THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE’S DATABASE OF NEW ZEALAND’S MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS

Welcome to the Ministry of Justice’s database of New Zealand’s multilateral agreements. Its purpose is to enhance awareness of New Zealand international obligations. It consists of five parts:

1. Full Table of Contents
2. Multilateral Agreements deposited with the United Nations that identifies their current status, whether New Zealand is a party, and the reservations that New Zealand has entered (if any)
3. Multilateral Agreements that relate to New Zealand’s Justice Sector Statutes
4. Multilateral Agreements of special importance to New Zealand's Justice Sector Statutes
5. Related World Wide Web Sites

Important Notice

• This database concerns only those multilateral agreements deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. It does not relate to any other multilateral agreements, or any bilateral agreements, or any other types of international document or obligation.
• No liability is accepted in respect of any person who makes any use of the information contained in this database or who in any way copies or relies on any of the information contained in this database. The information is provided solely to enhance people’s awareness of the possible scope and extent of New Zealand’s international obligations and to provide users with a list of sites where further information can be obtained.
• Users should especially note that Parts III and IV are not definitive. Only some of the multilateral agreements that relate to statutes within the justice sector are listed in those parts. There are many other international obligations which are relevant to the statutes listed in those Parts but are not listed anywhere in this database and no liability is accepted in respect of any person who in any way relies on any of the information contained in these Parts.
• This database does not represent or evidence the knowledge of the Minister of Justice, the Secretary for Justice or any person employed by the Ministry of Justice or any person in any way connected with the Ministry of Justice.
• Questions and suggestions regarding the use, form, and content of the database should be directed to Public Law Group, Ministry of Justice at reception@justice.govt.nz.

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