General Act of the Brussels Conference relative to the African Slave Trade (Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Turkey, United States, and Zanzibar). (with annexed Declaration of the same date.)

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

SLAVERY

Signed at

• Brussels

Signed on

2 July 1890

In force on

31 August 1891

Treaty document

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Parties

1. Antilles
2. Aruba
3. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
4. BELGIUM
5. CONGO
6. DENMARK
7. FRANCE
8. GERMANY
9. ITALY
10. LIBERIA
11. NETHERLANDS THE
12. ORANGE FREE STATE
13. PERSIA
14. PORTUGAL
15. RUSSIA
16. SPAIN
17. SWEDEN AND NORWAY
18. TURKEY
19. UNITED KINGDOM
20. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
21. Zanzibar

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
Antilles	Extension		1 January 1986
Aruba	Extension		1 January 1986
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY	Signature	2 July 1890
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY	Ratification	2 January 1892
BELGIUM	Signature	2 July 1890
BELGIUM	Ratification	2 July 1891
CONGO	Signature	2 July 1890
CONGO	Ratification	2 July 1891
DENMARK	Signature	2 July 1890
DENMARK	Ratification	2 July 1891
FRANCE	Signature	2 July 1890
FRANCE	Ratification	2 January 1892
GERMANY	Signature	2 July 1890
GERMANY	Ratification	2 July 1891
ITALY	Signature	2 July 1890
ITALY	Ratification	2 July 1891
LIBERIA	Accession	11 August 1892
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	2 July 1890
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	2 July 1891
ORANGE FREE STATE	Accession	3 August 1894
PERSIA	Signature	2 July 1890
PERSIA	Ratification	2 July 1891
PORTUGAL	Signature	2 July 1890
PORTUGAL	Ratification	30 March 1892
RUSSIA	Signature	2 July 1890
RUSSIA	Ratification	2 January 1892
SPAIN	Signature	2 July 1890
SPAIN	Ratification	2 July 1891
SWEDEN AND NORWAY	Signature	2 July 1890
SWEDEN AND NORWAY	Ratification	2 July 1891
TURKEY	Signature	2 July 1890
TURKEY	Ratification	2 January 1892
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	2 July 1890
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	2 July 1891
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	2 July 1890
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Ratification	2 July 1890
Zanzibar	Signature	2 July 1890
Zanzibar	Ratification	2 July 1891

Citations

1. Treaty Series 007/1892: C 6557||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1892-TS0007.pdf
2. British State Papers (BSP) 82 /55/0: 0
3. Hertslet's Commercial Treaties 19/278/0: 0
4. Command Paper 0/1892: C. 6557