Law of the Sea: Table of Treaties (1979-2009)

Full Title and Citation: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (Apr. 27, 1979), T.I.A.S. No. 11093, 1405 U.N.T.S. 97

Full Title and Citation: Agreement Between United Kingdom and the United States Concerning the Use of the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) by Vessels Registered in the United Kingdom, the West Indies Associated States or Its Other Territories or Flying the Flag of the United Kingdom (May 14, 1979), 30 U.S.T. 5926, 1162 U.N.T.S. 351

Full Title and Citation: Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (Oct. 26, 1979), T.I.A.S. No. 11080, 1456 U.N.T.S. 124

Full Title and Citation: Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Nov. 13, 1979), 34 U.S.T. 3043, 1302 U.N.T.S. 217

Full Title and Citation: International Convention against the Taking of Hostages (Dec. 17, 1979), T.I.A.S. No. 11081, 1162 U.N.T.S. 205

Full Title and Citation: Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (May 17, 1980), 1328 U.N.T.S. 119

Full Title and Citation: Agreement between Iceland and Norway Concerning Fishery and Continental Shelf Questions (May 28, 1980), 2124 U.N.T.S. 225

Full Title and Citation: Agreement on the Continental Shelf between Iceland and Jan Mayen (Oct. 22, 1981), 21 Intl. Leg. Materials 1222 (1982)

Full Title and Citation: Agreement on Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the South East Pacific by Hydrocarbons and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency (Nov. 12, 1981), 1648 U.N.T.S. 44

Full Title and Citation: Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in Implementing Agreements on Maritime Safety and Protection of the Marine Environment (Jan. 26, 1982), 21 Intl. Leg. Materials 1 (1982)

Full Title and Citation: Protocol Concerning Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency (Feb. 14, 1982)

Full Title and Citation: Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean (Mar. 2, 1982), 35 U.S.T. 2284, 1338 U.N.T.S. 33

Full Title and Citation: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Dec. 10, 1982), 1833 U.N.T.S. 3

Full Title and Citation: Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the South East Pacific by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency (Feb. 22, 1983), 1648 U.N.T.S. 62

Full Title and Citation: Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Combating Oil Spills in Wider Caribbean Region (Mar. 24, 1983), T.I.A.S. No. 11085, 1506 U.N.T.S. 25974

Full Title and Citation: Protocol for the Protection of the South East Pacific Against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (July 22, 1983), 1648 U.N.T.S. 90

Full Title and Citation: Provisional Understanding Regarding Deep Seabed Maters (Aug. 3, 1984), T.I.A.S. No. 11066, 1409 U.N.T.S. 464

Full Title and Citation: Treaty Between the United States and Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon (Jan. 28, 1985), T.I.A.S. No. 11091, 1469 U.N.T.S. 357

Full Title and Citation: Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Marine Pollution in Cases of Emergency in the Eastern African Region (June 21, 1985), http://www.unep.org/NairobiConvention

Full Title and Citation: United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships (Feb. 7, 1986), 26 Intl. Leg. Materials 1236 (1987)

Full Title and Citation: Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Pollution Emergencies in the South Pacific Region (Nov. 24, 1986), 26 Intl. Leg. Materials 59 (1987)

Full Title and Citation:Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the South Pacific Region by Dumping (Nov. 24, 1986), 26 Intl. Leg. Materials 66 (1987)

Full Title and Citation: Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America (Apr. 2, 1987), T.I.A.S. No. 11100, 2176 U.N.T.S. 93

Full Title and Citation: Agreement on the Resolution of Practical Problems with Respect to Deep Seabed Mining Areas (Aug. 14, 1987), 1649 U.N.T.S. 47

Full Title and Citation: Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (Mar. 10, 1988), 1678 u.n.t.s. 222

Full Title and Citation: Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf (Mar. 10, 1988), 1678 U.N.T.S. 304

Full Title and Citation: Agreement between Sweden and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Mutual Fishery Relations in the Formerly Disputed Area of the Baltic Sea (April 18, 1988) 1557 U.N.T.S. 263

Full Title and Citation: United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Dec. 20, 1988), 1582 U.N.T.S. 95

Full Title and Citation: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (Mar. 22, 1989), 1673 U.N.T.S. 57

Full Title and Citation: Uniform Interpretation of Rules of International Law Governing Innocent Passage (Sept. 23, 1989), 28 Intl. Leg. Materials 1444 (1989).

Full Title and Citation: International Convention on Salvage (Apr. 28, 1989), 1953 U.N.T.S. 165

Full Title and Citation: Protocol Concerning Marine Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf (Mar. 29, 1989), 2065 U.N.T.S. 91

Full Title and Citation: Protocol for the Protection of the Marine Environment Against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Feb. 21, 1990), 2399 U.N.T.S. 39

Full Title and Citation: International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (Nov. 30, 1990), 1891 U.N.T.S. 77

Full Title and Citation: Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection (Mar. 1, 1991), 2122 U.N.T.S. 359

Full Title and Citation: Treaty on European Union (Feb. 7, 1992), 1759 U.N.T.S. 3

Full Title and Citation: Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean (Feb. 11, 1992), T.I.A.S. No. 11465

Full Title and Citation: Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Apr. 9, 1992), 2099 U.N.T.S. 195

Full Title and Citation: Protocol on Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Black Sea Marine Environment by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Emergency Situations (Apr. 21, 1992), 1764 U.N.T.S. 24

Full Title and Citation: Protocol on the Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment Against Pollution by Dumping (Apr. 21, 1992), 1764 U.N.T.S. 27

Full Title and Citation: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (May 9, 1992), 1771 U.N.T.S. 107

Full Title and Citation: Convention on Biological Diversity (June 5, 1992), 1760 U.N.T.S. 79

Full Title and Citation: Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (Sept. 22, 1992), 32 Intl. Leg. Materials 1069 (1993)

Full Title and Citation: Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention for the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 18 December 1971 (Nov. 27, 1992), 1953 U.N.T.S. 373

Full Title and Citation: Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage of 29 November 1969 (Nov. 27, 1992), 1956 U.N.T.S. 285

Full Title and Citation: Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (May 1, 1993), 1819 U.N.T.S. 360

Full Title and Citation: Maritime Delimitation Treaty between Jamaica and the Republic of Columbia (Nov. 12, 1993), http://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/TREATIES/JAM-COL1993MD.PDF (Mar. 15, 2002).

Full Title and Citation: Code for the Safe Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Flasks on Board Ships (Nov. 4, 1993), IMO Doc.A/18/RES/748 (1993).

Full Title and Citation: Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas

Full Title and Citation: Agreement on the Delimitation of the Boundary Between the Continental Shelf and Fishery Zone of Finland and the Economic Zone of Sweden in the Aland Sea and the Northern Baltic Sea (Feb. 6, 1994), 1887 U.N.T.S. 229

Full Title and Citation: Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (Apr. 15, 1994), 1867 U.N.T.S. 3

Full Title and Citation: Agreement to the Implementation of Part IX of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (July 28, 1994), 1836 U.N.T.S. 3

Full Title and Citation:The Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and Its Subsoil (Oct. 14, 1994), http://www.unep.ch/regionalseas/main/med/medoffsh.html

Full Title and Citation:Action Plan for the Protection and Management of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the South Asian Region (Mar. 24, 1995), http://www.sacep.org/pdf/SASActionPlan.pdf

Full Title and Citation:Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (June 10, 1995), 2102 U.N.T.S. 437

Full Title and Citation:Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea (June 10, 1995), UN Doc. UNEP (OCA)/MED IG.6/4 (1995)

Full Title and Citation: Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (Dec. 4, 1995), 2167 U.N.T.S. 88

Full Title and Citation: International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (May 3, 1996), 35 Intl. Leg. Materials 1406 (1996)

Full Title and Citation: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (Sept. 10, 1996), IMO Doc. LEG/CONF.10/8/S. 35 Intl. Leg. Materials 1439 (1996)

Full Title and Citation: 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (Nov. 7, 1996), 36 Intl. Leg. Materials 1 (1997)

Full Title and Citation: Protocol of 1997 to Amend the International Convention for Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973, IMO Doc. RES/MEPC/75(40) in IMO Doc. MEPC 40/21, Annex 5 (1997)

Full Title and Citation: Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Haiti Concerning Cooperation to Suppress Illicit Maritime Drug Traffic (Oct. 17, 1997), State Dept. No. 02-93, 2002 WL 31504914

Full Title and Citation: Agreement between the Kingdom of Denmark together with the Greenland Home Rule Government and the Republic of Iceland Concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf and the Fishery Zones in the Area Between Greenland and Iceland (Nov. 11, 1997), 2074 U.N.T.S. 58

Full Title and Citation: Protocol on the Control of Marine Transboundary Movements and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes to the Kuwait Regional Convention for Cooperation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution (Mar. 17, 1998), http://www.ropme.net/

Full Title and Citation: Agreement Between the Kingdom of Denmark together with the Home Government of the Faroe Islands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Relation to the Maritime Delimitation in the area Between the Faroe Islands and the United Kingdom (May 18, 1999), http://www.un.org/Depts/los/LETGISIONSANDREATIES/PDFFILES/TREATIES/DNK-GBR1999MD.PDF

Full Title and Citation: Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities to the 1983 Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean (Oct. 6, 1999), http:/cep.unep.org/repcar/lbs-protocol-en.pdf

Full Title and Citation: Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Cooperation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances (Mar. 15, 2000), 16 Intl. J. Marine & Coastal L. 227 (2001)

Full Title and Citation: Agreement Between the United States and Republic of Honduras Concerning Cooperation for the Suppression of Illicit Maritime Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Mar. 29, 2000), State Dept. No. 02-4, 2001 WL 1729637

Full Title and Citation: Treaty Between Mexico and the United States on the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf in the Western Gulf of Mexico Beyond 200 Nautical Miles (June 9, 2000), 2143 U.N.T.S. 417

Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Sept. 5, 2000), 2275 U.N.T.S. 43

Full Title and Citation: Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (Nov. 15, 2000), UN Doc. A/55/383/Add.3(2001), 40 Intl. Leg. Materials 377 (2001)

Full Title and Citation: International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (Mar. 23, 2001), IMO Doc. LEG/CONF12/19 (2001), 40 Intl. Leg. Materials 1493 (2001)

Full Title and Citation: International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (Oct. 5, 2001), IMO Doc. AFS/CONF/26 (2001)

Full Title and Citation: Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (Nov. 6, 2001), 41 Intl. Leg. Materials 40 (2002)

Full Title and Citation: Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Preventing Pollution from Ships and, in Cases of Emergency, Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea (Jan. 25, 200), http://195.97.36.231/dbass/webdocs/BCP/ProtocolEmergency02_eng.pdf

Full Title and Citation: Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (May 16, 2003), IMO Doc. LEG/CONF 14/20 (2003)

Full Title and Citation: ILO Convention (No. 185) Revising the 1958 Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (June 19, 2003), 2304 U.N.T.S. 121

Full Title and Citation: Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea (Nov. 11, 2003), 44 Intl. Leg. Materials 1 (2005)

Full Title and Citation: Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Liberia Concerning Cooperation to Suppress the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Their Delivery Systems, and Related Materials by Sea (Feb. 11, 2004), State Dept. No. 04-787, 2004 WL 3214814

Full Title and Citation: International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (Feb. 13, 2004), IMO Doc. BWM/CONF/36

Full Title and Citation: 2004 Amendments of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (May 20, 2004), IMO Doc. RES/MSC/151(78) (2004), IMO Doc. RES/MSC/152(78) (2004), IMO Doc. RES/MSC/153 (2004)

Full Title and Citation: Agreement Between the United States and the Republic of the Marshal Islands Concerning Cooperation to Suppress the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Their Delivery Systems, and Related Materials by Sea (Aug. 13, 2004), State Dept. No. 04-786, 2004 WL 3214813

Full Title and Citation: Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (Nov. 11, 2004), 2398 U.N.T.S. 199

Full Title and Citation: Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries (Nov. 12, 2004), http://www.neafc.org/basictexts

Full Title and Citation: Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (May 15, 2005), 45 Intl. Leg. Materials 12 (2006)

Full Title and Citation: Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (Nov. 1, 2005), IMO Doc. LEG/CONF.15/21 (2005)

Full Title and Citation: Maritime Labour Convention (Feb. 7, 2006), http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/cgi-lex/convde.pl?C186

Full Title and Citation: 2006 Amendments to the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter (Nov. 2, 2006), www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jsct/co2sequestration/treaties/co2_text.pdf

Full Title and Citation: 2007 Co-operative Mechanism Between the Littoral States and User States on Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (Aug. 16, 2007), IMO Doc. SGP 2.1/1 (2007)

Full Title and Citation: Amendment to the 1978 Convention on Future Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (Sept. 28, 2007), http://www.nafo.int/about/frames/about.html

Full Title and Citation: 2009 Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (Nov. 25, 2009), ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/meeting/018/k6339e.pdf