treaty

A treaty is a formal, legally binding agreement between two or more sovereign states or international entities that defines their mutual rights, obligations, and commitments.

Observed surface forms (104)

• multilateral treaty ×82
• bilateral treaty ×79
• peace treaty ×77
• United Nations treaty ×25
• Cold War treaty ×11
• human rights treaty ×9
• multilateral trade agreement ×9
• Council of Europe treaty ×8
• bilateral agreement ×8
• WIPO-administered treaty ×7

• humanitarian law treaty ×7
• free trade agreement ×6
• historical treaty ×6
• arms control agreement ×5
• international copyright treaty ×5
• series of treaties ×5
• disarmament treaty ×4
• international environmental treaty ×4
• land cession treaty ×4
• unequal treaty ×4
• IMO convention ×3
• United States–Native American treaty ×3
• diplomatic treaty ×3
• international maritime treaty ×3
• protocol to the Geneva Conventions ×3
• secret treaty ×3
• series of international treaties ×3
• OAS treaty ×2
• World War II–era treaty ×2
• environmental treaty ×2
• investment treaty ×2
• law of the sea treaty ×2
• post–World War I treaty ×2
• refugee law instrument ×2
• trademark treaty ×2
• treaty under international law ×2
• 18th-century treaty ×1
• Anglo-Scottish treaty ×1
• Canada–United States agreement ×1
• Pacific Islands Forum agreement ×1
• Staatsvertrag ×1
• Universal Postal Union treaty ×1
• Vienna Convention ×1
• WTO agreement ×1
• World Intellectual Property Organization treaty ×1
• World War I peace treaty ×1
• World War II peace agreement ×1
• accession treaty ×1
• annexation treaty ×1
• aviation treaty ×1
• bilateral defense treaty ×1
• bilateral international treaty ×1
• bilateral security treaty ×1
• binational treaty ×1
• codification treaty ×1
• collective security agreement ×1
• collective security arrangement ×1
• colonial agreement ×1
• commercial treaty ×1
• constituent treaty of an international organization ×1
• criminal law treaty ×1
• cybercrime treaty ×1
• dynastic agreement ×1
• extradition treaty ×1
• foundational civil aviation treaty ×1
• friendship treaty ×1
• historical diplomatic agreements ×1
• imperial preference agreement ×1
• international convention instrument ×1
• international drug control treaty ×1
• international river treaty ×1
• international treaty arrangement ×1
• interwar diplomatic agreement ×1
• land cession agreement ×1
• medieval treaty ×1
• multilateral convention ×1
• multilateral human rights treaty ×1
• multilateral treaties ×1
• multilateral treaty framework ×1
• naval disarmament treaty ×1
• nonproliferation treaty ×1
• nuclear test ban treaty ×1
• nuclear weapons treaty ×1
• pact ×1
• post-Brexit arrangement ×1
• post-World War I treaty ×1
• post–World War II treaty ×1
• protocol to the EU Treaties ×1
• public health treaty ×1
• series of bilateral treaties ×1
• slave trade contract ×1
• status of forces agreement ×1
• treaty adopted under the auspices of the United Nations ×1
• treaty between state and company ×1
• treaty between states ×1
• treaty between the United States and Great Britain ×1
• treaty of the Peloponnesian War ×1
• treaty on trademarks ×1
• treaty protocol ×1
• treaty under public international law ×1
• treaty under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ×1
• völkerrechtlicher Vertrag ×1
• water treaty ×1
• women’s rights treaty ×1

Instances (368)

• Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement via concept surface "binational treaty"
• Torrijos–Carter Treaties via concept surface "bilateral treaty"
• Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization via concept surface "multilateral treaty"
• General Agreement on Trade in Services via concept surface "multilateral trade agreement"
• Dispute Settlement Understanding via concept surface "WTO agreement"
• Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic via concept surface "IMO convention"
• Revised Kyoto Convention via concept surface "multilateral treaty"
• United Nations General Assembly treaties via concept surface "multilateral treaty"
• Chicago Convention via concept surface "multilateral treaty"
• International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families via concept surface "United Nations treaty"
• BRUSA Agreement via concept surface "bilateral treaty"
• NAFTA via concept surface "free trade agreement"
• US–UK MDA via concept surface "bilateral treaty"
• Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture via concept surface "United Nations treaty"
• Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defence Purposes via concept surface "bilateral treaty"
• Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women via concept surface "human rights treaty"
• International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance via concept surface "multilateral treaty"
• World Meteorological Convention via concept surface "multilateral treaty"
• Baden via concept surface "peace treaty"
  surface form: Treaty of Baden (1714)
• Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact via concept surface "bilateral treaty"
• Treaties of Córdoba via concept surface "peace treaty"
• Gadsden Purchase agreement via concept surface "bilateral treaty"
• 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees via concept surface "refugee law instrument"
• Treaty of Tordesillas via concept surface "bilateral agreement"
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo via concept surface "peace treaty"
• Boé Declaration on Regional Security via concept surface "Pacific Islands Forum agreement"
• Statute of the Council of Europe via concept surface "multilateral treaty"
• Convention on Cybercrime via concept surface "cybercrime treaty"
• Istanbul Convention via concept surface "human rights treaty"
• European Cultural Convention via concept surface "Council of Europe treaty"
• European Convention for the Prevention of Torture via concept surface "Council of Europe treaty"
• European Charter of Local Self-Government via concept surface "Council of Europe treaty"
• Concordat of 1801
• Articles of Agreement of the World Bank Group institutions via concept surface "multilateral treaty"
• European Social Charter via concept surface "Council of Europe treaty"
• Franco-Czechoslovak alliance via concept surface "bilateral treaty"
• Washington Convention via concept surface "multilateral treaty"
• Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer via concept surface "international environmental treaty"
• Headquarters Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the Host State
• Treaty of London (1604) via concept surface "peace treaty"
• Minamata Convention on Mercury via concept surface "United Nations treaty"
• Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact via concept surface "bilateral treaty"
• Modified Brussels Treaty via concept surface "collective security arrangement"
• Treaty of San Francisco via concept surface "peace treaty"
• Protocol No. 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights via concept surface "human rights treaty"
• Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights via concept surface "Council of Europe treaty"
• Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits via concept surface "WIPO-administered treaty"
• Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights via concept surface "human rights treaty"
• Treaty of St. Louis (1816)
• United States–Native American treaties via concept surface "series of treaties"