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In this treaty signed in July 1974, the US and the USSR agree not to carry out any underground nuclear weapon test having a yield exceeding 150 kilotons, and to limit the number of underground nuclear...chevron_right

This Convention states that statutory limitations do not apply to the prosecution of those accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes.chevron_right

In Roe versus Wade, the US Supreme Court decided that a woman's decision to have an abortion falls under the protection of the Due Process Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution.chevron_right

In the ABMT, signed on 26 May 1972, the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics agreed that each party limits its anti-ballistic missile systems and adopts other measures ...chevron_right

This is Ayatollah Khomeini's book on political Islam which explains that an Islamic government based upon the doctrines contained in the Quran, the Hadith, and Sharia, must eventually overthrow any mo...chevron_right

This is a transcript of the speech President Robert Nixon delivered on November 3, 1969 in which he outlined his policy for "Vietnamization" of the war in Vietnam. The term refers to Nixon's plan of e...chevron_right

The Vienna Convention, signed on 23 May 1969, is a fundamental international treaty and regulates the Law of Treaties between States.chevron_right

This publication is a transcript of the 1968 speech by First Secretary of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev, which laid the foundations for what came to be known as the Brezhnev Doctrine.chevron_right

The aim of the NPT is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology. It also aims to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving n...chevron_right

The signatory states of this Charter established the Organization of American States to achieve peace and justice, to promote solidarity, to strengthen collaboration, and to defend sovereignty, territ...chevron_right

The Arusha Declaration, written by the first Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere, outlines the principles of Ujamaa (Nyerere's vision of socialism) necessary to develop the nation's economy. The declar...chevron_right

Part of the International Bill of Human Rights, this Covenant commits its parties to work toward the granting of economic, social, and cultural rights to individuals.chevron_right

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 16, 1966, and in force from March 23, 1976. It commits its ...chevron_right

This Act, signed into law by US President Lyndon B Johnson on 6 August 1965, outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War.chevron_right

The United States' Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in a variety of areas including public accommodations, governmental services and education.chevron_right