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The Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States is a multilateral 
The convention has been noted as the first international agreement to recognise the special disadvantaged position of land-locked states.R. Makil, "Transit Right of Landlocked Countries: An Appraisal of International Conventions", ''Journal of World Trade Law'' 4:35 at 46 (1970).
As of June 2014, the treaty has been ratified by 43 states, made up of an approximately even split of land-locked and coastal states. The convention has essentially been superseded by the
The Transit Regime for Landlocked States: International Law and Development Perspectives
' (Washington DC: The World Bank, 2006, ) pp. 66–75.
Text of the Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States of 8 July 1965
Signatures and ratifications
{{DEFAULTSORT:Transit Trade of Land-locked States Convention Treaties concluded in 1965 Treaties entered into force in 1967 United Nations treaties Transport treaties Law of the sea treaties *Convention Treaties of Armenia Treaties of Australia Treaties of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Treaties of Belgium Treaties of Burkina Faso Treaties of Burundi Treaties of the Central African Republic Treaties of Chad Treaties of Chile Treaties of the Republic of the Congo Treaties of Croatia Treaties of Czechoslovakia Treaties of the Czech Republic Treaties of Denmark Treaties of Finland Treaties of Georgia (country) Treaties of the Hungarian People's Republic Treaties of Kazakhstan Treaties of the Kingdom of Laos Treaties of Lesotho Treaties of Mali Treaties of Malawi Treaties of the Mongolian People's Republic Treaties of Montenegro Treaties of Nepal Treaties of the Netherlands Treaties of Niger Treaties of Nigeria Treaties of Norway Treaties of the Soviet Union Treaties of Rwanda Treaties of San Marino Treaties of Senegal Treaties of Serbia and Montenegro Treaties of Slovakia Treaties of Spain Treaties of Eswatini Treaties of Sweden Treaties of Tajikistan Treaties of Turkey Treaties of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Treaties of the United States Treaties of Uzbekistan Treaties of Yugoslavia Treaties of Zambia 1965 in New York City Treaties extended to the Netherlands Antilles Treaties extended to Aruba Treaties extended to Greenland Treaties extended to the Faroe Islands 1965 in transport
treaty
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that addresses international rules allowing for land-locked countries to transport goods to and from seaport
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manc ...
s. The convention imposes obligations on both land-locked states and on coastal states that ratify the treaty.
The convention was concluded at the United Nations Conference on Transit Trade of Land-locked Countries, which had been established by the United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; , AGNU or AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently in its Seventy-ninth session of th ...
. It was concluded and signed on 8 July 1965. The treaty came into force on 9 June 1967.
Coastal states that ratify the convention (known as "transit states") agree to make arrangements with land-locked states that are party to the treaty that wish to transit goods across the territory of the transit state to or from a coastal port in the transit state. The transit states agree that they will not discriminate based on place of origin or destination of the goods being transported. The land-locked states agree to be responsible for any expenses that the transit states incur in supervising or protecting the transit of the land-locked state's goods.
The convention has been noted as the first international agreement to recognise the special disadvantaged position of land-locked states.R. Makil, "Transit Right of Landlocked Countries: An Appraisal of International Conventions", ''Journal of World Trade Law'' 4:35 at 46 (1970).
As of June 2014, the treaty has been ratified by 43 states, made up of an approximately even split of land-locked and coastal states. The convention has essentially been superseded by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. , 169 sov ...
, which contains similar provisions for transit arrangements to be made between coastal and land-locked states.
Notes
References
*Kishor Uprety,The Transit Regime for Landlocked States: International Law and Development Perspectives
' (Washington DC: The World Bank, 2006, ) pp. 66–75.
External links
Text of the Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States of 8 July 1965
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.Signatures and ratifications
{{DEFAULTSORT:Transit Trade of Land-locked States Convention Treaties concluded in 1965 Treaties entered into force in 1967 United Nations treaties Transport treaties Law of the sea treaties *Convention Treaties of Armenia Treaties of Australia Treaties of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Treaties of Belgium Treaties of Burkina Faso Treaties of Burundi Treaties of the Central African Republic Treaties of Chad Treaties of Chile Treaties of the Republic of the Congo Treaties of Croatia Treaties of Czechoslovakia Treaties of the Czech Republic Treaties of Denmark Treaties of Finland Treaties of Georgia (country) Treaties of the Hungarian People's Republic Treaties of Kazakhstan Treaties of the Kingdom of Laos Treaties of Lesotho Treaties of Mali Treaties of Malawi Treaties of the Mongolian People's Republic Treaties of Montenegro Treaties of Nepal Treaties of the Netherlands Treaties of Niger Treaties of Nigeria Treaties of Norway Treaties of the Soviet Union Treaties of Rwanda Treaties of San Marino Treaties of Senegal Treaties of Serbia and Montenegro Treaties of Slovakia Treaties of Spain Treaties of Eswatini Treaties of Sweden Treaties of Tajikistan Treaties of Turkey Treaties of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Treaties of the United States Treaties of Uzbekistan Treaties of Yugoslavia Treaties of Zambia 1965 in New York City Treaties extended to the Netherlands Antilles Treaties extended to Aruba Treaties extended to Greenland Treaties extended to the Faroe Islands 1965 in transport