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Sciences Po Entrance: Institutions, Treaties and Organisations

Key international and European institutions, treaties and dates for the Sciences Po entrance exam.

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UN Security Council permanent members
United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia and China.
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European Central Bank
Based in Frankfurt; runs monetary policy for the euro area.
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Court of Justice of the EU
Sits in Luxembourg; interprets EU law.
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European Parliament
Plenary sessions are held in Strasbourg.
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European Commission
Proposes EU legislation.
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WHO
World Health Organization, based in Geneva.
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IMF
International Monetary Fund; supports monetary cooperation and financial stability.
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WTO
World Trade Organization, based in Geneva.
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ICC
International Criminal Court, in The Hague.
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European Court of Human Rights
Sits in Strasbourg; applies the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948.
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Paris Agreement
COP21, December 2015; keep warming well below 2 degrees.
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Kyoto Protocol
1997; emission cuts for industrialised countries.
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Treaty of Rome
1957; created the European Economic Community.
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Maastricht Treaty
Signed 1992, in force 1993; created the European Union.
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Treaty of Lisbon
Signed 2007, in force 2009; reformed EU institutions.
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Schengen Agreement
Signed 1985; border-free area implemented in 1995.
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Schuman Declaration
1950; proposal to pool coal and steel.
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Marshall Plan
1947; American aid for European reconstruction.
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NATO
Founded 1949 in Washington; military alliance.
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Peace of Westphalia
1648; start of the modern system of sovereign states.
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Congress of Vienna
1814-1815; reorganised Europe after Napoleon.
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Treaty of Versailles
1919; ended the First World War with Germany.
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League of Nations
Created in 1920; predecessor of the United Nations.
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United Nations
Founded in 1945.
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Berlin Wall
Built in 1961; fell on 9 November 1989.
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German reunification
3 October 1990.
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Evian Accords
1962; led to Algerian independence.
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Law of 1905
Separation of the Churches and the State in France.
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Fifth Republic
Constitution of 1958; president elected by direct suffrage since 1962.

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