Colombia has ratified the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the “Singapore Convention on Mediation.” The ratification by Colombia was effected on 12 March…
Oman has acceded to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the “Singapore Convention on Mediation.” The accession by Oman was effected on 10 March 2026…
Today marks the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, known as the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships. The Convention has 34 signatories and…
Egypt signed the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the “Singapore Convention on Mediation”, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 13 January…
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents, a landmark treaty that extends the long-established benefits of maritime bills of lading to all modes of transport. For…
Kyrgyzstan has acceded to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the “Singapore Convention on Mediation”. The accession by Kyrgyzstan was effected on 1…
The Islamic Republic of Iran has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (2005) (the “Electronic Communications Convention”). With its ratification, Iran…
The European Union has approved the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration, also known as the "Mauritius Convention on Transparency", on 25 September 2025. The European Union…
Spain has ratified the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, also known as the “Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships”. The ratification by Spain was effected on 21…
Brazil becomes the nineteenth State party to the Singapore Convention on Mediation, which will enter into force for Brazil on 6 February 2026. Read the full press release here.
Ecuador deposited its instrument of ratification for the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (1978) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 31 July 2025. Read the full press release here.
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) concluded its 58th annual session having achieved significant progress toward making international trade more efficient and reliable. Read the full press…