Acts, Agreements, Diplomacy & Treaties

A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America on July 6, 1775

A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America on July 6, 1775

With hearts fortified with these animating reflections, we most solemnly, before God and the world, declare, that, exerting the utmost energy of those powers, which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to assume, we will, in defiance of every hazard, with unabating firmness and perseverence, employ for the preservation of our liberties; being with one mind resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves.
Monroe Doctrine

Monroe Doctrine

By the end of the 19th century, the Monroe Doctrine was seen as a defining moment in the foreign policy of the United States and is one of its longest-standing tenets.
The Mecklenburg Resolves

The Mecklenburg Resolves

The Mecklenburg Resolves were created by the Mecklenburg County Committee of Safety on or after May 20, 1775, and were adopted by that same committee on May 31, 1775. This was just weeks after what is now considered the first battles in the American War for Independence at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.
Sherman Antitrust Act

Sherman Antitrust Act

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is a United States antitrust law passed by Congress under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, which regulates competition among enterprises.
Homestead Act

Homestead Act

An Act to Secure Homesteads to Actual Settlers on the Public Domain
The Warsaw Security Pact

The Warsaw Security Pact

Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Between the People’s Republic of Albania, the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, the Hungarian People’s Republic, the German Democratic Republic, the Polish People’s Republic, the Rumanian People’s Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Czechoslovak Republic, May 14, 1955  The Contracting Parties, reaffirming their desire for the […]
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Treaty

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Treaty

Washington DC, 4th April 1949 The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments. They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of […]
The Paris Peace Treaty of September 30, 1783

The Paris Peace Treaty of September 30, 1783

  The Definitive Treaty of Peace 1783 In the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity. It having pleased the Divine Providence to dispose the hearts of the most serene and most potent Prince George the Third, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, duke of […]
The Quartering Act

The Quartering Act

An Act of Parliament, Great Britain May 15, 1765 An act to amend and render more effectual, in his Majesty’s dominions in America, an act passed in this present session of parliament, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. WHEREAS in and by […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 962

United Nations Security Council Resolution 962

RESOLUTION 962 (1994) Adopted by the Security Council at its 3467th meeting, on 29 November 1994  The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force of 18 November 1994 (S/1994/1311), Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately its resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973; […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 938

United Nations Security Council Resolution 938

RESOLUTION 938 (1994) Adopted by the Security Council at its 3409th meeting, on 28 July 1994  The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, 501 (1982) of 25 February 1982, 508 (1982) of 5 June 1982, 509 (1982) of 6 June 1982 and 520 (1982) of 17 September 1982, as well as […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 887

United Nations Security Council Resolution 887

RESOLUTION 887 (1993) Adopted by the Security Council at its 3320th meeting, on 29 November 1993  The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/26781), Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately its resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973; (b) To renew the […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 799

United Nations Security Council Resolution 799

RESOLUTION 799 (1992) Adopted by the Security Council at its 3151st meeting, on 18 December 1992  The Security Council, Recalling the obligations of Member States under the United Nations Charter, Reaffirming its resolutions 607 (1988), 608 (1988), 636 (1989), 641 (1989), 681 (1990), 694 (1991) and 726 (1992), Having learned with deep concern that Israel, the occupying Power, in […]
United Nations, Security Council, resolution, Middle East

United Nations, Security Council, resolution, Middle East

RESOLUTION 768 (1992) Adopted by the Security Council at its 3102nd meeting, on 30 July 1992 The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, 501 (1982) of 25 February 1982, 508 (1982) of 5 June 1982, 509 (1982) of 6 June 1982, and 520 (1982) of 17 September 1982, as well as […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 694

United Nations Security Council Resolution 694

RESOLUTION 694 (1991) Adopted by the Security Council at its 2989th meeting on 24 May 1991 The Security Council, Reaffirming its resolution 681 (1990), Having learned with deep concern and consternation that Israel has, in violation of its obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, and acting in opposition to relevant Security Council resolutions, […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 655

United Nations Security Council Resolution 655

RESOLUTION 655 (1990) Adopted by the Security Council at its 2925th meeting, on 31 May 1990 The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/21305), Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973; (b) To renew […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 645

United Nations Security Council Resolution 645

NOVEMBER 29, 1989 The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/20651), Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973; (b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 624

United Nations Security Council Resolution 624

NOVEMBER 30, 1988 The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973; (b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of six […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 617

United Nations Security Council Resolution 617

JULY 29, 1988 The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 501 (1982), 508 (1982), 509 (1982) and 520 (1982), as well as all its resolutions on the situation in Lebanon, Having studied the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon of 25 July 1988 (S/20053), and taking note of observations expressed […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 607

United Nations Security Council Resolution 607

JANUARY 5, 1988 The Security Council, Recalling its resolution 605 (1987) of 22 December 1987, Expressing grave concern over the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, Having been apprised of the decision of Israel, the occupying Power, to “continue the deportation” of Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, Recalling the Geneva Convention relative to the protection of […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 605

United Nations Security Council Resolution 605

DECEMBER 22, 1987 The Security Council, Having considered the letter dated 11 December 1987 from the Permanent Representative of Democratic Yemen to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chairman of the Arab Group for the month of December, Bearing in mind the inalienable rights of all peoples recognized by the Charter of the United […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 603

United Nations Security Council Resolution 603

NOVEMBER 25, 1987 The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/19263), Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973; (b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 599

United Nations Security Council Resolution 599

JUNE 31, 1987 The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 501 (1982), 509 (1982) and 520 (1982), as well as all its resolutions on the situation in Lebanon, Having studied the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon of 24 July 1987 (S/18990) and taking note of the observations expressed therein, […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 596

United Nations Security Council Resolution 596

MAY 29, 1987 The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/18868), Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973; (b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 592

United Nations Security Council Resolution 592

DECEMBER 8, 1986 The Security Council, Having considered the letter dated 4 December 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, contained in document S/18501, Recalling the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 590

United Nations Security Council Resolution 590

NOVEMBER 26, 1986 The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/18453), Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973; (b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 587

United Nations Security Council Resolution 587

SEPTEMBER 23, 1986 The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978), as well as resolutions 511 (1982), 519 (1982) and 523 (1982) and all the resolutions relating to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Recalling the mandate entrusted to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon by resolution 425 (1978) and the guidelines of the Force set […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 586

United Nations Security Council Resolution 586

JUNE 18, 1986 The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 501 (1982), 508 (1982), 509 (1982) and 520 (1982), as well as all its resolutions on the situation in Lebanon, Having studied the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon of 17 June and 10 July 1986 (S/18164 and Add.1 and […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 586

United Nations Security Council Resolution 586

JUNE 18, 1986 The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 501 (1982), 508 (1982), 509 (1982) and 520 (1982), as well as all its resolutions on the situation in Lebanon, Having studied the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon of 17 June and 10 July 1986 (S/18164 and Add.1 and […]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 584

United Nations Security Council Resolution 584

MAY 29, 1986 The Security Council, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (S/18061), Decides: (a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement immediately Security Council resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973; (b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of […]