. |
| 1701 |
Great Peace of
Montreal |
Establishes peace between New France
and the 39 First Nations of North America. |
| Treaty of Den
Haag |
England, Austria, the United Provinces, and the Holy Roman
Empire establish a defensive alliance against France. |
| 1703 |
Treaty of Methuen |
Between Portugal and the Kingdom of
England. |
| 1704 |
Treaty of Ilbersheim |
Removes Bavaria from the War of the Spanish
Succession. |
| 1706 |
Treaty of Altranstädt |
Between Augustus II, king of Poland
and elector of Saxony, and Charles
XII of Sweden. |
| 1707 |
Treaty of Union |
Unites the Kingdoms of England and Scotland to create the Kingdom
of Great Britain . |
Treaty of Altranstädt |
Emperor Joseph I
guarantees to Charles XII religious
tolerance and liberty of conscience for Silesian Protestants. |
| 1711 |
Treaty of Szatmár |
Ends the Kuruc Rebellion led by Francis II Rákóczi. |
| Treaty of Pruth |
Between Ottoman
Turkey and Russia Russia looses some territories and grants a
free passage for Charles XII of Sweeden . |
| 1713 |
Treaty of Utrecht |
Ends the War of the
Spanish Succession. |
| Treaty of
Portsmouth |
Ends Queen Anne's War
hostilities between the Abenakis and the
Province of Massachusetts
Bay. |
| 1714 |
Treaty of Baden |
Ends hostilities between France and the Holy Roman Empire and also ends the
War of the Spanish
Succession. |
| Treaty of Rastatt |
Ends the War of the
Spanish Succession; hostilities between Louis XIV of France and Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI
cease. |
| 1717 |
Second Triple
Alliance |
Alliance between Kingdom
of Great Britain , the United
Provinces and France . |
| 1718 |
Treaty of Passarowitz |
Ends the war between Austria and the Ottoman Empire. |
| 1720 |
Treaty of Den
Haag |
Spain cedes
territories to Italy after the
War of the Quadruple
Alliance. |
| Treaty of
Frederiksborg |
Ends Great Northern War
between Sweden and Denmark-Norway. |
| Treaty of
Stockholm |
Ends
the Great Northern War between
Sweden and Hanover , Prussia and Denmark . |
| 1721 |
Treaty of Nystad |
Ends the Great Northern War between Sweden and Russia. |
| 1725 |
Treaty of Hanover |
Establishes a military alliance between Great Britain, France,
Prussia, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark against Spain. |
| Treaty of Vienna |
Ends
Austrian claims to the Spanish throne; Austria helps Spain to
reacquire Gibraltar from the British. |
| 1727 |
Treaty of Kyakhta |
Redefines boundaries between Russia and China. |
| 1729 |
Treaty of Seville |
Britain maintains control over Port Mahon and Gibraltar . |
| 1731 |
Treaty of Vienna |
Verifies the Quadruple Alliance between the Holy Roman Empire, Britain, the Dutch
Empire, and Spain. |
| 1732 |
Löwenwolde's
Treaty |
Establishes a joint policy between Austria, the Russian Empire,
and Prussia pertaining to the succession of the Polish throne. |
| Treaty of Rasht |
Ends Russian claims over Persian territories. |
| 1733 |
Treaty of Turin |
Secret treaty between France and the Duke of Savoy for military
alliance prior to War of
the Polish Succession. |
| Treaty of the
Escorial |
First of the Bourbon Family Compacts between France and Spain,
agreeing to mutual defense and military alliance in the conquest of
Italian territories held by the Habsburgs. |
| 1738 |
Treaty of Vienna |
Ends the War of the
Polish Succession. |
| 1739 |
Treaty of El
Pardo |
Spain and the United Kingdom settle their respective claims to
American navigation and trade. |
| Treaty of Nissa |
Ends the war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. |
| Treaty of Belgrade |
Ends the war between Austria and the Ottoman Empire. |
| 1740 |
Treaty of Friendship and Alliance |
Between the Miskito
nation and Kingdom of Great Britain . |
| 1742 |
Treaty of Berlin |
Ends First Silesian
War. |
| Treaty of Breslau |
Ends First Silesian
War. |
| 1743 |
Treaty of Åbo |
Ends the Hats' Russian
War. |
| Treaty of Worms |
Establishes political alliance between the Kingdom of Great
Britain, Austria and Sardinia. |
| 1745 |
Treaty of Dresden |
Austria confirms the loss of Silesia to Prussia after the
Second Silesian War. |
| Treaty of
Fontainebleau |
Establishes a military alliance between Louis XV of France and Charles Edward Stuart against George II of Great Britain. |
| Treaty of Füssen |
Ends Bavaria's support of the French in the War of the Austrian
Succession. |
| 1748 |
Treaty of
Aix-la-Chapelle |
Ends the War of the Austrian Succession. |
| 1750 |
Treaty of Madrid |
Defines the boundaries of the Spanish and the Portuguese
colonies in South America, replacing the Treaty of Tordesillas. |
| 1752 |
Treaty of
Aranjuez |
Recognizes Spanish and Austrian interests in Italy. |
| 1755 |
Treaty of Giyanti |
Divides the Sultanate of
Mataram between Prince Mangkubumi and Pakubuwono III. |
| 1756 |
Treaty of
Westminster |
Treaty of neutrality between Prussia and the British
Empire. |
| 1757 |
Treaty of Alinagar |
Between the British East India Company and
the Nawab of Bengal . |
| 1758 |
Treaty of Easton |
Native
Americans agree not to fight the British during the French and Indian War. |
| 1761 |
Treaty of El
Pardo |
Nullifies the Treaty of
Madrid. |
| 1762 |
Treaty of
Fontainebleau |
A secret agreement whereby France cedes Louisiana to Spain. |
| Treaty of Saint
Petersburg |
Ends
the Seven Years War between Russia and Prussia. |
| Treaty of Hamburg |
Between Prussia and Sweden after Russia breaks its alliance
with Prussia. |
| 1763 |
Treaty of
Hubertusburg |
Ends the Seven Years'
War. |
| First Treaty of
Paris |
| 1765 |
Treaty of Allahabad |
Mughal Emperor Shah Aalum grants
Diwani rights to the British
East India Company. |
| 1766 |
Treaty of Batticaloa |
King
Keerthisiri Rajasinghe of Kandy recognizes Dutch imperial possessions in Sri Lanka . |
| 1768 |
Treaty of Fort
Stanwix |
In North America, the boundary established by the Proclamation of 1763 is moved
west. |
| Treaty of Masulipatam |
Confirms the conquest of the state of Hyderabad by the British. |
| 1770 |
Treaty of Lochaber |
The Cherokee relinquish territories to
the British Empire. |
| 1774 |
Treaty of
Kuchuk-Kainarji |
Ends Russo-Turkish
War of 1768-1774. |
| 1776 |
Treaty of Watertown |
Alliance between the State of Massachusetts Bay and
the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia . |
| Treaty of
Purandar |
Between the peshwa of the Maratha people and the British East
India Company. |
| 1777 |
First Treaty of San
Ildefonso |
Ends
disputes between Portugal and Spain over the territories of
The Seven Missions and of Colonia
del Sacramento . |
| Treaty of
Aranjuez |
Defines Spanish and French colonies on
Santo
Domingo . |
| 1778 |
Treaty of
Amity and Commerce |
Establishes a commercial alliance between
the United
States and France |
| Treaty of
Alliance |
Establishes a military alliance between the
United
States and France . |
| Treaty of El
Pardo |
Queen Maria
I of Portugal cedes Annobón , Bioko , and territories on the Guinea coast to King Charles III of Spain. |
| Treaty of Fort
Pitt |
Gives the United States permission to travel through Delaware
territory, as well as to call upon the Delaware Indians to help American troops
fight against the British. |
| 1779 |
Treaty of
Aranjuez |
Spain joins the American
Revolutionary War against the Kingdom of Great Britain. |
| Treaty of Teschen |
Ends the War of the
Bavarian Succession between Austria and Prussia. |
| 1780 |
Treaty of
Aranjuez |
Spain cedes territories to Morocco. |
| 1782 |
Edict of Tolerance |
Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II promotes religious tolerance towards Jews. |
| Treaty of Salbai |
Between the Maratha Empire and
the British East India
Company. |
| 1783 |
Second Treaty of
Paris |
Ends the American
Revolutionary War. |
| Treaty of Georgievsk |
Establishes the east Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti as a protectorate under
suzerainty of the Russian Empire. |
| 1784 |
Treaty of Fort
Stanwix |
The
Iroquois Confederacy cedes all
lands west of the Niagara River to the United States. |
| 1785 |
Treaty of
Fontainebleau |
Reinforces the Treaty of Munster whereby the Scheldt
Estuary is under the sovereignty of the United
Provinces. |
| Treaty of Hopewell |
Between the United States and the Cherokee Indians. |
| Treaty of Fort
McIntosh |
Native American tribes cede to the United
States all claims to land in the Ohio
Country east of the Cuyahoga and Muskingum
rivers; tribes also cede the areas surrounding Fort Detroit and Fort
Michilimackinac . |
| 1786 |
Eden Agreement |
Between the Kingdom
of Great Britain and France . |
| Moroccan-American Treaty
of Friendship |
The oldest non-broken friendship treaty between Morocco and the
United States. |
| Treaty of Hartford |
Resolves territorial and border disputes
between the states of New
York and Massachusetts . |
| Treaty of Hopewell |
Between the United States, the Choctaw
Indians, and the Chickasaw Indians. |
| 1787 |
Treaty of Beaufort |
Officially sets the all-river boundary
between the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina . |
| US Constitution |
States cede limited powers to create Federal Government. |
| 1788 |
Third Triple
Alliance |
Alliance between Kingdom
of Great Britain , the United
Provinces and Kingdom of Prussia . |
| 1789 |
Jay-Gardoqui Treaty |
Trade treaty between United States and Spain. |
| Treaty of Fort Harmar |
Between the United States government and several Native
American tribes with claims to the Ohio
Country. |
| 1790 |
Treaty of
Reichenbach |
Between Frederick William
II of Prussia and Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II
of Austria. |
| Treaty of
Värälä |
Ends Russo-Swedish
War . |
| Treaty of New York |
Between Henry Knox and the Creek people. |
| 1791 |
Treaty of Holston |
Settles disputes between the United States and the Cherokee over the territories south of the Ohio River; proclaimed and amended in 1792. |
| Treaty of Sistova |
Ends
the war between Ottoman Turkey and
Austria (1787-1791) |
| 1792 |
Treaty of Jassy |
Ends the Russo-Turkish
War . |
| 1794 |
Jay Treaty |
Attempts to settle post-Revolution disputes between the United
States and the Kingdom of Great Britain. |
| Treaty of Canandaigua |
Establishes peace and friendship between the United States and
the Six Nations of the Iroquois
(Haudenosaunee). |
| 1795 |
Pinckney's Treaty |
Defines boundaries of the United States and Spanish
colonies. |
| Treaty of Den
Haag |
The
Batavian Republic cedes Venlo , Flanders, and Maastricht to France. |
Treaty of Greenville |
Ends the war between the United States and a coalition of
Native
Americans. |
| Treaty of Basel |
Three agreements whereby France made peace with Prussia, Spain
and Hessen-Kassel; concludes the stage of the French Revolutionary Wars against
the First Coalition. |
| 1796 |
Treaty of
Tripoli |
Ends
the war between the United States and Tripoli . |
| Treaty of New York |
Between the Seven Nations of
Canada and a U.S. delegation led by Abraham Ogden. |
| Treaty of Colerain |
Affirms the binding of the Treaty of New York (1790) and
establishes the boundary line between the Creek Nation and the United States. |
| Second Treaty of San
Ildefonso |
Treaty of alliance between Spain and France against
Britain. |
| 1797 |
Treaty of Leoben |
Preliminary accord to the Treaty of Campo Formio; Austria loses Belgium and Lombardy in exchange
for Istria and Dalmatia. |
| Treaty of Campo
Formio |
Ends the first phase of the Napoleonic Wars. |
| Treaty of Tolentino |
Between France and the Papal
States . |
| Treaty with Tunis |
Peace treaty between the United States and
the 'Barbary State' of Tunis , nominally part of the Ottoman Empire. |
| Year |
Name |
Summary |
| 1800 |
Third Treaty of San
Ildefonso |
Cedes Spanish holdings in America to France . |
| Treaty
of Mortefontaine |
Ends the Quasi-War between the United
States and France. |
| 1801 |
Carnatic Treaty |
The Nawab of Arcot cedes
territories in India to the British Empire in exchange for
two-hundred rupees. |
| Treaty of
Aranjuez |
Confirms the Third
Treaty of San Ildefonso. |
| Treaty of Badajoz |
Portugal cedes Almeida, Olivenza , and some other fortresses to Spain and agrees
to close its harbors to the English. |
| Treaty of Madrid |
Reinforces the Treaty of Badajoz; Portugal also
agrees to pay France an indemnity of 20 million francs and surrender half of Guiana . |
| Treaty of Florence |
The
Kingdom of Naples cedes some
central Italian possessions, the island of Elba , and the
Athena of Velletri to
France. |
| Treaty of
Lunéville |
Ends the Second Coalition
against France. |
| 1802 |
Treaty of Amiens |
Ends the war between France and the United Kingdom. |
| Treaty of Bassein |
The
Maratha peshwa of
Pune cedes
territories in western India to the British Empire. |
| 1803 |
Louisiana Purchase |
United States buys Louisiana from France. |
| Treaty of
Surji-Arjungaon |
Between the British and Daulat
Rao Sindhia, chief of the Maratha people; treaty was revised
twice. |
| Treaty of Fort
Wayne |
Defines the boundaries of the Vincennes Tract in Indiana |
| 1804 |
Treaty of St. Louis |
The
Sac and Fox tribes ceded lands to the
United States from northeast Missouri through almost all of Illinois north of the
Illinois River as well as a large
section of southern Wisconsin . |
| 1805 |
Treaty of Fort
Industry |
Establishes the western boundary of the
United States through present-day Toledo, Ohio . |
| Treaty of Pressburg |
Ends the war between France and Austria. |
| 1806 |
Treaty of Poznań |
Ends the war between France and Saxony after the latter’s
defeat during the War of the
Fourth Coalition. |
| 1807 |
Treaty of Detroit |
Between the United States and the Native American nations of
Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi. |
| Treaties of Tilsit |
Agreements between France, Russia and
Prussia creating the Duchy of
Warsaw . |
| Treaty of
Finckenstein |
Between the French Empire and Persia. |
| Treaty of
Fontainebleau |
Agreement between Spain and France that partitions
Portugal. |
| 1808 |
Treaty of Fort Clark |
The Osage Nation cedes to the
United States large portions of the Missouri Territory. |
| 1809 |
Treaty of the
Dardanelles |
Agreement between the Ottoman Empire and the United
Kingdom . |
| Treaty of Hamina |
Ends the Finnish War between Sweden
and Russia. |
| Treaty of
Schönbrunn |
Ends the Fifth Coalition during
the Napoleonic Wars. |
| Treaty of Fort
Wayne |
Obtains more than two million acres
(8,000 km²) of American Indian land
for the white settlers of Ohio and
Indiana . |
| 1810 |
Treaty of Paris |
Ends the war between France and Sweden. |
| 1812 |
Treaty of
Bucharest |
Ends the Russo–Turkish War,
1806–1812. |
| 1813 |
Treaty of Gulistan |
A
peace treaty between Imperial Russia and Qajarid Persia . |
| Treaty of Fulda |
Württemberg leaves the Confederation of the
Rhine. |
| Treaty of Kalisz |
Russia and Prussia establish the Kalisz Union against Napoleon I. |
| Treaties of
Reichenbach |
Establishes a coalition between Great Britain, Prussia, Russia,
and Austria against Napoleon of France. |
| Treaty of Töplitz |
Augments the coalition between Great Britain, Prussia, Russia,
and Austria against Napoleon of France. |
| Treaty of
Peterswaldau |
Great Britain agrees to support a German legion of 10,000 men
for the Russian service. |
| Treaty of Ried |
Bavaria leaves the Confederation of the Rhine and agrees to join the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon. |
| 1814 |
First Anglo-Dutch
Treaty |
Between the United Kingdom and the United Provinces (Netherlands). |
| Third Treaty of
Paris |
Ends war between France and the Sixth Coalition. |
| Treaty of Ghent |
Ends the War of 1812. |
| Treaty of Kiel |
The king of Denmark-Norway cedes
Norway to Sweden in exchange for territories in Pomerania. |
| Convention of Moss |
Armistice agreement and de facto peace treaty between Norway
and Sweden. |
| Treaty of
Fontainebleau |
Exiles Napoleon Bonaparte as the Emperor of
Elba . |
| Treaty of Fort
Jackson |
The Creek cede territories to the
United States after their defeat at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. |
| 1815 |
Fourth Treaty of
Paris |
Follows the defeat of Napoleon at the
Battle
of Waterloo . |
| Congress of Vienna |
Conference between ambassadors from the major powers in
Europe. |
| Sugauli Treaty |
Ends the Anglo-Nepalese War;
goes into effect on March 4, 1816. |
| Treaty of Springwells |
The United States waives all territorial rights over the
Genessee County and restores to the Indians all of their
possessions. |
| 1816 |
Treaty of St. Louis |
The
Council of Three Fires cedes
a 20-mile strip of land, which connected Chicago and Lake Michigan with the Illinois
River. |
| 1817 |
Rush-Bagot Treaty |
Settles boundary disputes between the United States and the
United Kingdom. |
| Treaty of Fort Meigs |
Between the United States and the Wyandot, Seneca,
Delaware, Shawnee,
Potawatomi, Ottawa and Ojibwa
tribes. |
| Treaty of Titalia |
Between the chogyal
(monarch) of Sikkim and the British East India
Company. |
| 1818 |
Anglo-American
Convention |
Resolves boundary disputes between the
United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland ; both share the Oregon
Country. |
| Treaty of St. Mary's |
Between the United States and the Miami
tribe. |
| Treaty of the
Creek Agency |
Between the United States and the Creek
people. |
| Treaty of St. Louis |
The
Osage Nation cedes all territories to
the United States beginning at the Arkansas River and ending at the Verdigris River. |
| 1819 |
Adams-Onís Treaty |
Settles a border dispute between the United States and
Spain. |
| Treaty of Saginaw |
Native Americans cede land to the United States. |
| 1820 |
Treaty of Doak's
Stand |
The Choctaw agree to surrender one-third
of their land to the United States. |
| 1821 |
Treaty of Córdoba |
Mexico becomes independent from Spain. |
| Treaty of Chicago |
The
Ottawa , Ojibwe, and Potawatomi tribes cede to the United States all
lands in the Michigan Territory
south of the Grand River. |
| Treaty of Indian
Springs |
Creek Indians cede land to the state of
Georgia in return for cash payments totaling $200,000 over
a period of 14 years. |
| 1824 |
Second
Anglo-Dutch Treaty |
Settles disputes between the United Kingdom and the
Netherlands, dividing the Malay
World. |
| Russo-American Treaty |
Fixes Russian Alaska southern border at 54°40'. |
| 1825 |
Osage Treaty |
The
Osage Nation cedes territories to the
United States within and west of Missouri and the Arkansas
Territory. |
| Treaty of St. Louis |
The Shawnee cede Cape Geredeau to the
United States. |
| Treaty of Hanover |
Ends the War of German Dissolution. |
| Treaty of Indian
Springs |
Relocates the Creek Indians in Georgia
(except the Tokaubatchee) to a parcel of land along the Arkansas
River . |
| Treaty of Prairie du
Chien |
Between the United States and representatives of the Sioux, Sac and Fox,
Menominie, Ioway,
Winnebago and the Anishinaabeg tribes. |
| 1826 |
Akkerman Convention |
Forces the Ottomans to retreat from Moldavia and Wallachia;
grants autonomy to the Principality of Serbia. |
| Treaty of
Mississinwas |
Between the United States and the Miami
tribe. |
| Treaty of Yandaboo |
Ends the First Burmese
War. |
| Burney Treaty |
British acknowledge Siamese claim over the
four northern Malay states of Kedah , Kelantan , Perlis and Terengganu . |
| 1827 |
Treaty of London |
Alliance between the United Kingdom, France
and Russia to end Turkish action in
Greece . |
| 1828 |
Treaty of Turkmenchay |
The Persian Empire loses many of its northern territories to
Imperial Russia after its defeat at the end of the Russo-Persian War,
1826-1828. |
| Treaty of Montevideo |
Brazil and Argentina recognize the independence of Uruguay . |
| 1829 |
London Protocol |
Formulates the boundaries of modern Greece. |
| Treaty of Edirne |
Between Russia and Ottoman
Turkey. Russia secures the right to protect
Greece and control the mouths to the Danube River. |
| Treaty of Prairie du
Chien |
Between the United States and representatives of the Council of Three Fires. |
| 1830 |
London Protocol |
Confirms sovereignty of Greece . |
| Treaty of Dancing
Rabbit Creek |
United States grants rights to the Choctaw. |
| 1831 |
Treaty of the Eighty
Articles |
Establishes Belgium's borders. |
| Pacto Federal |
Establishes a military alliance between the
Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires , Entre
Ríos, and Santa
Fe. |
| 1832 |
Treaty of Cusseta |
Between the government of the United States and the Creek people. |
| Treaty of
Constantinople |
Officially ends the Greek War of Independence and
establishes the borders of modern Greece . |
| London Protocol |
Reiterates and ratifies the terms of the Treaty of
Constantinople. |
| 1833 |
Treaty of
Hünkâr İskelesi |
Between Russia and Ottoman
Turkey.Russia gains use of the Bosporus . |
| Convention of Kutahya |
Between Ottoman Turkey and its
vassal Muhammad Ali of Egypt. Muhammad Ali gains extra previleges. |
| Treaty of Chicago |
Native American tribes cede lands west of
Lake
Michigan to the
United States in exchange for a reservation of equal size further
to the west on the Missouri River ; proclaimed in 1835. |
| Treaty of Zonhoven |
Establishes special regulations over the
use of the Meuse
River by Holland and Belgium. |
| 1834 |
Treaty of Desmichels |
France acknowledges Abd-el-Kader as bey of
Mascara and independent sovereign ruler of
Oran in Algeria . |
| 1835 |
Treaty of New Echota |
Between the United States and several members of a faction
within the Cherokee nation. |
| Batman's Treaty |
Between John
Batman and a group of Wurundjeri
elders for the sale of land around Port Phillip . |
| 1836 |
Treaties of Velasco |
Between the republics of Mexico and Texas in the aftermath of the Battle
of San Jacinto . |
| Treaty of
Washington |
Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians cede to the United States
the northwest portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and
the eastern portion of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan . |
| 1837 |
Treaty of Tafna |
Ends conflict between French and Algerian forces; France cedes
territories to Abd-el-Kader. |
| 1838 |
Treaty of Balta Liman |
Commercial treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the United
Kingdom. |
| Treaty of Buffalo
Creek |
Between the Seneca tribe of
Western New York and certain
purchasers of rights to the Indians' land. |
| 1839 |
Edict of
Toleration |
King Kamehameha III establishes
the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Honolulu. |
| Treaty of London |
Guarantees the neutrality of Belgium. |
| 1840 |
Treaty of Waitangi |
New Zealand becomes a British colony. |
| 1842 |
Treaty of Nanjing |
Ends the First Opium War; cedes
Hong Kong Island to the United
Kingdom. |
| Webster-Ashburton
Treaty |
Settles boundary disputes between the
United States and Canada . |
| 1844 |
Treaty of Tangiers |
Ends First Franco-Moroccan
War. |
| Treaty of Tehuacana
Creek |
Establishes peace between the Republic of Texas and various
Native
American tribes. |
| Treaty of Wanghia |
First diplomatic agreement between China and the United States
in history. |
| Treaty of Whampoa |
China grants privileges to the French Empire. |
| 1846 |
Oregon Treaty |
Establishes the border between the British and American
sections of the Oregon Country. |
| Treaty of Lahore |
Ends the First Sikh War. |
| Treaty of Amritsar |
Settles dispute over territory in Kashmir . |
| Mallarino-Bidlack
Treaty |
Agreement of mutual cooperation between
New
Granada (today Colombia) and the United States. |
| 1847 |
Treaty of Cahuenga |
First treaty to end the Mexican-American War. |
| 1848 |
Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo |
Second treaty ending the Mexican-American War. |
| 1850 |
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty |
The United States and the United Kingdom agree not to colonize
Central America. |
| Punctation of
Olmütz |
Treaty between Prussia and Austria. |
| 1851 |
Treaty of Mendota |
Between the United States and the Sioux tribes of Minnesota
(Mdewakanton and Wahpekute). |
| Treaty of Fort
Laramie |
United States negotiates safe passage for Oregon Trail settlers with Native
Americans. |
| Treaty of Kulja |
A treaty that regulated trade between China and Russia. |
| Treaty of Traverse des
Sioux |
Between the United States government and the Sioux
Indians of Minnesota . |
| 1852 |
London Protocol |
Signed after the First War of
Schleswig. |
| Sand River Convention |
Regulated the relationship between British
government of the Cape Colony and the
Boers north of the Orange River in South
Africa. |
| 1854 |
Convention of
Kanagawa |
Japan is opened to American trade. |
| Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty |
Japan is opened to British trade. |
| Treaty with the
Umpqua and Kalapuya |
Between the United States and the tribes of
Umpqua and Kalapuya in the Oregon Territory . |
| Treaty of Medicine
Creek |
The Nisqually, Puyallup, and Squaxin Island tribes, along with six other smaller Native American tribes
cede territories to the United States government. |
| 1855 |
Bowring Treaty |
Between Britain and Siam ; opened
Bangkok to foreign free trade, but guaranteed Siam's independent
sovereignty. |
| Treaty of Hellgate |
The Bitteroot Salish,
Pend d'Oreille, and the
Kootenai tribes cede territories to
the United States government. |
| Treaty of Shimoda |
Defines the border between Japan and Russia; three Japanese
ports opened to international use. |
| Treaty of Neah Bay |
Between the United States and the Makah
Indians. |
| Treaty with the
Kalapuya, etc. |
Between the United States and the tribes of
Kalapuya, Molala,
Clackamas and others in the
Oregon
Territory . |
| Canadian-American
Reciprocity Treaty |
Trade treaty between the colonies of British North America and the United
States. |
| Point Elliott Treaty |
United States government and various Native
American tribes of the Puget Sound region in the newly-formed Washington Territory. |
| Point No Point Treaty |
Original inhabitants of the Kitsap
Peninsula cede ownership of their land in exchange for small
reservations in Hood
Canal and a payment of 60,000 dollars from the U.S.
federal government. |
| Quinault Treaty |
The Quinault and Quileute (including the Hoh) tribes cede territories to the United States
government. |
| Treaty with the Nez
Perce |
Conducted at Walla Walla, WA, wherein the United States
recognizes the sovereignty and lands of the Nez Perce. Territory
becomes part of United States. Ratified 1859. |
|
Treaty with the Confederated Umatilla, Cayuse, and Walla Walla
Tribes |
Conducted at Walla Walla, WA, wherein the United States
recognizes the sovereignty and lands of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and
Walla Walla. Territory becomes part of United States. Ratified
1859. |
| Treaty with
the Yakama Confederated Tribes and Bands |
Conducted at Walla Walla, WA, wherein the United States
recognizes the sovereignty and lands of the many and varied bands
and tribes making up the Yakama Confederated Tribes and Bands .
Territory becomes part of United States. Ratified 1859. |
| "Buffalo" Treaty |
Conducted near Ft. Benton, MT, at Blackfoot Council wherein
several tribal nations east and west of continental divide agreed
to peace terms and mutual use of territories while hunting
buffalo. |
| 1856 |
Fifth Treaty of
Paris |
Ends the Crimean War. |
| 1858 |
Treaty of Tientsin |
Ends the first phase of the Second
Opium War. |
| Treaty of Aigun |
Specifies border between Russia and
China . |
| Treaty of Amity and Commerce |
Japanese treaty ports opened to
commerce. |
| 1859 |
Treaty of Zurich |
Franco -Austrian armistice formalizing the Peace of
Villafranca. |
|
| 1860 |
Cobden-Chevalier
Treaty |
Free trade between Britain and France. |
| 1860 |
Convention of Peking |
Ends the Second Opium War;
cedes Kowloon Peninsula to the
United Kingdom. |
| 1861 |
Franco-Monegasque
Treaty |
Grants sovereignty to Monaco . |
| 1862 |
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation |
Established official trade agreements between the United States
and Ottoman Empire.Written Proclamation
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| 1862 |
First Treaty of
Saigon |
Emperor Tu Duc cedes
Saigon , the island of Poulo Condor , and three southern provinces (Bien Hoa , Gia
Dinh , and Dinh Tuong) to the French Empire. |
| 1863 |
Treaty of Hué |
Confirms the First Treaty of
Saigon. |
| Treaty of Ruby
Valley |
Peace Treaty giving certain rights
to the United States in the Nevada
Territory. As late as December 1992, Western Shoshone were still disputing the
terms of this treaty with President-Elect Clinton. The United
States Congress had attempted to settle the agreement in 1979,
appropriating $26 million to purchase title to 24 million acres
(97,000 km²) of tribal lands. By 1992, interest on that
appropriation had increased it to $75 million dollars, and it
continues to grow. |
| 1864 |
First Geneva
Convention |
Establishes rules for the treatment of battlefield
casualties. |
| Treaty of London |
Britain cedes the Ionian Islands to Greece. |
| Treaty of Vienna |
Ends the Second War of
Schleswig between Austria and Prussia. |
| 1866 |
Peace of Prague |
Ends
Austro-Prussian War . |
| 1867 |
Alaska Purchase |
The United States buys Alaska from Russia. |
| Medicine Lodge Treaty |
Negotiations between the United States and Native
Americans. |
| Treaty of London |
An
international accord in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and the Luxembourg
Crisis. |
| 1868 |
Burlingame Treaty |
Establishes relations between the United States and China. |
| Treaty of Fort
Laramie |
Ends Red Cloud's War. |
Treaty on Naturalization
(U.S./North German Confederation)
|
First recognition by a European power of the legal right of its
subjects to become American citizens. |
| 1871 |
Treaty of
Frankfurt |
Ends the Franco-Prussian
War. |
| Treaty of
Washington |
Conducted in Washington, D.C. to settle grievances between the United States
and Great Britain. |
| Treaty 1 |
Conducted in Lower Fort Garry , Manitoba , CA negotiating
an agreement between Queen Victoria
the Canadian monarch and First Nations. |
| Treaty 2 |
Conducted in Manitoba Post, Manitoba , CA negotiating
an agreement between Queen Victoria
the Canadian monarch and First Nations. |
| 1873 |
Treaty 3 |
Conducted at North-West Angle of the Lake
of the Woods Manitoba , CA negotiating
an agreement between Queen Victoria the Canadian monarch and First Nations. |
| 1874 |
Pangkor Treaty |
Perak becomes the first Malay
state to accept British
Resident.
|
| Treaty of Berne |
Universal Postal Union becomes the second oldest international
organization. |
| Second Treaty of
Saigon |
Reiterates the Treaty of Saigon (1862); the
Red
River (Song Hong) opens for trade, as well as the
ports of Hanoi , Haiphong and Qui Nonh. |
| Treaty 4 |
Conducted at Fort
Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan , SK , CA negotiating an agreement between Queen Victoria the Canadian monarch and First Nations. |
| 1875 |
Treaty of Kanghwa |
Ends
Korea 's status as a Chinese tributary state and opens it to Japanese trade. |
| Treaty of Saint
Petersburg |
In
exchange for the Kuril
Islands , Japan relinquishes claims on Sakhalin . |
| Convention du
Mètre |
An international treaty that establishes three organizations to
oversee the keeping of metric standards. |
| Reciprocity Treaty |
A free trade agreement between the United States and the
Hawaiian Kingdom. |
| Treaty 5 |
Conducted initially at Beren's River,
Manitoba , CA negotiating
an agreement between Queen Victoria the Canadian monarch and First Nations. The northern portion
signing was in 1908. |
| 1876 |
Treaty of Ganghwa |
Ends Korea's status as tributary state of China; open Korea to
Japanese trade. |
| Treaty 6 |
Conducted at Fort Carlton , and Duck Lake , SK , CA negotiating an agreement between the Canadian monarch and First Nations. |
| 1877 |
London Protocol |
The British agree to remain neutral in any conflict between the
Ottoman Empire and Russia. |
| Treaty 7 |
Conducted at Blackfoot Crossing, AB , CA negotiating
an agreement between the Canadian
monarch, Queen
Victoria, and First
Nations. |
| 1878 |
Cyprus Convention |
The
Ottoman Empire relinquishes Cyprus to the United Kingdom in return for military
support against the Russians. |
| Pact of Zanjón |
Ends the Cuban Ten Years'
War. |
| Treaty of San Stefano |
Ends the war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. |
| Treaty of Berlin |
Amends the Treaty of San
Stefano. |
| 1879 |
Treaty of Gandamak |
Ends the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. |
| 1881 |
Boundary
treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina |
Chile and Argentina define their boundary. |
| Treaty of Akhal |
Iran officially recognizes the Russian Empire's annexation of
Khwarazm. |
| Treaty of Bardo |
Tunisia becomes a protectorate of the French Empire. |
| 1882 |
Fourth Triple
Alliance |
Alliance between Germany , Austria-Hungary
and Italy . |
| Kilmainham Treaty |
Between the British government under William Ewart Gladstone and the
Irish nationalist leader Charles
Stewart Parnell. |
| 1883 |
Paris
Convention |
Intellectual property systems (including patents) of any
contracting state become accessible to the nationals of other
states party to the Convention. |
| Treaty of Ancón |
Settles territorial disputes between
Peru and
Chile . |
| Treaty of Hué |
Cedes Annam and Tonkin to the French Empire. |
| 1884 |
Treaty of Hué |
Confirms the 1883 Treaty of Hué. |
| 1885 |
Treaty of Simulambuco |
Between the Portuguese government and officials in the N'Goyo Kingdom. |
| 1886 |
Berne Convention |
International agreement about copyright. |
| Treaty of
Bucharest |
Ends
war between Serbia and Bulgaria . |
| 1887 |
Reinsurance Treaty |
An attempt by Bismarck to
continue to ally with Russia after the League of the Three Emperors
broke down. |
| 1889 |
Treaty of Berlin |
The
United States, Great Britain, and Germany establish condominium and recognize
the independence of Samoa . |
| Treaty of Wuchale |
Peace treaty between Ethiopia and Italy ,
subsequently disputed. |
| 1890 |
Heligoland-Zanzibar
Treaty |
Agreement between the United Kingdom and
Imperial
Germany concerning mainly territorial interests in
Africa. |
| 1891 |
Treaty of Madrid |
Gives France legal protection of the word
champagne. |
| 1895 |
Treaty of Den Haag |
Establishes boundaries of British New Guinea . |
| Treaty of Shimonoseki |
Ends the First Sino-Japanese
War. |
| 1896 |
Treaty of Addis Ababa |
Abrogates the Treaty of Wuchale, formally ends the
First Italo–Ethiopian
War, and recognizes Ethiopia as an independent state. |
| 1898 |
Sixth Treaty of
Paris |
Ends the Spanish-American
War. |
| Convention
for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory |
Cedes the New Territories to the
United Kingdom. |
| 1899 |
Hague
Conventions |
Attempts to formalize laws of war. |
| Tripartite
Convention |
Divides Samoa between the United States and
Germany. |
| Treaty 8 |
Conducted at Lesser Slave Lake , AB , CA negotiating an agreement between the Canadian monarch, Queen Victoria, and First Nations. There were later
adhesions to the treaty. |
| Year |
Name |
Summary |
| 1900 |
Treaty of Paris |
Ends
all conflicting claims over Río Muni
(Equatorial Guinea ). |
| 1901 |
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty |
Replaces the Clayton-Bulwer
Treaty. |
| Boxer Protocol |
Peace agreement between the Great Powers and China . |
| 1902 |
Anglo-Japanese
Alliance |
Treaty of alliance between England and Japan; signed by
Lord Lansdowne and Hayashi Tadasu. |
| Treaty of Vereeniging |
Ends the Second Anglo-Boer
War. |
| 1903 |
Cuban-American Treaty |
The
Republic
of Cuba leases to the United States the Guantanamo Bay area. |
| Hay-Herran Treaty |
The
United States attempts to acquire a lease on Panama . |
| Hay-Herbert Treaty |
Between the United Kingdom and the United States on the
location of the border between Alaska and Canada. |
| Hay-Bunau Varilla
Treaty |
Establishes the Panama
Canal Zone . |
| Treaty of
Petrópolis |
Ends
tensions between Bolivia and Brazil over the territory of Acre. |
| 1905 |
Treaty of Portsmouth |
Ends the Russo-Japanese
War. |
| Treaty of Björkö |
A
secret mutual defense accord between the German Empire and Russia. |
| October Manifesto |
Response to Russian
Revolution of 1905. Created the Duma but
Tzar Nicholas II of Russia
disregarded it after the country was stable again and continued his
absolute rule. |
| Taft-Katsura
Agreement |
Japan and the United States agree on spheres of influence in Asia. |
| Eulsa Treaty |
Between the Korean Empire and the Japanese Empire ; influenced by the result of the Russo-Japanese War; void in
1965. |
| Treaty 9 |
Conducted at Osnaburgh House trade post, on
Lake St. Joseph (Albany River), ON , CA negotiating an agreement between the Canadian monarch, King Edward VII, and First Nations. There were later
adhesions to the treaty. |
| 1906 |
Second Geneva
Convention |
Specifies the treatment of wounded, sick and shipwrecked
members of armed forces at sea. |
| Treaty 10 |
Conducted at Île-à-la-Crosse , and Lac du Brochet, SK , CA negotiating an agreement between the Canadian monarch, King Edward VII, and First Nations. There were later
adhesions to the treaty in 1907. |
| 1909 |
Anglo-Siamese
Treaty |
Formally divides northern Malay states between Siam and the
British Empire. |
| 1910 |
Japan-Korea Annexation
Treaty |
Begins the de facto period of Japanese occupation of
Korea; declared null and void in 1965. |
| 1911 |
North
Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 |
First international treaty seeking the management and
conservation of wildlife. |
| 1912 |
International Opium
Convention |
The first international
drug control treaty. |
| 1913 |
Treaty of London |
Ends the First Balkan War. |
| Treaty of
Bucharest |
Ends the Second Balkan
War. |
| Tibet-Mongolia
Treaty |
Alliance between Mongolia and Tibet. |
| 1914 |
Bryan-Chamorro Treaty |
The
United States acquires the rights to any canal built in Nicaragua,
to build a naval base in the Gulf of
Fonseca, and to lease the Great and Little Corn
Islands in the Caribbean ; ratified in 1916. |
| 1915 |
London Pact |
Italy enters World War I. |
| 1916 |
Sykes-Picot Agreement |
France and the United Kingdom define spheres of influence in the Middle East. |
| Treaty of
Bucharest |
Alliance between Romania and the Entente. |
| 1917 |
Lansing-Ishii
Agreement |
Trade treaty between the United States and Japan. |
| Corfu Declaration |
Statement of intention to form a Kingdom
of Yugoslavia . |
| 1918 |
Armistice of Mudros |
Ends the Middle-Eastern part of World War I and forces the
Ottomans to renounce most of their imperial holdings. |
| Treaty of Batum |
Between the Democratic Republic of
Armenia and the Ottoman Empire. |
| Treaty of
Brest-Litovsk |
Russia pulls out of World War
I. |
| Treaty of
Bucharest |
Between Romania and the Central
Powers; never ratified. |
| 1919 |
Treaty of
Saint-Germain |
Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
| Treaty of Versailles |
Formally ends World War I. |
| Faisal Weizmann
Agreement |
Agreement for Arab-Jewish cooperation in the Middle East. |
| Treaty of Rawalpindi |
Between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan during the Third Anglo-Afghan War; United
Kingdom recognizes Afghanistan's independence; amended in
1921. |
| 1920 |
Seventh Treaty of
Paris |
Union of Bessarabia and Romania . |
| Treaty of Brno |
Naturalizes all populaces within the
respective language groups of Austria and Czechoslovakia . |
| Treaty of Rapallo |
Between Italy and the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes (subsequently the Kingdom
of Yugoslavia ). |
| Treaty of Moscow |
Mutual recognition of the Russian SFSR and the Democratic Republic of
Georgia |
| Treaty of
Tartu |
Establishes border between Russia and Finland . |
| Treaty of
Tartu |
Establishes border between Russia and Estonia . |
| Treaty of Trianon |
Regulates the newly-independent Hungary . |
| Treaty of Sèvres |
Peace between the Allies of
World War I and the Ottoman
Empire. |
| Latvian-Soviet Riga
Peace Treaty |
Brings peace between the Republic
of Latvia and Russian
SFSR. |
| Treaty of
Alexandropol |
Ends
the war between Turkish
nationalists and the Armenian Republic . |
| Spitsbergen Treaty |
The
Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen (now called Svalbard) becomes part of the
Kingdom of Norway. |
| 1921 |
Franco-Polish
Military Alliance |
Military alliance between Poland and France that was active
between 1921 and 1940. |
| Anglo-Irish Treaty |
Ends the Anglo-Irish War and
created the Irish Free State. |
| Peace of Riga |
Ends the Polish-Bolshevik
War. |
| Thomson-Urrutia
Treaty |
Colombia recognizes Panama's independence in return for 25
million dollars. |
| Treaty of Berlin |
Separate post-World
War I peace agreement between the United States and Germany . |
| Treaty of Kars |
Friendship treaty between Turkey and the Soviet governments of
the Transcaucasian Republics. |
| Treaty of Ankara |
France agrees to evacuate Cilicia in
return for economic concessions from Turkey; Turkey acknowledges
French imperial sovereignty over Syria. |
| Russo-Persian Treaty
of Friendship |
Grants both Iran and the
Soviet
Union full and equal shipping rights in the Caspian Sea . |
| Treaty of Moscow |
A
friendship treaty between the Grand
National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) and the Bolshevik government of the Russian Soviet
Federative Socialist Republic. |
| Treaty 11 |
Conducted at NWT , CA negotiating
an agreement between the Canadian
monarch, King George
V, and First Nations. There
were further signings in 1921. |
| 1922 |
Washington Naval
Treaty |
Attempts to limit naval expansion. |
| Treaty of Rapallo |
Between the Weimar Republic and Bolshevist
Russia. |
| 1923 |
Treaty of Lausanne |
Sets
the boundaries of modern Turkey . |
| Halibut Treaty |
Canadian-American agreement concerning
fishing rights in the northern Pacific Ocean . |
| 1924 |
Treaty of Rome |
Revokes parts of the 1920 Treaty of Rapallo that created the
independent Free
State of Fiume ; Fiume would be annexed to Italy while the town
of Sušak would be assigned to
Yugoslavia. |
| 1925 |
Locarno Treaties |
Seven treaties between the World War I Western European Allied
powers and the new states of central and Eastern Europe. |
| 1926 |
Treaty of Berlin |
Germany and the Soviet Union pledge neutrality. |
| 1927 |
Treaty of Jedda |
Establishes the independence of present-day Saudi Arabia from
the United Kingdom. |
| 1928 |
Kellogg-Briand Pact |
Calls "for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national
policy". |
| Italo–Ethiopian Treaty of
1928 |
20 year treaty of peace between he Kingdom of Italy and the
Empire of Ethiopia. |
| 1929 |
Lateran Treaty |
The
Kingdom of
Italy and the Vatican City formally recognize each other. |
| Third Geneva
Convention |
Establishes rules for the treatment of prisoners of war. |
| 1930 |
London Naval Treaty |
Regulates submarine warfare and shipbuilding. |
| 1931 |
Treaty of
Westminster |
Creates the British
Commonwealth. |
| 1932 |
Soviet-Polish
Non-Aggression Pact |
International treaty of non-aggression signed by
representatives of Poland and the USSR. |
| 1934 |
German-Polish
Non-Aggression Pact |
International treaty between Nazi Germany and the Second
Polish Republic ; both countries pledged to settle disputes
through bilateral negotiations. |
| Balkan Pact |
Between Greece, Turkey, Romania, and Yugoslavia; signatories
agree to suspend all disputed territorial claims against each
other. |
| 1935 |
Soviet-French
Non-Aggression Pact |
Bilateral pact between France and the USSR with the aim of
containing German aggression. |
| Treaty of
Establishment, Commerce and Navigation |
Reinforces the Russo-Persian Treaty
of Friendship. |
| 1936 |
Anglo-Egyptian
Treaty |
The
United Kingdom withdraws its troops from Egypt except those
necessary to protect the Suez Canal and its surroundings. |
| Franco-Syrian Treaty
of Independence |
France provides independence to Syria. |
| Montreux Convention |
Approve Turkish control on Bosphorous and Dardanelles Straits
|
| 1937 |
International
Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling |
Establishes limitations on whaling
practices; protocols signed in 1938 and again in 1945. |
| Treaty of Saadabad |
A non-aggression pact signed by Turkey, Iran, Iraq and
Afghanistan.
|
| 1938 |
Munich Agreement |
Surrenders the Sudetenland to
Germany. |
| 1939 |
Molotov-Ribbentrop
Pact |
Soviet-German non-aggression pact. |
| 1940 |
Moscow Peace
Treaty |
Ends the Winter War. |
| Treaty of Commerce
and Navigation |
Reinforces the Treaty of
Establishment, Commerce and Navigation between Iran and the
Soviet Union. |
| Treaty of Craiova |
Romania cedes territories to Bulgaria. |
| 1942 |
Anglo-Soviet
Treaty |
Twenty-year mutual assistance agreement between the United
Kingdom and the USSR that establishes both a military and political
alliance. |
| 1944 |
Bretton Woods Agreement |
Establishes rules for commercial and financial relations among
the major industrial states. |
| Tito-Šubašić
Agreement |
Attempts to merge Yugoslavian
governments. |
| Convention on
International Civil Aviation |
Establishes the International Civil Aviation
Organization ; ratified in 1947. |
| London Protocol |
Prepares for the division of Germany into three occupation
zones. |
| 1945 |
Treaty of Varkiza |
Attempts to officially end the Greek
Civil War. |
| UN Charter |
Establishes the United
Nations. |
| Wanfried Agreement |
Transfers three Hessian villages to the Soviet Union and two Eichsfeld
villages to the United States. |
| 1946 |
Bermuda Agreement |
Bilateral agreement on civil aviation between the United States
and United Kingdom. |
| Gruber-De Gasperi
Agreement |
Allows Bolzano-Bozen
and Trento to remain part of
Italy, but ensures their autonomy. |
| International
Convention for the Regulation of Whaling |
Replaces the International Agreement for the Regulation of
Whaling; governs the commercial, scientific, and aboriginal
subsistence whaling practices of fifty-nine member nations. |
| Lake Success
Protocol |
Shifts drug control functions previously assigned to the
League of Nations to the United Nations. |
| Treaty of Manila |
The United States recognizes the independence of the Republic
of the Philippines. |
| Treaty of London |
Great Britain recognizes the independence
of Transjordan . |
| 1947 |
General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
Establishes international trade rules. |
| Paris Peace
Treaties |
Formally ends World War II. |
| Inter-American
Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance |
A "hemispheric defense" doctrine signed by many nations in the
Americas. |
| 1949 |
North Atlantic Treaty |
Establishes NATO , the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
| Fourth Geneva
Convention |
Establishes rules for the protection of civilians during
wartime. |
| Treaty of Den
Haag |
The
Netherlands grants independence to Indonesia except for the South Molucca Islands and West Irian . |
| Treaty of London |
Creates the Council of
Europe. |
| 1950 |
Liaquat-Nehru Pact |
Between Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and Indian Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| Treaty of Zgorzelec |
Establishes borders between the Republic
of Poland and the German Democratic Republic . |
| 1951 |
Mutual
Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the
United States of America |
A
mutual defense accord between the Philippines and the United States . |
|
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide |
Defines and outlaws genocide. |
| Treaty of San
Francisco |
Formally ends the war between the Allies of World War II and Japan . |
| Security
Treaty Between the United States and Japan |
A mutual defense agreement between the United States and Japan;
goes into effect on April 28, 1952. |
| U.S. and
Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement |
Permits U.S. armed forces to station troops in Japan while
encouraging Japan to rearm for defensive purposes only; goes into
effect on May 1, 1954. |
| 1952 |
ANZUS Treaty |
Alliance between Australia, New Zealand and the United States . |
| Treaty of Taipei |
Peace treaty between Japan and the Republic
of China . |
| Deutschlandvertrag |
Treaty between the Federal
Republic of Germany and the Western
Allies (France , UK , USA )
restoring (limited) German sovereignty. |
| 1954 |
Central Treaty
Organization |
Alliance of Middle Eastern countries and the United
Kingdom. |
| Southeast
Asia Collective Defense Treaty |
Established the Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization, (SEATO), a defensive alliance between Australia,
France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, South
Vietnam, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
| 1955 |
Asian-African
Conference |
Conference stated to promote Afro-Asian
economic and cultural cooperation and to oppose colonialism or neocolonialism by the United
States , the Soviet Union , or any other "imperialistic"
nation. |
| Austrian State Treaty |
Re-establishes a free, sovereign and democratic Austria. |
| Simonstown Agreement |
The
Royal Navy surrenders its naval base at
Simonstown , South Africa and
transfers command of the South
African Navy to the government of South Africa. |
| Warsaw Pact |
Alliance of Central and Eastern European communist states. |
| 1956 |
Soviet-Japanese Joint
Declaration |
Reestablishes diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and
Japan following World War II. |
| 1957 |
Anglo-Malayan
Defence Agreement |
Provides a security umbrella for the
independent Malaya . |
| Treaty of Rome |
Establishes the European
Economic Community. |
International Atomic Energy
Treaty |
Establishes the International Atomic Energy
Agency . |
| 1958 |
1958 US-UK
Mutual Defence Agreement |
Bilateral treaty between the United States and the United
Kingdom on nuclear weapons cooperation. |
Convention
on the Territorial Sea
and Contiguous Zone |
Provides new universal legal controls for the management of
marine natural resources and the control of pollution. |
| 1959 |
Antarctic Treaty
System |
Sets
aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, establishes freedom
of scientific investigation and bans military activity on the
continent; comes into force in 1961. |
| 1960 |
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
between the United States and Japan |
Strengthens Japan's ties to the "West" during the Cold War era. |
| Indus Waters Treaty |
Water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan . |
| Treaty of Montevideo |
Establishes the ALA-LC organization or
the Latin American Free Trade Association. |
| Zürich and London
Agreement |
Between United Kingdom , Turkey and Greece about the independence and Guarantee of Cyprus . |
| 1961 |
Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency |
Strengthens U.S. national security by implementing effective
policies of arms control and disarmament. |
| Columbia River Treaty |
International agreement between Canada and the United States on
the development and operation of the upper Columbia River basin. |
Vienna
Convention
on Diplomatic Relations |
International treaty on diplomatic intercourse and the
privileges and immunities of diplomatic missions; came into force
in 1964. |
| Alliance for Progress |
U.S. President Dwight D.
Eisenhower attempts to
establish economic cooperation between North America and South America. |
| Single
Convention on Narcotic Drugs |
International treaty against the illicit manufacture and
trafficking of narcotic drugs. |
| Convention on
Reduction of Statelessness |
International treaty against statelessness; goes into effect on
December 13, 1975. |
| 1962 |
Nassau Agreement |
The
United States provides the United Kingdom with nuclear-armed
Polaris missiles in return for a
nuclear submarine base in the Holy Loch , near Glasgow . |
| 1963 |
Vienna
Convention
on Consular Relations |
Multilateral treaty that codifies consular practices. |
Vienna
Convention
on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage |
Sets rules of liability for any and all forms of nuclear
damage. |
| Partial Test Ban
Treaty |
Prohibiting all test detonations of nuclear weapons except
underground. |
| Elysée Treaty |
Franco-German agreement for joint cooperation in foreign
policy, economic and military integration, and exchange of student
education. |
|
Strasbourg Convention |
Harmonizes patent laws across European countries. |
| 1965 |
Merger Treaty |
Organizes the European Coal and Steel
Community, the European
Economic Community and Euratom; creates
European
Commission and the Council of the European
Communities; comes into force on July 1, 1967. |
|
Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of
Korea |
Established basic relationship between
Japan and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). |
| 1967 |
Treaty of Tlatelolco |
Keeps Latin American and the Caribbean regions free of nuclear
weapons. |
| Bangkok Declaration |
Founding document of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations. |
|
WIPO Convention |
Established the World Intellectual
Property Organization. |
| Outer Space Treaty |
Forbids the placing of nuclear weapons or any other weapons of
mass destruction on celestial bodies and into outer space in
general. |
| 1968 |
Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty |
Limits the spread of nuclear weapons through non-proliferation,
disarmament, and the right to utilize nuclear technology for
peaceful purposes. |
| 1969 |
Vienna
Convention on the Law of Treaties |
Codifies the pre-existing international customary law on
treaties with some necessary gap-filling and clarifications. |
| Arusha Agreement |
Establishes better economic relations
between the European Community
and the nations of Kenya , Uganda, and Tanzania; comes into force in 1971. |
| 1970 |
Patent Cooperation
Treaty |
Provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to
protect inventions internationally; comes into force in 1978;
amended in 1979; modified in 1984 and 2001. |
| Boundary Treaty |
Settles boundary disputes between the United States and
Mexico. |
| Treaty of Warsaw |
West Germany and the People's Republic of Poland
pledge themselves to nonviolence and accept the Oder-Neisse line; ratified in
1972. |
| 1971 |
Convention on
Psychotropic Substances |
Attempts to control psychoactive
drugs such as amphetamines,
barbiturates, and LSD. |
| Five Power Defence
Arrangements |
Security agreement between Australia, Malaysia , New
Zealand , Singapore and the United Kingdom . |
| Ramsar Convention |
Focuses on the conservation and sustainable utilization of
wetlands; goes into effect in 1975. |
|
IPC Agreement |
Establishes a common classification for patents for invention,
inventors’ certificates, utility
models and utility certificates; goes into effect in 1975;
amended in 1979. |
| Seabed Arms Control
Treaty |
Bans the placement of nuclear weapons on the ocean floor beyond
a 12-mile (22.2 km) coastal zone; comes into force in
1972. |
| Indo-Soviet
Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation |
Specifies strategic cooperation between India and the Soviet
Union. |
| 1972 |
Anti-Ballistic Missile
Treaty |
Limits the use of anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems in
defending areas against missile-delivered nuclear weapons (US PL
92-448). |
| Basic Treaty |
Establishes relations between the Federal
Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic ; comes into effect in 1973. |
| Biological Weapons
Convention |
First multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of
an entire category of biological weapons (with exceptions for
medical and defensive purposes in small quantities). |
| Convention
for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals |
Provides protection for Antarctic seals; comes into
effect in 1978. |
|
London Convention |
Attempts to control pollution of the sea via deliberate dumping
by vessels, aircraft, and platforms. |
|
Sino-Japanese Joint Communiqué |
Established diplomatic relations between Japan and the People's
Republic of China. |
| Simla Treaty |
Normalised relations between India and Pakistan following the Bangladesh Liberation
War. |
| 1973 |
European Patent
Convention |
Multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent
Organisation. |
| Paris Peace Accords |
Formalized American withdrawal from
Vietnam . |
| Vientiane Treaty |
A
cease-fire agreement between the monarchial government of Laos and the
communist Pathet Lao. |
| 1974 |
Japan
Australia Migratory Bird Agreement |
Treaty between Australia and Japan to minimise harm to the
major areas used by birds that migrate between the two countries;
comes into force in 1981. |
| Threshold Test Ban
Treaty |
Establishes a nuclear "threshold" by prohibiting nuclear tests
of devices having a yield exceeding 150 kilotons. |
| 1975 |
Treaty of Osimo |
Divides the Free Territory
of Trieste between Italy and Yugoslavia. |
| Treaty of Lagos |
Establishes the Economic Community of West African
States . |
| 1976 |
ENMOD Convention |
Prohibits the military or other hostile use of environmental
modification techniques; comes into force in 1978. |
| Treaty of
Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia |
Treaty signed among the founding members of ASEAN and acceded to by all ASEAN members and 15
non-members. |
| 1977 |
Torrijos-Carter
Treaties |
Abrogates the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty and
guarantees Panama its eventual control of the Panama
Canal after 1999. |
| 1978 |
Camp David Accords |
Agreement between Egypt and Israel . |
Treaty of Peace and Friendship between
Japan and the People's Republic of China |
Peace agreement between Japan and the
People's
Republic of China . |
| 1979 |
Israel-Egypt Peace
Treaty |
Israel and Egypt agree to mutually
recognize each other; Israel agrees to withdraw its troops from the
Sinai
Peninsula in return for Israeli ships to gain free
passage through the Suez
Canal . |
| Moon Treaty |
Turns jurisdiction of all heavenly bodies to the international
community; goes into effect in 1984. |
| Treaty of Montevideo |
Both
Argentina and Chile pledge to a peaceful solution to their border
disputes at the Beagle Channel . |
| 1983 |
Australia New Zealand
Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement |
A
free trade agreement between the governments of New Zealand and Australia. |
| 1984 |
Sino-British Joint
Declaration |
The
United Kingdom relinquishes Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. |
| Nkomati Accord |
Nonagression treaty between Mozambique and the Republic of South
Africa. |
| Arabic-African Union
Treaty |
Morocco and Libya establish the Arabic-African Union. |
|
Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Chile and
Argentina |
Resolves disputes between Argentina and
Chile over the possession of the Picton,
Lennox and Nueva islands. |
| 1985 |
Plaza Accord |
The Group of Five agree to devalue
the US dollar in relation to
the Japanese yen and German Deutsche Mark by intervening in currency
markets. |
| Schengen Agreement |
Establishes for the European Community a border system and a
common policy on the temporary entry of persons. |
| Sulphur
Emissions Reduction Protocol |
Provides for a 30% reduction in sulphur emissions and their
transboundary fluxes by 1993; comes into effect in 1987. |
| Treaty of Rarotonga |
Formalizes a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the South
Pacific. |
| 1986 |
China
Australia Migratory Bird Agreement |
Treaty between Australia and China to minimise harm to major
areas used by birds that migrate between the two countries; comes
into force in 1988. |
| 1987 |
Intermediate-Range
Nuclear Forces Treaty |
Eliminates nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic
and cruise missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers (300 to
3,400 miles); ratified and comes into force in 1988. |
| 1988 |
Nitrogen Oxide
Protocol |
Provides for the control or reduction of nitrogen oxides and their transboundary
fluxes; comes into effect in 1991. |
|
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances |
Enforcing the 1961 Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic
Substances. |
| 1989 |
Montreal
Protocol |
Attempts to protect the ozone layer
by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to
be responsible for ozone
depletion. |
| Treaty
on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe |
Establishes limits on key categories of conventional military
equipment in Europe and mandates the destruction of excess
weaponry. |
| Timor Gap Treaty |
Between the governments of Australia and Indonesia ; rewritten in 2001. |
| 1990 |
Malaysia-Singapore
Points of Agreement |
Treaty regarding the future of railway land
owned by the Malaysian government through Malayan Railways in
Singapore . |
| Treaty on
the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany |
The
Four Powers renounce all rights they
formerly held in Germany and Germany renounces all claims to territories
east of the Oder-Neisse
Line. |
| 1991 |
Brioni Agreement |
Ends
ten-day war in Slovenia . |
| Abuja Treaty |
International agreement that creates the African Economic Community. |
| Asunción Treaty |
International treaty signed between
Argentina , Brazil , Uruguay and Paraguay , served as the basis for the establishment of
the Mercosur trading block. |
| 1992 |
Maastricht Treaty |
Establishes the European
Union. |
| United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
Attempts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas in order to combat global warming. |
| Treaty on Open Skies |
Establishes an international program of unarmed aerial surveillance flights over all
participants' territories. |
| CIS
Collective Security Treaty |
Armenia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Russia , Tajikistan and Uzbekistan establish framework for the Commonwealth of Independent
States. |
| Sochi agreement |
Georgia and South Ossetian forces signed a ceasefire to halt the
contemperaneously recognized "civil war." |
| 1993 |
Oslo Accords |
Between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation
Organization. |
| Chemical Weapons
Convention |
Outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. |
| 1994 |
Israel-Jordan Peace
Treaty |
Normalizes relations between Israel and Jordan and resolves
territorial disputes between them. |
| North American
Free Trade Agreement |
Free trade agreement between Canada,
the United States of America, and Mexico. |
| Kremlin accords |
Stops the preprogrammed aiming of nuclear
missiles at targets in any nation and provides for the dismantling
of Russian nuclear weapons in Ukraine . |
| United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea |
Provides universal legal controls for the management of marine
natural resources and the control
of pollution. |
| United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
Agreement to combat desertification and to mitigate the effects
of drought; comes into force in 1996. |
| 1995 |
Dayton Agreement |
Ends Bosnian War. |
| General
Agreement on Trade in Services |
Extends the multilateral trading system to provide services
(i.e. tertiary sector of
industry). |
| 1996 |
Comprehensive Test Ban
Treaty |
Forbids all nuclear explosions in all environments for military
or civilian purposes. |
| Khasav-Yurt Accord |
Ceasefire agreement that ends the First Chechen War. |
| WIPO Copyright Treaty |
Provides additional protections for copyright deemed necessary
due to advances in information
technology. |
| WIPO
Performances and Phonograms Treaty |
Establishes rights and privileges for performers and producers
of audio-visual works. |
| 1997 |
Amsterdam Treaty |
Substantially revises the Maastricht Treaty; comes into effect on
May 1, 1999. |
| Ottawa Convention on
Landmines |
Bans all anti-personnel landmines (AP-mines). |
| Chemical Weapons
Convention |
Outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. |
| Kyoto Protocol |
Mandates the reduction of greenhouse
gas emissions; negotiated in 1997, ratified in 2004, and went
into effect in 2005. |
| 1998 |
Belfast Agreement |
Major political development in the Northern Ireland peace
process. |
| POP Air Pollution
Protocol |
Agreement to provide for the control and reduction of emissions
of persistent organic pollutants; has not yet come into
effect. |
| Rome Statute of
the International Criminal Court |
Establishes the International Criminal
Court. |
| 1999 |
Adapted
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty |
Replaces ceilings given to NATO and the
Warsaw Pact with territorial
ones. |
| East African Community
Treaty |
Establishes the East African Community between
Uganda, Kenya and the Republic of Tanzania; goes into effect
on July 7, 2000. |