# List of international declarations

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

## 1300-1599

| Year | Name | Summary | References |
| 1320 | Declaration of Arbroath | Proclamation of Scottish independence. | |

## 1600-1699

| Year | Name | Summary |
| 1617 | Declaration of Sports | Issued by James I of England; lists the sports that were permitted on Sundays and other holy days. |
| 1660 | Declaration of Breda | King Charles II of England, while in exile, proclaims the conditions of his acceptance of the crown of England. |
| 1672 | Royal Declaration of Indulgence | Charles II of England attempts to extend religious freedom to Protestant nonconformists in his realms. |
| 1676 | Declaration of the People | Issued by Nathaniel Bacon; proclaims the colonial governor of Virginia as corrupt. |
| 1687 | Declaration of Indulgence | Establishes freedom of religion in England. |
| 1688 | Declaration of Reasons | William III of England legitimizes his overthrowing of James II of England. |

## 1700-1799

| Year | Name | Summary |
| 1774 | Declaration of Colonial Rights | Adopted by the First Continental Congress; proclaims the rights of the Thirteen Colonies. |
| 1775 | Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence | North Carolina establishes strong anti-British resolutions. |
| 1776 | United States Declaration of Independence | The United States proclaims its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. |
| 1791 | Declaration of Pillnitz | Calls on European powers to intervene if Louis XVI of France is threatened. |

## 1800-1899

| Year | Name | Summary |
| 1811 | Venezuelan Declaration of Independence | Venezeluans proclaim their secession from the Kingdom of Spain. |
| 1816 | Argentine Declaration of Independence | The Congress of Tucumán declares Argentine independence. |
| 1836 | Texas Declaration of Independence | Formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. |
| 1848 | Declaration of Sentiments | Records establishment of the first women's rights convention. |
| 1856 | Declaration of Paris | Abolishes privateering. |
| 1868 | St Petersburg Declaration | Delegates agree to prohibit the use of less deadly explosives. |
| 1898 | Philippine Declaration of Independence | Proclaims the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from Spanish imperial rule. |

## 1900-1999

| Year | Name | Summary |
| 1905 | Declaration of Boulogne | Defines "Esperantism" as a movement to promote the widespread use of Esperanto. |
| 1909 | Declaration of London | An international code of maritime law. |
| 1916 | Proclamation of the Irish Republic | Proclaims Irish independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. |
| 1919 | Declaration of Independence (Ireland) | Adopted by Dáil Éireann; "ratifies" the 1916 Proclamation. |
| 1923 | Declaration of the Rights of the Child | Protects the rights of children; drafted by Eglantyne Jebb, endorsed in 1924, and adopted by the UN in 1946 and in 1959. |
| 1944 | Declaration of Philadelphia | Current charter of the International Labour Organization. |
| 1945 | Declaration of Avellaneda | The political platform of Argentina's Radical Civic Union. |
| 1945 | Indonesian Declaration of Independence | Proclaims Indonesia independent from Dutch imperial rule. |
| 1947 | Proclamation of the Indian Independence | Proclaims India's independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain. |
| 1948 | Israel's Declaration of Independence | Proclaims the establishment of the State of Israel within the British Mandate of Palestine. |
| 1948 | Universal Declaration of Human Rights | Ratified in December 1948 by the United Nations, the UDHR defines a fundamental list of human rights to be defended by all nations of the world. |
| 1949 | London Declaration | Allows 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'. |
| 1950 | Declaration of Conscience | Senator Margaret Chase Smith criticizes the tactics of HUAC and (without naming him) Senator Joe McCarthy. |
| 1955 | Declaration of Neutrality | Austria proclaims itself a permanently neutral nation. |
| 1964 | Declaration of Helsinki | Sets ethical principles for the medical community regarding human experimentation. |
| 1965 | Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence | Rhodesia 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. |
| 1968 | Declaration of Geneva | Proclaims physicians' dedication to the humanitarian goals of medicine. |
| 1988 | Palestinian Declaration of Independence | Proclaims the establishment of the independent State of Palestine. |
| 1990 | Declaration of Independence (Transnistria) | Proclaims the withdrawal of Transnistria from the Moldavian SSR. |
| 1991 | Declaration of Windhoek | Statement of press freedom principles put together by African newspaper journalists. |
| 1991 | Somaliland Declaration of Independence | Declare a Republic of Somaliland and regard the territory as the successor state to the short-lived independent State of Somaliland. |

## 2000-current

| Year | Name | Summary |
| 2001 | The Doha Declaration | Adopted by the WTO Ministerial Conference of 2001; reaffirms flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing intellectual property rights for better access to essential medicines. |
| 2002 | The Amsterdam Declaration | Statement of the fundamental principles of modern Humanism passed unanimously by the International Humanist and Ethical Union. |
| 2002 | Geneva Declaration on the Future of the WIPO | Focuses on the needs of developing countries with respect to intellectual property legislation. |
| 2006 | Declaration of Montreal | A starting point in the listing of the international LGBT movement's demands. |
| 2007 | Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | A 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. |
| 2008 | 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence | A controversial declaration that was seen by some as setting a precedent for other secessionist movements. |
| 2020 | The Great Barrington Declaration | A scientific declaration opposing the blanket lockdowns introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Also known as the Book of Sports.
* ↑ Also known formally as the Declaration of the People of Virginia.
* ↑ Also known as the Declaration for the Liberty of Conscience.
* ↑ Also known as the Declaration of Rights or the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
* ↑ Also known as the Declaration of Montreal on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Human Rights.