General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.
An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments.
The Convention on the Future of Europe, consisting of representatives of Member State governments, national parliaments, the EP and the European Commission, together with government and parliamentary representatives from candidate countries for EU membership. Its purpose is to propose reforms of the EU for consideration by the next IGC. See paragraphs 9 and 129-30.
something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
an international treaty, often covering a quasi-ethical area such as environmental protection, asylum , human rights and so forth
See Treaty. Whereas in the last century the term "convention" was regularly employed for bilateral agreements, it is now generally used for multilateral treaties with a broad number of parties. Usually instruments negotiated under the auspices of an international organization are entitled conventions.
Binding agreement between states; used synonymously with TREATY and COVENANT. Conventions are stronger than DECLARATIONS because they are legally binding for governments that have signed them. When the UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY adopts a convention, it creates international norms and standards. Once a convention is adopted by the UN General Assembly, MEMBER STATES can then RATIFY the convention, promising to uphold it. Govern ments that violate the standards set forth in a convention can then be censured by the UN.
A legally binding agreement between nations designed to protect human rights (used interchangeably with treaty and covenant). Conventions are considered to have more legal force than declarations because governments are legally bound to enforce the agreements that they have ratified. When the UN General Assembly adopts a convention, it creates international standards for action and behavior. Once a convention is adopted by the UNGeneral Assembly, Member States can then ratify it, thereby promising to uphold it. Governments that violate the standards set forth in a convention can then be censured by the UN and by governments.
An international agreement drafted by a number of countries or an international organization (e.g., the United Nations).
The convention on the future of Europe, chaired by former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, was established to draft a new constitutional Treaty for the EU, bearing in mind that its institutions and procedures were designed for six Member States, whereas the EU will soon be a continent-wide Union of 25 members. The convention, which included representatives of Member State governments and parliaments, as well as Members of the European Parliament, submitted its draft text to EU Heads of State and Government in June 2003, which forms the basis for negotiations at an intergovernmental conference. (See also Intergovernmental conference.)
An international treaty that when ratified or acceded to by a country, the binding force of international law. The national laws of a country are to be brought into conformity with the provisions.
a legally binding document, in writing, between two or more countries. (Also sometimes known as a “treaty,†“protocol,†“covenant,†“agreement,†or “pact.â€). The current draft (as of February, 2006) of the International Convention on the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities is available here - please note that this text will likely change as negotiations reach conclusion. Previous Page
An international Convention is an agreement between states or nations; used synonymously with 'international treaty'. International Conventions are binding at international law on governments that have signed them. When the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopts a Convention, it creates international norms and standards. Once a Convention is adopted by the UN General Assembly, Member States can then ratify the Convention, promising to uphold it. Governments that violate the standards set forth in a Convention will be subject to the enforcement mechanisms in that Convention.
formal agreement, often involving different countries.
A legal instrument under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union. Since the Amsterdam Treaty, conventions may only be used for police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. A convention requires a unanimous decision of the EU Council after consulting the Parliament and enters into force after ratification by at least half the Member States. (See Enlargement: Justice and home affairs, Documentation Centre, EU Treaty, Title VI)
A legally binding agreement, often among many parties. Convention
Synonymous with covenant or treaty. An international agreement, whether bilateral or multilateral. A convention (covenant, treaty) differs from a Declaration in that a convention is an agreement whereby countries agree to bind themselves under international law to conform to the its provisions. Countries bind themselves in this way through a process of ratification of or Adhesion to the convention. Note that "convention" is never used here as a synonym of "conference", "meeting", or "rally", as in "an Authors' Convention".
1. A call that, by partnership agreement, conveys a meaning other than willingness to play in the denomination named (or in the last denomination named), or high-card strength or length (three cards or more) there. However, an agreement as to overall strength does not make a call a convention. 2. Defender’s play that serves to convey a meaning by agreement rather than inference.
1. A call that serves by partnership agreement to convey a meaning not necessarily related to the denomination named (for definition of conventional pass, see Law 30C). 2. Defender's play that serves to convey a meaning by agreement rather than inference.
written legal agreement between countries
a general agreement about basic principles: in this usage, basic principles of how to represent something visually
A convention is a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted social norms, norms, standards or criteria, often taking the form of a custom.
