treaty

(noun)

A binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations.

Related Terms

  • civil war
  • insurgency

Examples of treaty in the following topics:

  • War

    • Negotiations between parties involved at the end of a war often result in a treaty, such as the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, which ended the First World War.
    • Negotiations between parties involved at the end of a war often result in treaties, such as the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, which ended the First World War.
    • In some cases a treaty is never reached, but fighting may trail off and eventually stop after the political demands of the belligerent groups have been reconciled, a political settlement has been negotiated, the combatants are gradually killed or decide the conflict is futile, or the belligerents cease active military engagement but still threaten each other.
  • Social Context and Sexual Behavior

    • Russian President Boris Yeltsin (right) and President Mintimer Shaimiyev (left) of Tatarstan congratulate each other on a treaty signed between Russia and Tatarstan on the delimitation of powers between them.
  • Population Transfer

    • Prior to World War II, a number of major population transfers were the result of bilateral treaties with the support of international bodies such as the League of Nations.
  • Global Trade: Inequalities and Conflict

    • Traditionally, governments regulated international trade through bilateral treaties that were negotiated between two nations.
  • Gender Inequality in Politics

    • The Nineteenth Amendment was passed the year following the Treaty of Paris, which ended World War I.
  • Racism

    • A number of international treaties have sought to end racism.
  • Racism

    • A number of international treaties have sought to end racism.
  • Theories of Religion

    • (For example see the Lateran Treaty and Church of England; also, in Saudi Arabia the public practice of religions other than Islam is forbidden.)
  • Social Construct or Biological Lineage?

    • Native Americans had treaty rights to land, but individuals with only one Indian great-grandparent were no longer classified as Native American, disenfranchising them from their claims to Native American lands.
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