international conventions
Worldwide diplomatic accords
International conventions are formal agreements between nations, typically negotiated through diplomatic channels and ratified by participating governments.
They establish shared rules on matters like human rights, environmental protection, trade, or warfare: The Geneva Conventions govern treatment of prisoners of war.
Convention here means a covenant or compact, not a gathering.
Countries may sign conventions without ratifying them, or ratify with reservations that limit their obligations.
- NAFTAContinental free-commerce bloc
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- peace treatyFormal end to hostilities
- binding agreementEnforceable mutual commitment
- Kyoto ProtocolMultinational emissions reduction treaty
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A nation's internal rules
national legislation · local ordinances · state law · federal law · federal statutes
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Unwritten mutual understandings
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Jurisprudence from judicial decisions
traditional practices · natural law · judicial precedent · social customs
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