List of international declarations

This is a chronological list of international declarations, declarations of independence, declarations of war, etc.

1300-1599

YearNameSummaryReferences
1320Declaration of ArbroathProclamation of Scottish independence.

1600-1699

YearNameSummaryReferences
1617Declaration of Sports [N 1]Issued by James I of England; lists the sports that were permitted on Sundays and other holy days.
1660Declaration of BredaKing Charles II of England, while in exile, proclaims the conditions of his acceptance of the crown of England.
1672Royal Declaration of IndulgenceCharles II of England attempts to extend religious freedom to Protestant nonconformists in his realms.
1676Declaration of the People [N 2]Issued by Nathaniel Bacon; proclaims the colonial governor of Virginia as corrupt.
1687Declaration of Indulgence [N 3]Establishes freedom of religion in England.
1688Declaration of ReasonsWilliam III of England legitimizes his overthrowing of James II of England.

1700-1799

YearNameSummaryReferences
1774Declaration of Colonial Rights [N 4]Adopted by the First Continental Congress; proclaims the rights of the Thirteen Colonies.
1775Mecklenburg Declaration of IndependenceNorth Carolina establishes strong anti-British resolutions.
1776United States Declaration of IndependenceThe United States proclaims its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1791Declaration of PillnitzCalls on European powers to intervene if Louis XVI of France is threatened.

1800-1899

YearNameSummaryReferences
1811Venezuelan Declaration of IndependenceVenezeluans proclaim their secession from the Kingdom of Spain.
1811Paraguayan Declaration of IndependenceParaguayans overthrow Spain's officials.
1816Argentine Declaration of IndependenceThe Congress of Tucumán declares Argentine independence.
1836Texas Declaration of IndependenceFormal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
1848Declaration of SentimentsRecords establishment of the first women's rights convention.
1856Declaration of ParisAbolishes privateering.
1868St Petersburg DeclarationDelegates agree to prohibit the use of less deadly explosives.
1898Philippine Declaration of IndependenceProclaims the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from Spanish imperial rule.

1900-1999

YearNameSummaryReferences
1905Declaration of BoulogneDefines "Esperantism" as a movement to promote the widespread use of Esperanto.
1909Declaration of LondonAn international code of maritime law.
1916Proclamation of the Irish RepublicProclaims Irish independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1919Declaration of Independence (Ireland)Adopted by Dáil Éireann; "ratifies" the 1916 Proclamation.
1923Declaration of the Rights of the ChildProtects the rights of children; drafted by Eglantyne Jebb, endorsed in 1924, and adopted by the UN in 1946 and in 1959.
1944Declaration of PhiladelphiaCurrent charter of the International Labour Organization.
1945Declaration of AvellanedaThe political platform of Argentina's Radical Civic Union.
Indonesian Declaration of IndependenceProclaims Indonesia independent from Dutch imperial rule.
1947Proclamation of the Indian IndependenceProclaims India's independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
1948Israel's Declaration of IndependenceProclaims the establishment of the State of Israel within the British Mandate of Palestine.
1949London DeclarationAllows republics to be member of the British Commonwealth, creates the position of Head of the Commonwealth, and renames the organisation as the 'Commonwealth of Nations'.
1950Declaration of ConscienceSenator Margaret Chase Smith criticizes the tactics of HUAC and (without naming him) Senator Joe McCarthy.
1955Declaration of NeutralityAustria proclaims itself a permanently neutral nation.
1964Declaration of HelsinkiSets ethical principles for the medical community regarding human experimentation.
1965Unilateral Declaration of IndependenceRhodesia proclaims itself independent from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965, by the administration of Ian Smith, whose Rhodesian Front party opposed black majority rule in the then British colony.[1]
1968Declaration of GenevaProclaims physicians' dedication to the humanitarian goals of medicine.
1988Palestinian Declaration of IndependenceProclaims the establishment of the independent State of Palestine.
1990Declaration of Independence (Transnistria)Proclaims the withdrawal of Transnistria from the Moldavian SSR.
1991Declaration of WindhoekStatement of press freedom principles put together by African newspaper journalists.
1991Somaliland Declaration of IndependenceDeclare a Republic of Somaliland and regard the territory as the successor state to the short-lived independent State of Somaliland.

2000-current

YearNameSummaryReferences
2001The Doha DeclarationAdopted by the WTO Ministerial Conference of 2001; reaffirms flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing intellectual property rights for better access to essential medicines.
2002The Amsterdam DeclarationStatement of the fundamental principles of modern Humanism passed unanimously by the International Humanist and Ethical Union.
2004Declaration of Calton HillDemands for the establishment of an independent Scottish Republic.
Geneva Declaration on the Future of the WIPOFocuses on the needs of developing countries with respect to intellectual property legislation.
2006Declaration of Montreal [N 5]A starting point in the listing of the international LGBT movement's demands.
2007Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesA Declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly during its 61st session at UN Headquarters in New York City on 13 September 2007 setting an important standard for the treatment of the planet's 370 million indigenous people.
20082008 Kosovo declaration of independenceA controversial declaration that was seen by some as setting a precedent for other secessionist movements.

Footnotes

  1. Also known as the Book of Sports.
  2. Also known formally as the Declaration of the People of Virginia.
  3. Also known as the Declaration for the Liberty of Conscience.
  4. Also known as the Declaration of Rights or the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
  5. Also known as the Declaration of Montreal on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Human Rights.

References

  1. Peter N. Stearns and William Leonard Langer. The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged, 2001. Page 1069.
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