American_treaty_on_pacific_settlement

American Treaty on Pacific Settlement

American Treaty on Pacific Settlement

1948 treaty

The American Treaty on Pacific Settlement (also known as the Pact of Bogotá) was signed by the independent republics of America gathered at the Ninth International Conference of American States in Bogotá, Colombia, on 30 April 1948.

Signatory and member states of the Pact of Bogotá which was signied in 1948 and which is part of the legal framework of the Organization of American States (OAS). Color legend:
  States which have ratified the treaty
  states which have signed but not ratified the treaty
  States which have neither signed nor ratified the treaty
  States which have ratified the treaty but denounced its membership

The purpose of the treaty was to impose a general obligation on the signatories to settle their disputes through peaceful means. It also required them to exhaust regional dispute-settlement mechanisms before placing matters before the United Nations Security Council. It is one of the treaties that confer jurisdiction on the International Court of Justice.

Signed and ratified without reservations

Signed and ratified with reservations

Signed but not ratified

1 Signed with reservations.

Denounced

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Colombia pulls out of International Court over Nicaragua". BBC News. 28 November 2012.


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