Note: Titles only concerned with education are put in italics
1945
- –Charter of the United Nations
Conference of San Francisco, USA
- –Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
United Kingdom, Conference at London
1946
- –Commission on Human Rights
United Nations
1948
- –Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations
- –Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
United Nations
- –Recommendation Nº 24 Concerning the Development of International Understanding Among Young People and Teaching About International Organisations
UNESCO/IBE, International Conference on Public Education
- –Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural character with Protocol of Signature and model form of certificate provided for in Article IV of the above-mentioned Agreement (“Beirut Agreement”)
UNESCO Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries, Beirut, Lebanon
- –Charter of the Organisation of American States
International Conference of American States, Bogota, Colombia
- –American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
International Conference of American States, Bogota, Colombia
1949
- –Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others
United Nations
- –Vocational Guidance Recommendation
International Labour Organisation (R87)
- –Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, Geneva
- –Statute of the Council of Europe
1950
- –High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations
- –Human Rights Day: 10 December
United Nations
- –Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (Florence Agreement)
UNESCO
- –Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights)
Council of Europe
- –Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Diplomatic Conference
- –Geneva Convention (IV) Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
Diplomatic Conference
1951
- –Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
United Nations
1952
1953
- –European Commission and European Court of Human Rights
Council of Europe
1954
- –Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
United Nations
- –European Cultural Convention
Council of Europe
1955
- –Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Geneva
1956
- –Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices of Slavery
Geneva Conference of Plenipotentiaries convened by the UN Economic and Social Council
1957
1958
- –Revised Recommendation concerning the International Standardization of Educational Statistics
UNESCO
- –Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation
International Labour Organisation (C111)
1959
- –Declaration on the Rights of the Child
United Nations
1960
- –Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
United Nations
- –Convention [and Recommendation] against Discrimination in Education
UNESCO
- –Recommendation concerning the Most Effective Means of Rendering Museums Accessible to Everyone
UNESCO
- –Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Organisation of American States
1961
1962
- –Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages
United Nations
- –Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be responsible for seeking a settlement of any disputes which may arise between States Parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Right
UNESCO
- –Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention
International Labour Organisation (C117)
1963
- –Declaration on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
United Nations
- –Organisation of African Unity (OAU)
1965
- –International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination
United Nations
- –Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding between Peoples
United Nations
1966
- –International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
United Nations
- –International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
United Nations
- –International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination
United Nations
- –Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
United Nations
- –Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers
UNESCO
- –Declaration of Principles of International Cultural Co-operation
UNESCO
- –European Social Charter (Revised)
Council of Europe
1967
- –Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
United Nations
1968
- –Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
United Nations
- –Proclamation of Tehran
United Nations, International Conference on Human Rights, Teheran, Iran
- –Resolution XX on Education of Youth in the Respect for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
United Nations, International Conference on Human Rights, Teheran, Iran
- –Recommendation nº 64 to the Ministries of Education concerning Education for International Understanding as an Integral Part of the Curriculum and Life of the School
UNESCO/IBE, International Conference on Public Education
1969
- –Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
United Nations Conference
- –Declaration on Social Progress and Development
United Nations
- –American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San José)
Inter-American Specialised Conference on Human Rights, San José, Costa Rica
1970
1971
- –Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons
United Nations
1972
- –Stockholm Declaration
United Nations Conference on the Environment
- –Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
UNESCO
- –Declaration of Guiding Principles on the Use of Satellite Broadcasting for the Free Flow of Information, the Spread of Education and Greater Cultural Exchange
UNESCO
1973
- –Principles of international co-operation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity
United Nations
- –International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
United Nations
- –Minimum Age of Employment (Convention)
International Labour Organisation (C138)
1974
- –Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict
United Nations
- –Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order
United Nations
- –Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States
United Nations
- –Recommendation on Education for International Understanding and Co-operation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
UNESCO
- –Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict
United Nations
- –Paid Educational Leave Convention
International Labour Organisation (C140)
- –Paid Educational Leave Recommendation
International Labour Organisation (R148)
- –Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico City, Mexico
1975
- –Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
United Nations
- –Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
United Nations
- –Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind
United Nations
- –Human Resources Development Convention
International Labour Organisation (C142)
- –Human Resources Development Recommendation
International Labour Organisation (R150)
- –Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe Final Act
Helsinki, Finland
1976
- –Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education
- –Recommendation on Participation by the People at Large in Cultural Life and their Contribution to It
UNESCO
- –International Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in the Arab and European States bordering on the Mediterranean
Nice, France
- –Cultural Charter for Africa
African Union
1977
- –Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I)
Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts, Geneva
- –Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II)
Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts, Geneva
1978
- –Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace
United Nations
- –Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice
UNESCO
- –Principles for the Teaching of Human Rights
UNESCO, International Congress on the Teaching of Human Rights, Vienna, Austria
- –Declaration on Fundamental Principles concerning the Contribution to the Mass Media to Strengthening Peace and International Understanding, to the Promotion of Human Rights and to Countering Racialism, Apartheid and Incitement to War
UNESCO
- –Revised Recommendation concerning the International Standardization of Educational Statistics
UNESCO
- –Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in the Arab States
Paris, France
- –104 EX/Decision 3.3 of the Executive Board of UNESCO on Complaints concerning violations of Human Rights in UNESCO’s Fields of Competence
UNESCO, Executive Board
- –Human Rights Watch
1979
- –Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
United Nations
- –Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials
United Nations
- –Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the States belonging to the Europe Region
Paris, France
- –Recommendation 874 (1979) on a European Charter on the Rights of the Child
Council of Europe, Parliamentary Assembly
- –Inter-American Court of Human Rights
1980
- –International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace and Charter of the University for Peace
United Nations
- –Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist
UNESCO, 1980
1981
- –Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
United Nations
- –African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Organisation of African Unity
- –Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the African States
Arusha, Tanzania
- –Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights
Islamic Council, Paris
1982
- –Principles of Medical Ethics relevant to the Role of Health Personnel, particularly Physicians, in the Protection of Prisoners and Detainees against Torture and Other Cruel, In-human or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
United Nations
- –World Charter for Nature
United Nations
- –Protocol Nº 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Council of Europe
1983
- –Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, Thailand
- –Statement on the Compulsory Secondary School: Adolescents and the Curriculum
Council of Europe, Standing Conference of Ministers of Education
- –Charter on the Rights of the Arab Child
League of Arab States
1984
- –Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
United Nations
- –Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace
United Nations
- –Recommendation Nº R (84) 18 on The Training of Teachers in Education for Intercultural Understanding, Notably in a Context of Migration
Council of Europe
1985
- –International Convention against Apartheid in Sports
United Nations
- –United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules)
United Nations
- –Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live
United Nations
- –Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power
United Nations
- –Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
United Nations, Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
- –United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules)
United Nations, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- –Recommendation Nº R (85) 7 on Teaching and Learning about Human Rights in Schools
Council of Europe
- –Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
Organisation of American States
1986
- –Declaration on the Right to Development
United Nations
- –Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with special reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally
United Nations
- –The Seville Statement on Violence
UNESCO
- –Limburg Principles on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Group of International Experts in International Law
1987
1988
- –Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
United Nations
- –Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Protocol of San Salvador)
General Assembly of States Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights, San Salvador, El Salvador
- –African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Organisation of African Unity
1989
- –Convention on the Rights of the Child
United Nations
- –Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty
United Nations
- –Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extralegal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions
United Nations, Economic and Social Council
- –Convention on Technical and Vocational Education
UNESCO
- –Recommendation on the Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore
UNESCO
- –Yamoussoukro Declaration on Peace in the Minds of Men
UNESCO, International Congress on Peace in the Minds of Men, Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Yvoire
- –Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries
International Labour Organisation (C169)
- –Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers
European Union
- –Fall of the Berlin Wall
- –Tiananmen Square Protests
1990
- –World Summit for Children
United Nations, New York
- –International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
United Nations
- –Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners
United Nations
- –United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines)
United Nations
- –United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty
United Nations
- –Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
United Nations, Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
- –Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors
United Nations, Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
- –Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files
United Nations
- –World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children, and Plan of Action for Implementing the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children in the 1990s
World Summit for Children, New York
- –World Declaration on Education for All: Meeting Basic Learning Needs, and Framework for Action to Meet Basic Learning Needs: Guidelines for implementing the World Declaration on Education for All
World Conference on Education for All, Jomtien, Thailand
- –Recommendation 1121 (1990) on the Rights of the Child
Council of Europe, Parliamentary Assembly
- –Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty
Organisation of American States
- –African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Organisation of African Unity
- –Cultural Charter for Africa
African Union
- –Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
Organisation of Islamic Co-operation
- –Charter of Paris for a New Europe
- –Nelson Mandela released after 27 years in prison
1991
- –United Nations Principles for Older Persons
United Nations
- –Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care
United Nations
1992
- –Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
United Nations
- –European Charter for Regional or Minorities Languages
Council of Europe
- –Treaty on European Union
Maastricht, Nedtherlands
- –Sinaia Statement on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy
International Conference, Sinaia, Romania
1993
- –Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
United Nations
- –Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
United Nations, World Conference on Human Rights
- –Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (Paris Principles)
United Nations
- –High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations (UNHCHR)
- –International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
United Nations, Security Council
- –World Plan of Action on Education for Human Rights and Democracy, and Contributions to the Preparation of a Declaration on Academic Freedom
UNESCO, International Congress on Education for Human Rights and Democracy, Montreal, Canada
- –Recommendation on the Recognition of Studies and Qualifications in Higher Education
UNESCO
- –Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
United Nations
- –Standards Rules on the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
United Nations
- –Bangkok NGOs Declaration on Human Rights
Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
1994
- –Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
United Nations, Cairo, Egypt
- –The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education
UNESCO, World Conference on Special Needs Education: Access and Quality, Salamanca, Spain
- –Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Council of Europe
- –Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará)
Organisation of American States
- –Arab Charter on Human Rights (Revised)
League of Arab States
- –International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
United Nations, Security Council
1995
- –Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action on Social Development
United Nations, World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, Denmark
- –Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
United Nations, Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China
- –Plan of Action of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education
United Nations
- –Declaration and Integrated Framework of Action on Education for Peace, Human Rights, and Democracy
UNESCO
- –Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
UNESCO
- –Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Council of Europe
- –Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints
Council of Europe
- –Commonwealth of Independent States Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Minsk, Belarus
- –Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Replacing the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE)
1996
- –International Code of Conduct for Public Officials
United Nations
- –European Social Charter (Revised)
Council of Europe
1997
- –Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System
United Nations, ECOSOC
- –Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Towards Future Generations
UNESCO
- –Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights
UNESCO
- –Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel
UNESCO
- –The Hamburg Declaration on Adult Learning, and Agenda for the Future
UNESCO, Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, Hamburg, Germany
- –Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights
UNESCO
- –Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Towards Future Generations
UNESCO
- –Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region
Lisbon, Portugal
- –Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
Council of Europe
- –Universal Declaration on Democracy
Inter-Parliamentary Council
- –Maastricht Guidelines on Violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Group of International Experts in International Law
1998
- –Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
United Nations
- –Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
International Labour Organisation
- –World Declaration on Higher Education for the Twenty-first Century: Vision and Action, and Framework for priority Action for Change and Development in Higher Education
UNESCO, World Conference on Higher Education, Paris, France
- –Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
United Nations, Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, Rome
1999
- –Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
United Nations
- –Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace
United Nations
- –Worst Forms of Child Labour (Convention)
International Labour Organisation (C182)
- –Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Vision for the twenty-first Century
UNESCO, Recommendations of the Second International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- –Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
Organisation of American States
2000
- –Millennium Declaration (with Millennium Development Goals)
United Nations
- –Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
United Nations
- –Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
United Nations
- –Convention against Transnational Organised Crime
United Nations
- –Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime
United Nations
- –The Dakar Framework for Action – Education for All: Meeting our Collective Commitments
World Education Forum, Dakar, Senegal
- –Human Rights Defenders: Support for the Individuals, Groups and Organisations of Civil Society Working to Promote and Protect Human Rights in the Americas
Organisation of American States
- –Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
European Union
2001
- –World Conference against Racism, Xenophobia and all Forms of Discrimination
Durban, South Africa
- –Revised Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education
UNESCO
- –Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, and Main Lines of an Action plan for the Implementation of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
UNESCO
- –Inter-American Democratic Charter
Organisation of American States
- –Macchu Picchu Declaration on Democracy, the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the War against Poverty
Organisation of American States
- –African Union
Replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)
- –Attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon (September 11)
2002
- –Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
United Nations
- –A World Fit For Children – Declaration and Plan of Action
United Nations, General Assembly, Special Session on Children
2003
- –Convention against Corruption
United Nations
- –The Human Rights Based Approach to Development Co-operation – Towards a Common Understanding Among UN Agencies
- –Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace
UNESCO
- –Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO
- –Charter on the Preservation of Digital Heritage
UNESCO
- –International Declaration on Human Genetic Data
UNESCO
- –Declaration on Intercultural Education in the New European Context
Council of Europe, Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education, Athens, Greece
- –Declaration on freedom of communication on the Internet
Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers
- –Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
African Union
- –Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
African Union
2004
- –World Programme for Human Rights Education
United Nations
- –Declaration of Amsterdam on the Right to and the Rights in Education
World Conference on the Right to and the Rights in Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- –African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
African Union
2005
- –World Summit
United Nations
- –Declaration on Human Cloning
United Nations
- –Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law
United Nations
- –Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
UNESCO
- –International Convention against Doping in Sport
UNESCO
- –Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights
UNESCO
- –Jakarta Declaration on the Right to Basic Education as a Fundamental Human Right and the Legal Framework for its Financing
UNESCO
- –Additional Protocol (III) to the Geneva Conventions
Diplomatic Conference
- –Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Council of Europe
- –Covenant of the Rights of the Child in Islam
Organisation of Islamic Co-operation
2006
- –International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with an Optional Protocol
United Nations
- –International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
United Nations
- –Council of Human Rights
United Nations, replacing the Commission on Human Rights
- –African Youth Charter
African Union
2007
- –Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
United Nations
- –African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
African Union
- –Treaty of Lisbon
European Union
2008
- –Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
United Nations
2009
2010
- –Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education
Council of Europe
2011
- –Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
United Nations
- –Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework
United Nations
- –United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
United Nations
- –Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education
Tokio, Japan
- –Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
Council of Europe, Istanbul
- –Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Group of International Experts in International Law
2012
- –Social Charter of the Americas
Organisation of American States
- –African Court of Justice and Human Rights
African Union
- –ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
2013
2014
- –Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and Other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in African States (revised)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2015
- –2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
United Nations
- –Incheon Declaration
World Education Forum, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- –Education 2030 Framework for Action
High-level Meeting at UNESCO
- –International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport
UNESCO
- –Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
UNESCO
- –Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education
UNESCO
- –Declaration on Promoting Citizenship and the Common Values of Freedom, Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Through Education
European Union, Education Ministers
2016
- –Declaration on the Right to Peace
United Nations
2018
- –Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa
African Union
2019
- –Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications Concerning Higher Education
UNESCO
- –Recommendation on Open Educational Resources
UNESCO
- –Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Buenos Aires, Argentina