Treaty of Kibuye

Treaty Text and Annexes

The Treaty of Kibuye consists of ten articles and four technical annexes. The treaty text establishes the fundamental principles and rights of membership. The annexes specify the operational detail for criminal and security cooperation, TreatyPol's structure and mandate, headquarters arrangements, and the financial framework.

The treaty text and annexes are reproduced verbatim from the founding documents. Unfilled placeholders — including signature blocks and the final headquarters location — appear as they stand in the source. The treaty is currently in founding stage; these placeholders will be completed upon formal signature.

Founding stage document. The treaty text contains unfilled signature blocks ([Location], [Date], [Nation], [Signature], [Title]) and Annex C retains bracketed location options. These are reproduced faithfully. The treaty enters into force upon ratification by five nations.

Documents in this section

Treaty of Kibuye: main text and annexes
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Treaty of Kibuye — Full Text Articles 1–10: membership, movement rights, trade, governance, TreatyPol, cultural sovereignty, headquarters, modifications, costs, entry into force treaty.md
Annex A: Criminal and Security Provisions Deportation framework, weapons control, criminal database operation, border management cooperation, TreatyPol security coordination annex-a-security.md
Annex B: TreatyPol Operations TreatyPol mandate, organisational structure, criminal information systems, anti-corruption operations, technical assistance, oversight annex-b-treatypol.md
Annex C: Headquarters Agreement Legal status of headquarters territory, governance and administration, development and land use, immigration, security, infrastructure annex-c-headquarters.md
Annex D: Financial Arrangements Member contribution formula (0.05% of GDP), budget cycle, treasury operations, capital financing, development grant programme, financial oversight annex-d-financial.md

Relationship between the documents

The treaty text establishes rights and obligations at the level of principle. It is intentionally brief (ten articles). The operative detail — how TreatyPol actually functions, how the headquarters zone is governed, how the budget is structured — is specified in the annexes. All four annexes are integral to the treaty and carry equal legal weight. Cross-references within the treaty text link directly to the relevant annex sections.

Annexes may be amended by simple majority of the Council; the treaty text itself requires a two-thirds majority. This structure means that operational procedures can evolve without requiring the more demanding process for modifying the fundamental rights guaranteed in the treaty text.