1978: International Law

Archives consist of articles that originally appeared in Collier's Year Book (for events of 1997 and earlier) or as monthly updates in Encarta Yearbook (for events of 1998 and later). Because they were published shortly after events occurred, they reflect the information available at that time. Cross references refer to Archive articles of the same year.

The American Convention on Human Rights entered into force this year. Drafted by the Organization of American States and adopted by a special diplomatic conference convened in 1969 at San José, Costa Rica, the convention required 11 ratifications to bring it into effect. This condition was met on... ...