| Year | Full Reference | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Charter of the United Nations (adopted 26 June 1945, entered into force 24 October 1945) 1 UNTS XVI | UN Charter |
| 1946 | General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations (adopted 13 February 1946, entered into force 17 September 1946) 1 UNTS 15, 90 UNTS 327 | UN Privileges and Immunities Convention |
| 1946 | International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (adopted 2 December 1946, entered into force 10 November 1948) 161 UNTS 72 | ICRW |
| 1947 | Convention on Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies (adopted 21 November 1947, entered into force 2 December 1948) 33 UNTS 261 | Specialized Agencies Privileges and Immunities Convention |
| 1959 | Antarctic Treaty (adopted 1 December 1959, entered into force 23 June 1961) 402 UNTS 71 | 1959 Antarctic Treaty |
| 1960 | Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy (adopted 29 July 1960, entered into force 1 April 1968) 956 UNTS 251 | 1960 Paris Convention |
| 1963 | Vienna Convention on the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (adopted 21 May 1963, entered into force 12 November 1977) 1063 UNTS 265 | 1963 Vienna Convention |
| 1969 | International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties (adopted 29 November 1969, entered into force 6 May 1975) 970 UNTS 211 | 1969 Intervention Convention |
| 1969 | International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (adopted 29 November 1969, entered into force 19 June 1975) 973 UNTS 3 | 1969 Oil Pollution Liability Convention |
| Year | Full Reference | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (adopted 18 December 1971, entered into force 16 October 1978) 110 UNTS 57 | 1971 Fund Convention |
| 1972 | Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects (adopted 29 March 1972, entered into force 1 September 1972) 961 UNTS 187 | 1972 Space Liability Convention |
| 1972 | Stockholm Declaration, Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972) UN Doc A/Conf.48/14/Rev.1 | 1972 Stockholm Declaration |
| 1972 | Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (adopted 1 June 1972, entered into force 7 April 1982) 11 ILM 251 | 1972 Seals Convention |
| 1972 | London Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (adopted 29 December 1972, entered into force 30 August 1975) 1046 UNTS 120 | 1972 London Convention |
| 1974 | Nordic Convention on the Protection of the Environment (adopted 19 February 1974, entered into force 5 October 1976) 1092 UNTS 279 | 1974 Nordic Convention |
| 1976 | Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (adopted 16 February 1976, entered into force 1 February 1979) 15 ILM 290 as amended June 1995, UNEP(OCA)/MED IG.6/7 (entered into force 9 July 2004) | 1976 Barcelona Convention |
| 1976 | Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (adopted 19 November 1976, entered into force 1 December 1986) 1456 UNTS 221 | 1976 LLMC |
| 1980 | Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (adopted 20 May 1980, entered into force 7 April 1982) 1329 UNTS 47 | CCAMLR |
| 1981 | Protocol between the Government of Canada and the Government of the USSR (2 April 1981) 20 ILM 689 | – |
| 1982 | World Charter for Nature (adopted 28 October 1982) UN Doc A/RES/37/7 | – |
| 1982 | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (adopted 10 December 1982, entered into force 16 November 1994) 1833 UNTS 397 | UNCLOS |
| 1988 | Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activity (adopted 2 June 1988) 27 ILM 868 | CRAMRA |
| 1989 | Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (adopted 22 March 1989) 1637 UNTS 9 | 1989 Basel Convention |
| Year | Full Reference | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (adopted 30 November 1990, entered into force 13 May 1995) 1891 UNTS 77 | OPPRC Convention |
| 1991 | Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (adopted 25 February 1991, entered into force 10 September 1997) 1989 UNTS 309 | – |
| 1991 | Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (adopted 4 October 1991, entered into force 14 January 1998) 30 ILM 1461 | 1991 Antarctic Protocol |
| 1992 | Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (adopted 17 March 1992, entered into force 6 October 1996) 1936 UNTS 269 | 1992 Watercourses and Lakes Convention |
| 1992 | Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (adopted 17 March 1992, entered into force 19 April 2000) 2105 UNTS 457 | 1992 Convention on Industrial Accidents |
| 1992 | Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (adopted 9 April 1992, entered into force 17 January 2000) 2099 UNTS 195 | 1992 Baltic Sea Convention |
| 1992 | Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Black Sea Against Pollution (adopted 21 April 1992, entered into force 15 January 1994) 1764 UNTS 4 | 1992 Black Sea Convention |
| 1992 | Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (adopted 22 September 1992, entered into force 25 March 1998) 2354 UNTS 67 | OSPAR Convention |
| 1992 | Protocol to Amend the 1969 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (adopted 27 November 1992, entered into force 30 May 1996) 1956 UNTS 255 | 1992 Oil Pollution Liability Convention |
| 1992 | Protocol to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (adopted 27 November 1992, entered into force 30 May 1996) 1953 UNTS 330 | 1992 Fund Convention |
| 1992 | Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992) UN Doc A/Conf.151/26/Rev.1, Annex I | 1992 Rio Declaration |
| 1992 | Convention on Biological Diversity (adopted 5 June 1992, entered into force 29 December 1993) 1760 UNTS 79 | – |
| Year | Full Reference | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (adopted 9 May 1992, entered into force 21 March 1994) 1771 UNTS 107 | UNFCCC |
| 1993 | Lugano Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment (adopted 21 June 1993, not yet entered into force) 32 ILM 1228 | 1993 Lugano Convention |
| 1994 | Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (adopted 28 July 1994, entered into force 28 July 1996) 1836 UNTS 3 | 1994 Implementation Agreement |
| 1995 | Agreement for the Implementation 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 (adopted 4 August 1995, entered into force 11 December 2001) 34 ILM 1542 | 1995 Fish Stocks Agreement |
| 1996 | Protocol of 1996 to Amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (adopted 2 May 1996, entered into force 13 May 2004) Can TS 2008 No 18 | 1996 LLMC |
| 1996 | International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (adopted 3 May 1996, not yet entered into force) 35 ILM 1415 | 1996 HNS Convention |
| 1996 | Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (adopted 7 November 1996, entered into force 24 March 2006) ATS 11 | 1996 Dumping Protocol |
| 1997 | Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (adopted 21 May 1997, entered into force 17 August 2014) 36 ILM 700 | 1997 Watercourses Convention |
| 1997 | Protocol to Amend the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (adopted 12 September 1997, entered into force 4 October 2003) 2241 UNTS 270 | 1997 Vienna Convention |
| 1997 | Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (adopted 12 September 1997, entered into force 15 April 2015) 36 ILM 1473 | 1997 Nuclear Supplementary Fund Convention |
| 1998 | Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (adopted 25 June 1998, entered into force 30 October 2001) 2161 UNTS 447, 38 ILM 517 | 1998 Aarhus Convention |
| Year | Full Reference | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (adopted 10 December 1999) UNEP/CHW.1/WG/1/9/2 | 1999 Basel Liability Protocol |
| 2000 | Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (adopted 29 January 2000, entered into force 11 September 2003) 2226 UNTS 208 | Cartagena Protocol |
| 2000 | International Seabed Authority, Regulations on Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules in the Area (13 July 2000) Doc No ISBA/6/A/18 (13 July 2000) | PMN |
| 2001 | International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (adopted 23 March 2001, entered into force 21 November 2008) UNTS No 47 | 2001 Bunker Oil Convention |
| 2001 | International Law Commission, ‘Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, with Commentaries’ (2001) UN Doc A/56/10 | ASR |
| 2001 | International Law Commission, ‘Draft Articles on Prevention of Transboundary Harm from Hazardous Activities, with Commentaries’ (2001) UN Doc A/56/10 | Draft Articles on Prevention of Transboundary Harm |
| 2003 | Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil, (adopted 16 May 2003, entered into force 3 March 2005) 92FUND/A.8/4 Annex 1 | 2003 Supplementary Fund Convention |
| 2003 | Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters (adopted 21 May 2003, not yet entered into force) | UNECE Protocol on Liability for Industrial Accidents |
| 2003 | Protocol on Strategic Environment Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (adopted 21 May 2003, entered into force 11 July 2010) 2865 UNTS 140 | 2003 Kiev SEA Protocol |
| 2004 | European Council, Environmental Liability Directive 2004/35/CE (entered into force 30 April 2004) OJ L 143 | Liability Directive |
| 2005 | Annex VI to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty on Liability Arising from Environmental Emergencies (adopted 17 June 2005) (2006) 45 ILM 5 | Liability Annex |
| 2006 | International Law Commission, ‘Draft Principles on the Allocation of Loss in the Case of Transboundary Harm Arising Out of Hazardous Activities, with Commentaries’ (2006) UN Doc A/61/10 | Draft Principles |
| Year | Full Reference | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks (adopted 18 May 2007, entered into force 14 April 2015) 46 ILM (2007) | 2007 Wrecks Convention |
| 2008 | Guidelines for the Determination of Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Pollution of the Marine Environment in the Mediterranean Sea Area’ (2008) UNEP(DEPI)/MEDI G.17/10 | Barcelona Convention Guidelines |
| 2010 | Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (adopted 15 October 2010, entered into force 5 March 2018) (2011) 50 ILM 105 | 2010 Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol |
| 2010 | International Seabed Authority, Regulations on Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Sulphides in the Area, Doc No. ISBA/16/A/12/Rev.1 (7 May 2010) | PMS |
| 2010 | Protocol to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (adopted 30 April 2010, not yet in force) | 2010 HNS Convention |
| 2011 | International Law Commission, ‘Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations, with Commentaries’ (2011) II (2) ILC Yearbook 1 | DARIO |
| 2012 | Amendments to the Protocol of 1996 to Amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (adopted 19 April 2012, entered into force 8 June 2015) IMO Resolution LEG.5(99) (2012) | 2012 LLMC |
| 2013 | International Seabed Authority, Regulations on Prospecting for Cobalt-rich Ferromanganese Crusts in the Area, Doc No. ISBA/19/C/17 (22 July 2013) | CFC |
| 2013 | Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage Associated with Climate Change Impacts (31 January 2014) UN Doc FCCC/CP/2013/10/Add.1 | WIM |
| 2014 | Protocol to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea (Consolidated text of the 1974 Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea and the 2002 Protocol to the Convention), (adopted 1 November 2002, entered into force 23 April 2014) Cmnd 8760 | 2014 Athens Convention |
| 2015 | Paris Agreement (adopted 12 December 2015, entered into force 4 November 2016) UN Doc FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1 | Paris Agreement |
| Year | Full Reference | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Draft Regulations on Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Area, Prepared by the Legal and Technical Commission, ISBA/25/C/WP.1 dated 22 March 2019 | DER |
| 2022 | Further revised draft text of an agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, Note by the President UN Doc A/CONF.232/2022/5, 1 June 2022 | 2022 Draft ILBI Text |
| 2023 | Draft agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, Advance, Unedited text, 4 March 2023 | 2023 BBNJ Agreement |
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