Sentence examples for under a convention from inspiring English sources

Under a convention dating back to 1728, the monarch must consent to any parliamentary bill affecting the crown.

Under a convention it has brought into force this year, ships will have to introduce fuel-economy measures with the aim of reducing their emissions by 20% by 2020 and 50% by 2050.But that may be just the start.

In 1890, under a convention between the British government and the South African Republic, a provisional government consisting of representatives of the two powers and a representative of the Swazi people was set up.

Most nations have banned their use under a convention that became international law in 2010, but Ukraine has not signed it.

More than 100 nations have banned their use, stockpiling, transfer or sale under a convention which became international law in 2010, but Syria has not signed it, nor have Russia, China or the United States.

Biological samples were shipped internationally under a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species permit.

The Hague Conference on Private International Law -- involving 49 countries, including the United States and China -- has been working on a convention under which member countries would enforce each other's judgments in civil matters, including human rights.

But killing for "scientific" research is still allowed under a 1946 convention.

Such hidden detentions are explicitly banned under a new Convention on Enforced Disappearances, now being drawn up by the UN.

Agence France-Presse said Italian authorities have been returning the icons under a Unesco convention on the repatriation of stolen or confiscated art.

An immigration judge granted the man, Oluwole Aboyade, 23, relief from deportation under a United Nations convention against torture, The Record of Hackensack reported yesterday.