Prohibition of nuclear weapons in latin america and the caribbean treaty of. Latin american nuclearweaponfree zone nwfz, the framework there agreed not only. The treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in. Thirty years on from the tlatelolco summit, which inaugurated the. Argentina and chile bring into force the treaty for the prohibition of nuclear in latin america and the caribbean the treaty of tlatelolco on january 18, 1994, argentina and chile, and on may 30, 1994, brazil, brought into force the 1967 treaty of tlatelolco for their national territories. In 1968, students in mexico city challenged the countrys government.
Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in latin. Reproduced from united nations document a6663 preamble in the name of their peoples and faithfully interpreting their desires and aspirations, the governments of the states which have signed the treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in latin america, desiring to contribute, so far as lies in their power, towards ending the armaments race, especially in the field of. The working group used the treaty of tlatelolco, antarctic treaty, the seabed treaty, the ptbt and the nonproliferation treaty npt to guide its work. Nuclear weapons in latin america and the caribbean treaty of tlatelolco. Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in latin america. Commemorating the 51st anniversary of the treaty of tlatelolco on 14 february 2018. The united nations and disarmament written by derek boothby jean krasno, editor roseann iacomacci, assistant editor. The making of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty npt was. Latin america, known as the tlatelolco treaty, is the first and up until now the only agreement. Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in latin america iaea. Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in latin america tlatelolco treaty.
Tlatelolco treaty text that the foregoing reasons, together with the traditional peaceloving outlook of latin america, give rise to an inescapable necessity that nuclear energy should be used in that region exclusively for peaceful purposes, and that the latin american countries. Final act of the fourth session of the preparatory commission for the denuclearization of latin america pdf. For treaties where the secretarygeneral of the united nations is not the depository, the records in this database rely on information provided to the united nations by the depository states of those treaties. Latin american and caribbean states commemorate the 46th anniversary of the treaty of tlatelolco pdf 15 february 20. There is no mention of nuclearweaponfree zone in the treaty of tlatelolco. In principle, the approach of the treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in latin america and the caribbean treaty of tlatelolco, which encompasses a. The treaty of tlatelolco is the conventional name given to the treaty for the prohibition of. Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in latin america tlatelolco. Although tlatelolco precedes the npt, it is worth mentioning article vii of the npt, which guarantees the right of parties to conclude regional treaties aimed at ensuring the total absence of nuclear weapons in their respective territories. Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in latin america,1 often referred to as the treaty of tlatelolco, tlatelolco being the district in. African studies american studies ancient near east and egypt art history asian studies book history and cartography biblical studies classical studies education. Latin america and the caribbean, known more commonly as the treaty of. The treaty of rarotonga was signed in rarotonga cook islands on 6 august 1985, and entered into force on 11 december 1986, with the deposit of the eighth instrument of ratification.