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Treaties & Conventions Relating to Tibet
Legal Materials on Tibet, Second Edition, May 1997
Complete Table of Contents
Numbers in brackets (e.g. [p.1]) indicate page in print version.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) [p.1]
Appeal by His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet to the United Nations (1950) [p.5]
United Nations G.A. Resolution 1353 (XIV) on Tibet (1959) [p.7]
United Nations G.A. Resolution 1514 (XV) on Independence for Colonized Peoples (1960) [p.8]
United Nations G.A. Resolution 1723 (XVI) on Tibet (1961) [p.10]
United Nations G.A. Resolution 2079 (XX) on Tibet (1965) [p.11]
Commission on Human Rights: Sub-Commission Resolution 1991/10: Situation in Tibet [p.12]
Secretary-General's Report: Situation in Tibet, E/CN.4/1992/37 [p.13]
Report: Special Rapporteur on Torture, E/CN.4/1995/34 (excerpt) [p.61]
Report: Working Group on Enforced Disappearances, E/CN.4/1995/36 (excerpt) [p.64]
Report: Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, E/CN.4/1995/61 (excerpt) [p.66]
Report: Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance, E/CN.4/1995/91 (excerpt) [p.68]
Report: Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance, Addendum, E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 (excerpt) [p.83]
Report: Committee against Torture, A/51/44 (1996) (excerpt) [p.89]
Concluding Observations of the UN Committee On Racial Discrimination 1996 (excerpt) [p.91]
Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (1996) (excerpt) [p.94]
Report: Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, E/CN.4/1996/4 (excerpt) [p.95]
Report: Special Rapporteur on Torture, E/CN.4/1996/35 (excerpt) [p.97]
Report: Special Rapporteur on Torture, Addendum, E/CN.4/1996/35/Add.1 (excerpt) [p.98]
Report: Working Group on Enforced Disappearances, E/CN.4/1996/38 (excerpt) [p.101]
Report: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, E/CN.4/1996/40 (excerpt) [p.103]
Report: Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance, E/CN.4/1996/95 (excerpt) [p.105]
Proclamation Issued by His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIII (1913) [p.106]
Constitution of Tibet (1963) [p.108]
Five Point Peace Plan (1987) [p.123]
Strasbourg Proposal (1988) [p.127]
Strasbourg Proposal No Longer Binding (1991) [p.130]
Charter of the Tibetans-in-Exile (1991) [p.131]
Letter of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Deng Xiaoping (1992) with Annotation [p.158]
Future Polity of Tibet (Address by His Holiness the Dalai Lama) (1994) [p.165]
35th Annual March 10 Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1994) [p.169]
36th Annual March 10 Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1995) [p.171]
37th Annual March 10 Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1996) [p.174]
Twelfth Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies Resolution (1995) [p.177]
Agreement Between the Chinese and Tibetans (August 1912) [p.178]
Agreement of the Chinese and Tibetans (December 1912) [p.180]
Seventeen-Point Plan for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (1951) [p.182]
Sino-Indian Trade Agreement over Tibetan Border (1954) [p.185]
Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1982) [p.188]
Law of the People's Republic of China on Regional National Autonomy (1984) [p.207]
Martial Law Decree of the People's Govt. of the Tibet Autonomous Region (1989) [p.217]
Chinese State Council White Paper on Human Rights (excerpt) (1991) [p.220]
Chinese State Council White Paper on Human Rights (excerpt) (1995) [p.233]
Third Forum on Work in Tibet (1994) [p.242]
Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1988-89 (excerpt) (1987) [248]
Congressional Resolution S. Con. Res. 129 (1988) [251]
Congressional Resolution S. Res. 82 (1989) [253]
Congressional Resolution H. Con. Res. 63 (1989) [255]
Congressional Resolution 75: Congratulations to Dalai Lama for Nobel Peace Prize (1989) [256]
Congressional Concurrent Resolution (1991) [257]
Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992-93 (excerpt) (1991) [258]
Senate Resolution 271 (March 1992) [259]
Congressional Record 119: Staff Trip Report (August 1992) [261]
Executive Order Conditioning Most Favored Nation Trade Status (1993) [273]
Most Favored Nation Waiver Authority (1993) [274]
Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994-95 (excerpt) (1993) [278]
Congressional Resolution S. Res. 169 (1995) [284]
Congressional Resolution S. J. Res. 43 (1995) [285]
H.R. 1561 (1996) State Department Authorization Bill (excerpt) [287]
Congressional Resolution S. Res. 19 (1997) [288 (a-f)]
Australian Senate Resolution on Tibet (1990) [p.289]
Australian Senate Resolution on Tibet (1994) [p.291]
Australian Senate Resolution on Tibet (1995) [p.292]
Australian Senate Resolution on Tibet (1996) [p.293]
Australian Senate Resolution on Tibet (1997) [p.293 (a)]
European Parliament Resolution on Tibet (1987) [p.294]
Council of Europe Written Declaration No. 173 on the Situation in Tibet (1988) [p.295]
European Parliament Resolution on Human Rights in Tibet (1989) [p.296]
European Parliament Resolution on Human Rights in China and Tibet (1991) [p.297]
European Parliament Motion on Tibet (1992) [p.298]
European Parliament Resolution on Repression in Tibet (June 1993) [p.302]
European Parliament Resolution on Detention of Tibetans (September 1993) [p.304]
European Parliament Resolution on 4th World Conference on Women (1995) [p.306]
European Parliament Resolution on the Disappearance of Panchen Lama (1995) [p.309]
European Parliament Resolution on the Panchen Lama and Religious Freedom in Tibet (1995) [p.310]
European Parliament Resolution on Human Rights in China and Tibet (April, 1996) [p.311]
European Parliament Resolution on Human Rights in Tibet (May, 1996) [p.312]
European Parliament Resolution on Human Rights in Tibet (1997) [p.313]
Report to German Parliament on Tibet (1987) [p.315]
West German Parliament Resolution on Tibet (1987) [p.320]
German Parliament Resolution on Tibet (1996) [p.321]
Italian Parliament Commission of Foreign Affairs Motion on Tibet (1989) [p.323]
Basque Autonomous Country Parliament Resolution on Tibet (1995) [p.324]
Report of Austrian Delegation of Legal Experts to China and Tibet (1992) [p.325]
Parliament of Liechtenstein - Resolution to Welcome Dalai Lama (1996) [p.329]
Belgium House of Representatives Resolution on Tibet (1994) [p.330]
Belgium Chamber of Representatives Resolution on Tibet (1996) [p.332]
Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg Resolution (1996) [p.335]
Two Hundred French Parliamentarians Appeal for Tibet (1996) [p.336]
Nordic Saami Parliaments Statement on Tibet (1996) [p.340]
Canadian Senate Resolution, Motion Respecting Human Rights in China and Tibet (1995) [p.341]
Governmental & Nongovernmental Organizations
ICJ Report on the Question of Tibet and the Rule of Law (excerpt) (1959) [p.342]
ICJ Report on Tibet and China (excerpt) (1960) [p.346]
International Convention on Tibet and Peace in South Asia (1989) [p.349]
Excerpt from International Hearings on Tibet and Human Rights, Bonn (1989) [p.350]
Nobel Peace Prize Citation of Dalai Lama (1989) [p.351]
Liberal International Congress on Tibet, Luzern (1991) [p.352]
Permanent Tribunal of People's Verdict on Tibet (1992) [p.353]
Conference of International Lawyers Statement (1993) [p.355]
Delhi Convention of Parliamentarians Resolution (1994) [p.361]
Second World Parliamentarians Convention Resolution on Tibet (1995) [p.366]
International Parliamentarians Union's 12+ Group Memorandum on Tibet (1996) [p.368]
The World Conservation Congress (IUCN) Resolution (1996) [p.369]
Treaties & Conventions Relating to Tibet
Sino-Tibetan Treaty, 821/823 A.D. [371]
Peace Treaty Between Ladakh and Tibet at Tingmosgang (1684) [372]
Ladakhi Letter of Agreement (1842) [374]
Agreement Between Tibet and Kashmir (1852) [375]
Treaty Between Tibet and Nepal (1856) [376]
Treaty Between Nepal and Tibet (1856) [378]
Chefoo Convention (1876) [380]
Convention Relating to Burmah and Thibet (1886) [381]
Convention Between Great Britain and China Relating to Sikkim and Tibet (1890) [382]
Convention Between Great Britain and Thibet (1904) [385]
Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting Tibet (1906) [389]
Convention Between Great Britain and Russia (1907) [391]
Agreement Between Great Britain, China and Tibet Amending Trade Regulations of 1893 (1908) [393]
Treaty of Friendship and Alliance Between the Government of Mongolia and Tibet (1913) [397]
Anglo-Tibetan Declaration (1914) [399]
Convention Between Great Britain, China, and Tibet, Simla (1914) [400]
Anglo-Tibetan Trade Regulations (1914) [403]
Agreement for the Restoration of Peaceful Relations Between China and Tibet (1918) [406]
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