International Treaties And Conventions

Legal regime

Zambia is a signatory to several international and regional treaties, conventions and instruments. The Ratification of International Agreements Act, No. 34 of 2016 provides for the process of ratification and domestication of international agreements, conventions and instruments for them to be applicable to Zambia.

Some of the major conventions and treaties that have been ratified or domesticated include the 1995 World Trade Organisation Trade Facilitation Agreement, the 1991 African Union Treaty, the 2018 African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, the 1985 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Convention, the 1992 Southern African Development Community Treaty and the 1993 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Treaty.