Some treaties or conventions confer jurisdiction on the Court. It has become a common international practice for international agreements - whether bilateral or multilateral - to include provisions, known as jurisdictional clauses, providing that certain categories of disputes shall or may be subject to one or more methods of pacific dispute settlement. Numerous clauses of this kind provide for recourse to conciliation, mediation or arbitration; others provide for recourse to the Court, either immediately or if other means of dispute settlement fail.
Accordingly, if a dispute of the kind envisaged in the jurisdictional clause of a treaty arises between the signatory States, they may either institute proceedings against the other party or parties by filing a unilateral application, or conclude a special agreement with that party or parties providing for the issues to be referred to the Court. The wording of such jurisdictional clauses varies from one treaty to another.
Below, in chronological order, is a list of treaties and other instruments notified to the Registry, after being registered, classified or recorded by the Secretariat of the United Nations, which contain clauses relating to the jurisdiction of the Court in contentious proceedings. Such clauses generally provide that disputes concerning the application or interpretation of the instrument may be referred to the Court for decision. For each instrument, the table indicates its date and place of signature, its title, the relevant clause and the contracting parties.
References dating back to before 1946 relate to instruments referring to the jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of International Justice, which have been filed and recorded by the Secretariat of the United Nations and appear in the Treaty Series of the United Nations.
The inclusion or omission of a treaty is without prejudice to its possible application by the Court in a particular case.
| Year | Date | Place | Title and Clause | Contracting Parties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 12 May | Ottawa | Convention concerning the rights of nationals and commercial and shipping matters (Art. 20) | Canada/France |
| 1939 | 17 December | Bogota | Treaty of non-aggression, conciliation and judicial settlement (Art. XXIV) | Colombia/Venezuela |
| 1940 | 30 March | Caracas | Treaty for the pacific settlement of disputes | Brazil/Venezuela |
| 1944 | 7 December | Chicago | International air services transit agreement (Art. II, Sec. 2) | Multilateral |
| 7 December | Chicago | International air transport agreement (Art. IV, Sec. 3) | Multilateral | |
| 1946 | 17 April | Luxembourg | Convention concerning the Luxembourg railways (Art. 12) | Luxembourg/Belgium/France |
| 4 November | Nanking | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXVIII) | China[1] /United States | |
| 11 December | Lake Success | International convention relating to dangerous drugs, signed at Geneva, 19 Feb. 1925, as amended (Art. 32) | Multilateral | |
| 11 December | Lake Success | International convention for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs, signed at Geneva on 13 July 1931, as amended (Art. 25) | Multilateral | |
| 11 December | Lake Success | International convention for the suppression of illicit traffic in dangerous drugs, signed at Geneva on 26 June 1936, as amended (Art. 17) | Multilateral | |
| 1947 | 18 April | Manila | Treaty of amity (Art. 2) | China1/Philippines |
| 9 July | Rome | Treaty of friendship and general Relations (Art. V) | Italy/Philippines | |
| 17 October | London | Treaty regarding recognition of Burmese independence (Art. 14) | United Kingdom/Burma | |
| 12 November[2] | Lake Success | Convention (concluded at Geneva on 12 Sep. 1923) for the suppression of the circulation of and traffic in obscene publications as amended (Art. 15) | Multilateral | |
| 12 November[2] | Lake Success | Convention (concluded at Geneva on 11 Oct. 1933) for the suppression of traffic in women of full age, as amended (Art. 4) | Multilateral | |
| 1948 | 24 January | Paris | Agreement concerning monetary and financial relations (Art. 23) | France/Lebanon |
| 2 February | Rome | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXVI) | United States/Italy | |
| 30 April | Bogota | American treaty on pacific settlement | Multilateral | |
| 21 May | New Delhi | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | India/Sweden | |
| 23 June | Karachi | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Pakistan/India | |
| 28 June | Rome | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Italy | |
| 28 June | Paris | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/France | |
| 29 June | Copenhagen | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Denmark | |
| 2 July | Vienna | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Austria | |
| 2 July | The Hague | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Netherlands | |
| 2 July | Athens | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Greece | |
| 2 July | Brussels | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Belgium | |
| 3 July | Oslo | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Norway | |
| 3 July | Reykjavik | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Iceland | |
| 3 July | Nanking | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/China[1] | |
| 3 July | Luxembourg | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Luxembourg | |
| 3 July | Stockholm | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Sweden | |
| 4 July | Ankara | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Turkey | |
| 6 July | London | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/United Kingdom | |
| 28 September | Lisbon | Economic co-operation agreement (Art. X) | United States/Portugal | |
| 6 October | Beirut | Treaty concerning consular arrangements, navigation, civil and commercial rights and establishment (Art. 33) | Greece/Lebanon | |
| 15/29 Nov | Washington | |||
| 9 December | Paris (opened for signature) | Convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (Art. IX) | Multilateral | |
| 1949 | 3 January | Karachi | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Pakistan/Ceylon |
| 28 April | Lake Success (opened for accession) | Revised general act for the pacific settlement of international disputes | Multilateral | |
| 14 June | Washington | Treaty of friendship (Art. II) | Thailand/Philippines | |
| 4 July | Berne | Convention concerning the construction and use of the Bâle-Mulhouse airport at Blotzheim (Art. 20) | France/Switzerland | |
| 15 July | Lake Success (opened for accession) | Agreement for facilitating the international circulation of visual and auditory materials of an education, scientific and cultural character (Art. IX) | Multilateral | |
| 30 August | Ottawa | Agreement relating to air services (Art. 9) | Canada/Belgium | |
| 10 September | Guatemala City | Treaty of Peace, friendship and co-operation (Art. 7) | Guatemala/Italy | |
| 19 September | Geneva | Convention of road traffic (Art. 33) | Multilateral | |
| 20 September | Beirut | Air transport agreement (Art. IX) | Netherlands/Lebanon | |
| 20 October | New Delhi | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | India/Philippines | |
| 31 October | Tehran | Agreement relating to air services (Art. 12) | Netherlands/Iran | |
| 1950 | 12 January | Canberra | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XII) | Australia/Ceylon |
| 21 January | Dublin | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXIII) | United States/Ireland | |
| 27 January | Mexico City | Commercial agreement (Art. VII) | Netherlands/Mexico | |
| 18 February | Tehran | Treaty of friendship (Art. IV) | Iran/Pakistan | |
| 21 March | Lake Success (opened for signature) | Convention for suppression of traffic in persons and of exploitation of prostitution of others (Art. 22) | Multilateral | |
| 24 March | Rome | Treaty of friendship, conciliation and judicial settlement (Arts. 18-24) | Turkey/Italy | |
| 6 August | Cairo | Agreement relating to air transport services (Art. XVI) | Egypt/France | |
| 16 August | Wellington | Agreement relating to air services (Art. X) | New Zealand/Canada | |
| 28 August | Manila | Treaty of friendship, consular services and establishment (Art. II) | Greece/Philippines | |
| 16 September | Brussels | Commercial agreement (Art. 7) | Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union/ Mexico | |
| 15 December | London | Trade agreement (Art. 8) | United Kingdom/Norway | |
| 1951 | 2 February | Paris | Treaty of cession of the territory of the Free Town of Chandernagore (Art. XI) | India/France |
| 22 February | Oslo | Consular convention (Art. 34) | United Kingdom/Norway | |
| 8 May | London | Agreement for air services (Art. 10) | Belgium/United Kingdom | |
| 24 May | Dew Delhi | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | India/Netherlands | |
| 18 June | Tehran | Agreement relating to air services (Art. 12) | Denmark/Iran | |
| 28 July | Geneva (opened for signature) | Convention relating to the status of refugees (Art. 38) | Multilateral | |
| 3 August | Athens | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXVI) | Greece/United States | |
| 23 August | Washington | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXIV) | Israel/United States | |
| 7 September | Addis Ababa | Treaty of amity and economic relations (Art. XVII) | United States/Ethiopia | |
| 8 September | San Francisco | Treaty of peace with Japan (Art. 22) | Multilateral | |
| 25 September | Canberra | Agreement relating to air services (Art. VIII) | Netherlands/Australia | |
| 1 October | Copenhagen | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXIV) | United States/Denmark | |
| 31 December | Paris | Consular convention (Art. 49) | France/United Kingdom | |
| 1952 | 14 March | Stockholm | Consular convention (Art. 34) | Sweden/United Kingdom |
| 9 May | Tel Aviv | Agreement for economic assistance (Art. VIII) | United States/Israel | |
| 14 June | Cairo | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XIV) | Australia/Egypt | |
| 11 July | Manila | Treaty of friendship (Art. II) | India/Philippines | |
| 17 July | Karachi | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Pakistan/Netherlands | |
| 29 August | Cairo | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Ethiopia/Pakistan | |
| 6 September | Geneva | Universal copyright convention (Art. XV) | Multilateral | |
| 1953 | 9 January | Treaty of permanent friendship (Art. VI) | Costa Rica/Spain | |
| 31 March | New York (opened for signature) | Convention on the political rights of women (Art. IX) | Multilateral | |
| 31 March | New York (opened for signature) | Convention on the international right of correction (Art. V) | Multilateral | |
| 2 April | Tokyo | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXIV) | United States/Japan | |
| 17 April | Athens | Consular convention (Art. 35) | Greece/United Kingdom | |
| 27 April | Bangkok | Agreement relating to air services (Art. 35) | Thailand/Philippines | |
| 23 June | New York (opened for signature) | Protocol for limiting and regulating cultivation of poppy plant, production of, international and wholesale trade in, and use of opium (Art. 15) | Multilateral | |
| 1 July | Paris (opened for signature) | Convention for the establishment of a European Organization for Nuclear Research (Art. XI) | Multilateral | |
| 14 September | Colombo | Agreement relating to air services (Art. 11) | Netherlands/Ceylon | |
| 24 September | Helsinki | Agreement concerning a supplement to the convention of 30 January 1926 for the pacific settlement of disputes | Finland/Denmark | |
| 26 September | Madrid | Economic aids agreement (Art. IX) | Spain/United States | |
| 19 October | Venice | Constitution of the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (Art. 30) | Multilateral | |
| 7 December [3] | New York | Slavery convention signed at Geneva on 25 Sep. 1926, as amended (Art. 8) | Multilateral | |
| 24 December | Beirut A | Agreement for air services (Art. 10) | Belgium/Lebanon | |
| 1954 | 16 February | Paris | Convention on conditions of residence and navigation (Art. 13) | Sweden/France |
| 3 March | Bangkok | Treaty of friendship (Art. VI) | Thailand/Indonesia | |
| 20 March | Mexico City | Consular convention (Art. 36) | United Kingdom/Mexico | |
| 17 April | Beirut | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XIII) | Yugoslavia/Lebanon | |
| 12 May | London (opened for signature) | International convention for the prevention of pollution of the sea by oil (Art. XIII) | Multilateral | |
| 1 June | Rome | Consular convention (Art. 37) | United Kingdom/Italy | |
| 28 September | New York | Convention relating to the status of stateless persons (Art. 34) | Multilateral | |
| 13 October | Paris (opened for signature) | International convention on the standardization of methods of analysing and appreciating wines (Art. 6) | Multilateral | |
| 23 October [4] | Paris | Treaty for collaboration in economic, social and cultural matters and for collective self-defence signed at Brussels on 17 March 1948, as amended (Art. X) | Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Fed. Rep. of Germany, Italy | |
| 29 October | Washington | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXVII) | United States/ Fed. Rep. of Germany | |
| 5 November | Rangoon | Treaty of peace (Art. IX) | Burma/Japan | |
| 24 November | Rio de Janeiro | Agreement concerning conciliation and judicial settlement (Arts. 16-22) | Italy/Brazil | |
| 1 December[5] | Paris | Agreement concerning the International Institute of Refrigeration, replacing the convention of 21 June 1920 (Art. XXXIII) | Multilateral | |
| 14 December | Quito | Air transport agreement (Art. VIII) | Multilateral | |
| 1955 | 31 January | Manila | Agreement for air services (Art. 11) | Philippines/United Kingdom |
| 5 March | Paris | Consular convention (Art. 44) | Sweden/France | |
| 10 August | Tripoli | Treaty of friendship and good neighbourliness (Art. 8) | France/Libya | |
| 15 August | Tehran | Treaty of amity, economic relations and consular rights (Art. XXI) | United States/Iran | |
| 17 September | Lugano | Convention concerning the regulation of Lake Lugano (Art. XI) | Italy/Switzerland | |
| 20 October | Berne | Additional protocol to the convention concerning the constitution of "Eurofima" (Art. 14) | Multilateral | |
| 21 October | Beirut | Air transport agreement (Art. 11) | Denmark/Lebanon | |
| 13 December | Paris | European convention on establishment (Art. 31) | Multilateral | |
| 1956 | 27 March | The Hague | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXV) | Netherlands/United States |
| 30 April | Paris | Agreement on commercial rights of no-scheduled air services in Europe (Art. 4) | Multilateral | |
| 19 May | Geneva (opened for signature) | Convention on the contract for the international carriage of goods by road (Art. 47) | Multilateral | |
| 20 June | New York (opened for signature) | Convention on the recovery abroad of maintenance (Art. 16) | Multilateral | |
| 30 July | Bonn | Consular convention (Art. 41) | United Kingdom/Fed. Rep. of Germany | |
| 30 August | Manila | Treaty of friendship (Art. 2) | Philippines/Switzerland | |
| 7 September | Geneva | Supplementary convention on the abolition of slavery, the slave trade, and institutions and practices similar to slavery (Art. 10) | Multilateral | |
| 28 November | Seoul | Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation (Art. XXIV) | United States/Rep. of Korea | |
| 11 December | Athens | Convention on judicial settlement | Greece/Sweden | |
| 1957 | 20 February | New York (opened for signature) | Convention on the nationality of married women (Art. 10) | Multilateral |
| 28 February | Tokyo | Treaty of commerce and navigation (Art. XVIII, para. 2) | Norway/Japan | |
| 24 April | Cairo | Declaration on the Suez Canal and the arrangements for its operation (para. 9) | Egypt[6] | |
| 29 April | Strasbourg (opened for signature) | European convention on the peaceful settlement of disputes | Multilateral | |
| 23 June | Kabul | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Pakistan/Afghanistan | |
| 23 November | The Hague | Agreement relating to refugee seamen (Art. 14) | Multilateral | |
| 1958 | 20 January | Djakarta | Treaty of peace (Art. 6) | Japan/Indonesia |
| 3 February | The Hague | Treaty instituting the Benelux Economic Union (Art. 50) | Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands | |
| 5 March | Stockholm | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Norway/Pakistan | |
| 6 March | Stockholm | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Sweden/Pakistan | |
| 10 April | Copenhagen | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Denmark/Pakistan | |
| 14 April | Tehran | Agreement concerning air transport (Art. 13) | Belgium/Iran | |
| 29 April | Geneva (opened for signature) | Optional protocol of signature concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes [7] | Multilateral | |
| 7 June | Karachi | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Pakistan/Portugal | |
| 4 July | Karachi | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Austria/Afghanistan | |
| 21 July | Vienna | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | Austria/Afghanistan | |
| 28 November | Monrovia | Agreement for the establishment and operation of air services (Art. 9) | Liberia/Netherlands | |
| 1959 | 30 January | Tegucigalpa | Agreement on commerce (Art. XII) | Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands/Honduras |
| 16 July | Rome | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | India/Italy | |
| 12 November | Washington | Treaty of friendship and commerce (Art. XXIII) | United States/Pakistan | |
| 19 November | Rome | Convention placing the International Poplar Commission within the framework of FAO (Art. XV) | Multilateral | |
| 25 November | Paris | Convention of establishment (Art. XVI) | United States/France | |
| 25 November | Bonn | Treaty for the promotion and protection of investments (Art. 11) | Pakistan/Fed. Rep. of Germany | |
| 1 December | Washington | Antarctic treaty (Art. XI) | Multilateral | |
| 9 December | Monrovia | Agreement relating to air services (Art. VIII) | Sweden/Liberia | |
| 1960 | 13 February[2] | Beirut | Agreement for air transport of 24 Jan. 1949 as amended (Art. 9) | Italy/Lebanon |
| 9 March | Conakry | Air transport agreement (Art. 9) | Netherlands/Guinea | |
| 15 March | Geneva | Convention relating to the unification of certain rules concerning collisions in inland navigation (Art. 14) | Multilateral | |
| 24 March | Berne | Agreement concerning air services (Art. 9) | Belgium/Switzerland | |
| 8 April | The Hague | Treaty concerning arrangements for co-operation in the Ems estuary (Art. 46) | Netherlands/Fed. Rep. of Germany | |
| 8 April | The Hague | Agreement to accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the revised convention on Rhine navigation, 1868 | Netherlands/Fed. Rep. of Germany | |
| 24 June | Vienna | Consular convention (Art. 45) | United Kingdom/Austria | |
| 19 October | Amman | Agreement relating to air services (Art. 9) | Belgium/Jordan | |
| 9 December | Tokyo | Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation (Art. VIII, para. 2) | Japan/Philippines | |
| 14 December | Paris | Convention against discrimination in education (Art. 8) | Multilateral | |
| 14 December [8] | New Delhi | Agreement of 11 July 1949 relating to air services as amended (Art. X) | India/Australia | |
| 18 December | Tokyo | Treaty of friendship and commerce (Art. XIII) | Pakistan/Japan | |
| 1961 | 21 February | Brussels | Treaty of friendship, establishment and navigation (Art. 19) | Belgium/United States |
| 8 March | Brussels | Consular convention (Art. 43) | Belgium/United Kingdom | |
| 11 March | Reykjavik | Exchange of notes constituting an agreement settling the fisheries dispute (para. 4) | Iceland/United Kingdom | |
| 30 March | New York | Single convention on narcotic drugs (Art. 48) | Multilateral | |
| 3 April | Saigon | Treaty of amity and economic relations (Art. XIV) | United States/Republic of Viet Nam | |
| 18 April | Vienna | Optional protocol to the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes | Multilateral | |
| 30 May | Madrid | Consular convention (Art. 53) | United Kingdom/Spain | |
| 17 June | Conakry | Air transport agreement (Art. 9) | Sweden/Guinea | |
| 19 July | Reykjavik | Exchange of notes constituting an agreement concerning the fishery zone round Iceland (para. 5) | Iceland/Fed. Rep. of Germany | |
| 27 July | Beirut | Agreement for the establishment and operation of air services (Art. XII) | Lebanon/Liberia | |
| 24 August | Amman | Agreement relating to air services (Art. 9) | Netherlands/Jordan | |
| 30 August | New York | Convention on the reduction of statelessness (Art. 14) | Multilateral | |
| 31 August | Monrovia | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XII) | Switzerland/Liberia | |
| 26 October | Rome | International convention for the protection of performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organizations (Art. 30) | Multilateral | |
| Rome | Constitution of the International Rice Commission, adopted at Washington 15/29 Nov. 1948 as amended (Art. XI) | Multilateral | ||
| 23 November [9] | Rome | Agreement for the establishment of Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council, adopted at Washington 15/29 Nov. 1948 as amended (Art. III) | Multilateral | |
| 1962 | 23 February | Luxembourg | Treaty of friendship, establishment and navigation (Art. XVII) | United States/Luxembourg |
| 19 March | Evian | cf. 1962, 3 July | ||
| 21 June | Paris | Air transport agreement (Art. 9) | Norway/Guinea | |
| 27 June | Copenhagen | Consular convention (Art. 36) | United Kingdom/Denmark | |
| 29 June | Bonn | Agreement relating to air services (Art. VIII) | Norway/Liberia | |
| 3 July [10] | Paris and Rocher-Noir | Exchange of letters and declarations adopted on 19 March 1962 at the close of the Evian talks, constituting an agreement (declaration of principles relating to the settlement of disputes) | France/Algeria | |
| 14 November | London | Treaty of commerce, establishment and navigation (Art. 31) | United Kingdom/Japan | |
| 10 December | New York (opened for signature) | Convention on consent to marriage, minimum age for marriage and registration of marriages (Art. 8) | Multilateral | |
| 1963 | 8 January | Seoul | Consular convention (Art. 16) | United States/Republic of Korea |
| 24 April | Vienna | Optional protocol to the Vienna convention on consular relations concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes | Multilateral | |
| 13 August | Asuncion | Agreement on trade and navigation (Art. XVI) | Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands/Paraguay | |
| 14 September | Tokyo | Convention on offences and certain other acts committed on board aircraft (Art. 24) | Multilateral | |
| 26 October | Niamey | Act regarding navigation and economic co-operation between the States of the Niger Basin (Art. 7) | Multilateral | |
| 31 October | Paris (opened for signature) | Protocol on privileges and immunities of the European Space Research Organization (Art. 29) | Multilateral | |
| 3 December | Rome | Agreement for the establishment of a General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean, drawn up at Rome on 24 Sep. 1949 as amended (Art. XIII) | Multilateral | |
| 3 December | Rome | Agreement for the establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of Its Distribution Area in South-West Asia (Art. XVII) | Multilateral | |
| 1964 | 4 February | Karachi | Agreement relating to scheduled air services (Art. XII, para. B, ii) | Pakistan/Lebanon |
| 4 May | Tokyo | Consular convention (Art. 39) | United Kingdom/Japan | |
| 19 September | Beirut | Agreement relating to air services (Art. XI) | India/Lebanon | |
| 1965 | 25 January | Geneva | Convention on the registration of inland navigation vessels (Art. 20) | Multilateral |
| 18 March | Washington (opened for signature) | Convention on the settlement of investment disputes between States and nationals of other States (Art. 64) | Multilateral | |
| 21 April | Belgrade | Consular convention (Art. 45) | United Kingdom/Yugoslavia | |
| 2 July | Rome | Agreement for establishment of a commission for controlling the desert locust in the Near East (Art. XVI) | Multilateral | |
| 7 July | London | Treaty for conciliation, judicial settlement and arbitration (Art. 14) | United Kingdom/Switzerland | |
| 1966 | 8 February | Lomé | Treaty of amity and economic relations (Art. XIV) | United States/Togo |
| 15 February | Geneva | Convention on the measurement of inland navigation vessels (Art. 14) | Multilateral | |
| 7 March | New York (opened for signature) | International convention of the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (Art. 22) | Multilateral | |
| 1967 | 31 January | New York | Protocol relating to the status of refugees (Art. IV) | Multilateral |
| 14 February | Mexico City | Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in Latin America (Art. 24) | Multilateral | |
| 14 March | Manila | Trade agreement (Art. IX) | Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands/Philippines | |
| 24 May | Kabul | Agreement relating to air services (Art. IX) | Denmark/Afghanistan | |
| 1 June | London | Convention on conduct of fishing operations in the North Atlantic (Art. 13) | Multilateral | |
| 10 July | Paris | International agreement on the procedure for the establishment of tariffs for scheduled air services (Art. 4) | Multilateral | |
| 14 July | Stockholm | Convention for the protection of industrial property signed at Paris on 20 March 1883 as revised (Art. 28) | Multilateral | |
| 1968 | 23 February | Brussels | Protocol amending the international convention for the unification of certain rules of law relating to bills of lading, signed at Brussels on 25 August 1925 (Art. 8) | Multilateral |
| 8 November | Vienna | Convention on road traffic (Art. 52) | Multilateral | |
| 8 November | Vienna | Convention on road signs and signals (Art. 44) | Multilateral | |
| 1969 | 13 February | Geneva | Agreement establishing the European Molecular Biology Conference (Art. VIII) | Multilateral |
| 23 May | Vienna | Convention on the law of treaties (Art. 66) | Multilateral | |
| 25 July | Boston | International health regulations (Art. 106) | Multilateral | |
| 2 September | Washington | Consular convention (Art. 46) | Belgium/United States | |
| 8 September | Mexico City | Convention on the privileges and immunities of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Art. 7) | Multilateral | |
| 30 December | Belgrade | Consular convention (Art. 46) | Belgium/Yugoslavia | |
| 1970 | 23 April | Brussels | International convention on travel contracts (Art. 32, para. 2) | International convention on travel contracts (Art. 32, para. 2) |
| 19 June | Washington | Treaty on patent co-operation (Art. 59) | Multilateral | |
| 1 December | Rome | Agreement for the establishment of a commission for controlling the desert locust in North-West Africa (Art. XVI) | Multilateral | |
| 16 December | The Hague | Convention on the suppression of the unlawful seizure of aircraft (Art. 12, para. 1) | Multilateral | |
| 1971 | 21 February | Vienna | Convention on psychotropic substances (Art. 31) | Multilateral |
| 14 July | Brussels | Treaty of commerce (Art. 11) | Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands/USSR | |
| 17 July | Accra | Agreement for the provision of a special loan to the Government of the Republic of Ghana to facilitate the payment of medium term commercial debts (Art. VII) | United Kingdom/Ghana | |
| 24 July | Paris | Universal copyright convention, signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952, as revised (Art. XV) | Multilateral | |
| 24 July | Paris | Convention for the Protection of Literacy and Artistic Works signed at Berne on 9 September 1886, as revised (Art. 33) | Multilateral | |
| 23 September | Montreal | Convention for the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation (Art. 14) | Multilateral | |
| 6 October | Paris | Convention on the establishment of the International Institute for the Management of Technology (Art. 7) | Multilateral | |
| 1972 | 28 April | Ankara | Consular convention (Art. 58) | Belgium/Turkey |
| 16 May | Basle | European convention on State immunity (Art. 34) | Multilateral | |
| 1973 | 10 May | Geneva | Agreement establishing the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Art. XII) | Multilateral |
| 12 June | The Hague | Protocol relating to refugee seamen (Art. II) | Multilateral | |
| 22 June | Rome | Agreement for the establishment of a Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia, the Far East and the South-West Pacific (Art. XX) | Multilateral | |
| 5 October | Munich | Convention on the grant of European patents (Art. 173) | Multilateral | |
| 19 November | Montevideo | Treaty of the La Plata River and its maritime limits (Art. 87) | Uruguay/Argentina | |
| 30 November | New York | International convention on the suppression and punishment of the crime of apartheid (Art. XII) | Multilateral | |
| 14 December | New York | Convention on the prevention and punishment of crimes against internationally protected persons, including diplomatic agents (Art. 13) | Multilateral | |
| 1974 | 19 February | Madrid | Agreement on the delimitation of the continental shelf (Art. 3, para. 2) | Italy/Spain |
| 22 March | Helsinki | Convention on the protection of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea area (Art. 18, para. 2) | Multilateral | |
| 16 May | Khartoum | Agreement relating to the joint exploitation of the natural resources of the sea-bed and subsoil of the Red Sea in the common zone (Art. XVI) | Sudan/Saudi Arabia | |
| 1975 | 26 February | Salto | Treaty concerning the status of the river Uruguay (Art. 60) | Uruguay/Argentina |
| 8 August | New York | Single convention on narcotic drugs, 1961, as amended (Art. 48) | Multilateral | |
| 1977 | 24 May | Athens | Agreement on the delimitation of the respective continental shelves of the two States (Art. IV) | Greece/Italy |
| 1978 | 5 July | Geneva | Protocol to the convention on the contract for the international carriage of goods by road (CMR) (Art. 8) | Multilateral |
| 1979 | 30 March | Geneva | International agreement on olive oil (Art. 14, para. 2) | Multilateral |
| 8 April | Vienna | Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (Art. 22, para. 1(b)) | Multilateral | |
| 10 May | Manila | Treaty of amity, commerce and navigation (Art. XV, para. 2) | Japan/Philippines | |
| 17 December | New York | International convention against the taking of hostages (Art. 16, para. 1) | Multilateral | |
| 18 December | New York | Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (Art. 29) | Multilateral | |
| 1980 | 20 May | Canberra | Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources | Multilateral |
| 30 October | Lima | General peace treaty (Arts. 31-36 and 39) | El Salvador/Honduras | |
| 1981 | 23 January | Cotonou | Agreement concerning technical co-operation (Art. XI) | Switzerland/Benin |
| 1984 | 10 December | New York | Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Art. 30, para. 1) | Multilateral |
| 1985 | 22 March | Vienna | Vienna convention for the protection of the ozone layer (Art. 11) | Multilateral |
| 10 December | New York | International convention against apartheid in sports (Art. 19) | Multilateral | |
| 1986 | 21 March | Vienna | Vienna convention on the law of treaties between States and international organizations or between international organizations (Art. 66, para. 2) | Multilateral |
| 1988 | 10 March | Rome | Convention for the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of maritime navigation (Art. 18, para. 1) | Multilateral |
| 20 December | Vienna | United Nations convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (Art. 32) | Multilateral | |
| 19 October | Berne | Treaty of extradition (Art.17, para 2) | Philippines/Switzerland | |
| 1989 | 4 December | New York | International convention against the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries (Art. 17, para. 1) | Multilateral |
| 1991 | 25 February | Espoo | Convention on environmental impact assessment in a trans boundary context (Art. 15, para. 2) | Multilateral |
| 1 March | Montreal | Convention on the marking of plastic explosives for the purpose of detection (Art. XI, para. 1) | Multilateral | |
| 25 November | Berne | Treaty of mutual assistance in criminal matters (Art.21, para.3) | Australia/Switzerland | |
| 1992 | 17 March | Helsinki | Convention on the protection and use of trans boundary watercourses and international lakes (Art. 22, para. 1) | Multilateral |
| 9 May | New York | United Nations framework convention on climate change (Art.14, para.2) | Multilateral | |
| 5 June | Rio de Janeiro | Convention on biological diversity (Art. 27, para. 3) | Multilateral | |
| 1993 | 13 January | Paris | Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction (Art. XIV, para. 2) | Multilateral |
| 10 May | Camberra | Convention for the conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Art.16, para. 2) | Multilateral | |
| 14 October | Dakar | Agreement of Managment and Co-operation (Art.9) | Senegal/Guinea-Bissau | |
| 1994 | 14 June | Oslo | Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range trans boundary air pollution on further reduction of sulphur emissions (Art. 9) | Multilateral |
| 1995 | 13 September | New York | Interim Accord (Art. 21, para. 2) | Greece/ The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| 1996 | 10 September | New York | Comprehensive nuclear test ban Treaty (art. 6, paras. 2 and 3) | Multilateral |
| 28 October | New York | Agreement on the establishment of the International Vaccine Institute (art. 7, paras. 2 and 3) | Multilateral | |
| 1997 | 15 December | New York | International convention for the suppression of terrorist bombings (art. 20, par. 1) | Multilateral |
| 1998 | 18 June | Tampere | Convention on the provision of telecommunication resources for disaster mitigation and relief operations (Art. 11, para.3 (b) ) | Multilateral |
| 24 June | Aarhus | Protocol to the 1979 convention on long-range transboundary air pollution on persistent organic pollutants (Art. 12, para. 2 (a) ) | Multilateral | |
| 24 June | Aarhus | Protocol to the 1979 convention on long-range transboundary air pollution on heavy metals (Art. 11 para. 2 (a) ) | Multilateral | |
| 25 June | Aarhus | Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters (Art. 16, para. 2 (a) ) | Multilateral | |
| 17 July | Rome | Statute of the International Criminal Court (Art. 119, para. 2) | Multilateral | |
| 10 September | Rotterdam | Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade (Art. 20, para. 2 (b) ) | Multilatéral | |
| 1999 | 17 June | London | Protocol on water and health to the 1992 convention on the protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes (Art. 20, para. 2 (b) ) | Multilateral |
| 30 November | Göteborg | Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range tranboundary air pollution to abate acidification, eutrophication and ground-level ozone (Art. 11, paras. 2 et 4) | Multilateral | |
| 09 December | New York | International convention for the suppression of the financing of terrorism (Art. 24, para. 1) | Multilateral | |
| 2000 | 12 December | Palermo | Protocol against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air, supplementing the United Nations convention against transnational organized crime (Art. 20, para. 2) | Multilateral |
| 12 December | Palermo | Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, supplementing the United Nations convention against transnational organized crime (Art. 15, para. 2) | Multilateral | |
| 12 December | Palermo | United Nations convention against transnational organized crime (Art. 35, para. 2) | Multilateral | |
| 2001 | 22 Mayi | Stockholm | Convention on persistent organic pollutants (Art. 16, para. 2) | Multilateral |
| 31 May | New York | Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations convention against transnational organized crime (Art. 16, para. 2) | Multilateral | |
| 2002 | 09 September | The Hague | Agreement on the privileges and immunities of the International Criminal Court (Art. 32, par. 3) | Multilateral |
| 2003 | 21 May | Kiev | Protocol on civil liability and compensation for damage caused by the transboundary effects of industrial accidents on transboundary waters to the 1992 convention on the protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes and to the 1992 convention on the transboundary effects of industrial accidents (Art. 26) | Multilateral |
| 21 May | Kiev | Protocol on pollutant release and transfer registers to the convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters (Art. 23) | Multilateral | |
| 31 October | New York | United Nations convention against corruption (Art. 66, par. 2) | Multilateral | |
| 2005 | 13 April | New York | International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, Art 23, para. 1. | Multilateral |
| 2006 | 20 December | New York | International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, Art 42, para. 1. | Multilateral |
| 2023 | 26 May | Ljubljana | Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes and other International Crimes (Art. 86) | Multilateral |
1. All entries recorded throughout this Section in respect of China refer to actions taken by the authorities representing China in the United Nations at the time of those actions, and are to be understood in the light of General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI) of 25 October 1971.
2. The date and place given here are those of the signature of the amending protocol.
3. The dates and the places given here are those at which the amending protocol was opened for signature.
4. The date and the place given here are those of the signature of the protocol modifying and completing the Treaty, by which Article VIII of the Treaty became Article X.
5. The date and place given here are those of the signature of the revised Convention.
6. See the declaration of Egypt.
7. This Protocol relates to disputes concerning the Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea of 29 April 1958.
8. The date given here is that of the exchange of notes which modified the Agreement and by which Article XI became Article X.
9. The date and the place given here are those on which the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations approved the amendments to the instrument.
10. The date and the places given here are those of the exchange of letters.