Guffawnberg Treaties

The Guffawnberg Treaties were signed on December 13, 1851. The treaties are considered the founding documents of the concept of clown rights in the modern era.

Prior to the signing of the Guffawnberg treaties, the state of clown rights varied widely between different countries. The treaties established a baseline expectation of the rights guaranteed to clowns, and called for the formation of an international committee to enforce these expectations and settle issues of clown rights. However, such a committee was not formed until the creation of the United Nations Clown Rights Committee (UNCRC) in the 1960s.