Treaty of Rarotonga

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international treaty multilateral treaty nuclear-weapon-free zone treaty

The Treaty of Rarotonga is a 1985 agreement that establishes the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone by prohibiting nuclear weapons and related activities in the region.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Rarotonga canonical	6
Protocol 1 to the Treaty of Rarotonga	2
Protocol 2 to the Treaty of Rarotonga	2
Protocol 3 to the Treaty of Rarotonga	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1021421 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Rarotonga
Context triple: [New Zealand anti-nuclear policy, relatedInstrument, Treaty of Rarotonga]

A. Treaty of Canterbury
The Treaty of Canterbury is the 1986 bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and France that authorized, defined, and governs the construction and operation of the Channel Tunnel.
B. Treaty of Perth
The Treaty of Perth was a 1266 agreement between Scotland and Norway that ended their conflict over the Hebrides and the Isle of Man, formally transferring these territories to Scottish control.
C. Treaty of Paris (1898)
The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.
D. Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
E. Treaty of Lagos
The Treaty of Lagos is the 1975 agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional organization for economic integration and cooperation in West Africa.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Rarotonga
Target entity description: The Treaty of Rarotonga is a 1985 agreement that establishes the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone by prohibiting nuclear weapons and related activities in the region.

A. Treaty of Canterbury
The Treaty of Canterbury is the 1986 bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and France that authorized, defined, and governs the construction and operation of the Channel Tunnel.
B. Treaty of Perth
The Treaty of Perth was a 1266 agreement between Scotland and Norway that ended their conflict over the Hebrides and the Isle of Man, formally transferring these territories to Scottish control.
C. Treaty of Paris (1898)
The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.
D. Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
E. Treaty of Lagos
The Treaty of Lagos is the 1975 agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional organization for economic integration and cooperation in West Africa.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ nuclear-weapon-free zone treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	South Pacific Forum ⓘ linked to: Pacific Islands Forum
aimsTo	promote regional peace and security ⓘ support global nuclear non-proliferation regime ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty ⓘ linked to: South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone norms
appliesTo	territories of States Parties in the South Pacific ⓘ
category	Nuclear-weapon-free zones ⓘ
depositary	Secretary-General of the South Pacific Forum ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1986-12-11 ⓘ
establishes	South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone ⓘ
hasParty	Australia ⓘ Cook Islands ⓘ Fiji ⓘ Kiribati ⓘ Marshall Islands ⓘ Micronesia ⓘ linked to: Federated States of Micronesia Nauru ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Niue ⓘ Palau ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ Samoa ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ Tonga ⓘ Tuvalu ⓘ Vanuatu ⓘ
hasProtocol	Protocol 1 to the Treaty of Rarotonga ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Rarotonga Protocol 2 to the Treaty of Rarotonga ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Rarotonga Protocol 3 to the Treaty of Rarotonga ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Rarotonga
language	English ⓘ
prohibits	acquisition of nuclear explosive devices in the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone ⓘ control of nuclear explosive devices in the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone ⓘ dumping of radioactive wastes at sea within the zone ⓘ manufacture of nuclear explosive devices in the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone ⓘ possession of nuclear explosive devices in the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone ⓘ stationing of nuclear explosive devices in the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone ⓘ testing of nuclear explosive devices in the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone ⓘ
regionCovered	South Pacific ⓘ South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty of Tlatelolco ⓘ Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ⓘ linked to: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
signedAt	Rarotonga ⓘ
signedInCountry	Cook Islands ⓘ
signedOn	1985-08-06 ⓘ
subject	non-proliferation of nuclear weapons ⓘ nuclear disarmament ⓘ
yearOfConclusion	1985 ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Zealand anti-nuclear policy → relatedInstrument → Treaty of Rarotonga ⓘ

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone norms → basedOnTreaty → Treaty of Rarotonga ⓘ

Treaty of Rarotonga → hasProtocol → Protocol 1 to the Treaty of Rarotonga ⓘ