The Reference Library
Diplomacy & Politics Glossary
Every term you need — from Model UN procedure to international law, economics, and political theory. Clear definitions, real examples, and cross-linked concepts.
- Terms
- 7,503 terms· showing letter A (465)
- Categories
- 31 categories
Showing 16 entries — matching your filters
A
16 entriesAarhus Convention
A 1998 UNECE treaty granting the public rights to environmental information,…
Ad Hoc Committee Cybercrime
UN General Assembly body created in 2019 to negotiate a global treaty on…
additional protocol I
A 1977 treaty supplementing the Geneva Conventions that governs the protection…
Agreed Statement (Treaty Annex)
An agreed statement is a negotiated interpretive text annexed to a treaty that…
Ambassador Plenipotentiary
A senior diplomat formally vested with full authority to represent their head…
annulment ICSID
A limited post-award review procedure under Article 52 of the ICSID Convention…
Antarctic Treaty
A 1959 international agreement reserving Antarctica for peaceful scientific…
Antarctic Treaty System
A framework of agreements governing Antarctica that reserves the continent for…
Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
A 1997 treaty prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of…
Arbitration Clause
A contractual provision in which parties agree in advance to resolve future…
Arms Trade Treaty
A multilateral treaty regulating the international trade in conventional…
ATT (Arms Trade Treaty)
The Arms Trade Treaty is a multilateral treaty regulating the international…
ATT Extraterritorial Controls
Arms Trade Treaty obligations that require states to regulate arms transfer…
ATT Secretariat
The administrative body, based in Geneva, that supports implementation of the…
AU IDP Convention
The 2009 African Union treaty (Kampala Convention) that obliges states to…
Autonomous Treaty Interpretation
Interpretation of treaty terms based on their independent meaning within…