Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
REFUGEES
Signed at
Signed on
28 July 1951
In force on
22 April 1954

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANGOLA
  5. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  6. ARGENTINA
  7. ARMENIA
  8. AUSTRALIA
  9. AUSTRIA
  10. AZERBAIJAN
  11. BAHAMAS
  12. BAHAMAS
  13. Basutoland
  14. Bechuanaland
  15. BELARUS
  16. BELGIUM
  17. BELIZE
  18. BOLIVIA
  19. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  20. BOTSWANA
  21. BRAZIL
  22. British Honduras
  23. BULGARIA
  24. BURUNDI
  25. CAMBODIA
  26. CAMEROON
  27. CANADA
  28. Cayman Islands
  29. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  30. CHAD
  31. Channel Islands
  32. CHILE
  33. CHINA
  34. COLOMBIA
  35. CONGO
  36. COSTA RICA
  37. CROATIA
  38. CYPRUS
  39. CYPRUS
  40. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  41. CZECH REPUBLIC
  42. DAHOMEY
  43. DENMARK
  44. DJIBOUTI
  45. Dominica
  46. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  47. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  48. ECUADOR
  49. EGYPT
  50. EL SALVADOR
  51. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  52. ESTONIA
  53. ETHIOPIA
  54. Falkland Islands
  55. Fiji
  56. Fiji
  57. FINLAND
  58. FRANCE
  59. GABON
  60. GAMBIA THE
  61. GEORGIA
  62. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  63. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  64. GHANA
  65. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  66. GREECE
  67. Greenland
  68. GRENADA
  69. GUATEMALA
  70. GUINEA
  71. GUINEA BISSAU
  72. HAITI
  73. HONDURAS
  74. HUNGARY
  75. ICELAND
  76. IRAN
  77. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  78. Isle Of Man
  79. ISRAEL
  80. ITALY
  81. IVORY COAST
  82. JAMAICA
  83. JAMAICA
  84. JAPAN
  85. KAZAKHSTAN
  86. KENYA
  87. KENYA
  88. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  89. KYRGYZSTAN
  90. Land Berlin
  91. LATVIA
  92. LESOTHO
  93. LIBERIA
  94. LIECHTENSTEIN
  95. LITHUANIA
  96. LUXEMBOURG
  97. Macao
  98. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  99. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  100. MALAWI
  101. MALI
  102. MALTA
  103. MAURITANIA
  104. MAURITIUS
  105. MEXICO
  106. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  107. MONACO
  108. MONTENEGRO
  109. Montserrat
  110. MOROCCO
  111. MOZAMBIQUE
  112. NAMIBIA
  113. NAURU
  114. NAURU
  115. NETHERLANDS THE
  116. NEW ZEALAND
  117. NICARAGUA
  118. NIGER
  119. NIGERIA
  120. Norfolk Island
  121. NORWAY
  122. PANAMA
  123. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  124. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  125. PARAGUAY
  126. PERU
  127. PHILIPPINES
  128. POLAND
  129. PORTUGAL
  130. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  131. ROMANIA
  132. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  133. RWANDA
  134. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
  135. SAMOA
  136. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  137. SENEGAL
  138. SEYCHELLES
  139. SEYCHELLES
  140. SIERRA LEONE
  141. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  142. SLOVENIA
  143. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  144. Solomon Islands Protectorate
  145. SOMALIA
  146. Somaliland Protectorate
  147. SOUTH AFRICA
  148. SPAIN
  149. St Helena
  150. ST LUCIA
  151. St Vincent
  152. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  153. SUDAN
  154. Surinam
  155. SURINAME
  156. SWAZILAND
  157. SWAZILAND
  158. SWEDEN
  159. SWITZERLAND
  160. TAJIKISTAN
  161. TANGANYIKA AND ZANZIBAR
  162. The Gambia
  163. TIMOR-LESTE
  164. TOGO
  165. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  166. TUNISIA
  167. TURKEY
  168. TURKMENISTAN
  169. Turks And Caicos Islands
  170. TUVALU
  171. UGANDA
  172. UKRAINE
  173. UNITED KINGDOM
  174. UPPER VOLTA
  175. URUGUAY
  176. VATICAN CITY
  177. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  178. YUGOSLAVIA
  179. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  180. ZAIRE
  181. ZAMBIA
  182. Zanzibar
  183. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 30 August 2005 28 November 2005
AFGHANISTAN Declaration 30 August 2005
ALBANIA Accession 18 August 1992 16 November 1992
ALBANIA Declaration 18 August 1992
ALGERIA Succession 21 February 1963
ALGERIA Declaration 21 February 1963
ANGOLA Accession 23 June 1981 21 September 1981
ANGOLA Declaration 23 June 1981
ANGOLA Reservation 23 June 1981
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 7 September 1995 5 December 1995
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Declaration 7 September 1995
ARGENTINA Accession 15 November 1961
ARGENTINA Declaration 15 November 1961
ARGENTINA Objection 3 October 1983
ARGENTINA Notification 15 November 1984
ARMENIA Accession 6 July 1993 4 October 1993
ARMENIA Declaration 6 July 1993
AUSTRALIA Accession 22 January 1954
AUSTRALIA Declaration 22 January 1954
AUSTRALIA Reservation 22 January 1954
AUSTRALIA Withdrawal Res. 1 December 1967
AUSTRALIA Notification 6 July 1970
AUSTRALIA Withdrawal Res. 11 March 1971
AUSTRIA Signature 28 July 1951
AUSTRIA Reservation 28 July 1951
AUSTRIA Ratification 1 November 1954
AUSTRIA Reservation 1 November 1954
AUSTRIA Declaration 1 November 1954
AZERBAIJAN Accession 12 February 1993 13 May 1993
AZERBAIJAN Declaration 12 February 1993 13 May 1993
BAHAMAS Extension 20 April 1970 19 July 1970
BAHAMAS Reservation 20 April 1970
BAHAMAS Accession 15 September 1993 14 December 1993
BAHAMAS Reservation 15 September 1993
BAHAMAS Declaration 15 September 1993
Basutoland Extension 11 November 1960 9 February 1961
Basutoland Reservation 11 November 1960
Bechuanaland Extension 11 November 1960 9 February 1961
Bechuanaland Reservation 11 November 1960
BELARUS Accession 23 August 2001
BELARUS Declaration 23 August 2001
BELGIUM Signature 28 July 1951
BELGIUM Ratification 22 July 1953
BELGIUM Reservation 22 July 1953
BELGIUM Declaration 22 July 1953
BELGIUM Objection 5 November 1984
BELIZE Accession 27 June 1990 25 September 1990
BELIZE Declaration 27 June 1990
BOLIVIA Accession 9 February 1982 10 May 1982
BOLIVIA Declaration 9 February 1982
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Declaration 1 September 1993
BOTSWANA Accession 6 January 1969
BOTSWANA Reservation 6 January 1969
BOTSWANA Declaration 6 January 1969
BOTSWANA Declaration 21 January 1983
BOTSWANA Communication 29 April 1986
BRAZIL Signature 28 July 1951
BRAZIL Ratification 16 November 1960
BRAZIL Reservation 16 November 1960
BRAZIL Declaration 16 November 1960
BRAZIL Withdrawal Res. 7 April 1972
BRAZIL Notification 14 February 1990
British Honduras Extension 19 June 1957 17 September 1957
British Honduras Reservation 19 June 1957
BULGARIA Accession 12 May 1993 10 August 1993
BULGARIA Declaration 12 May 1993
BURUNDI Accession 16 July 1963
BURUNDI Declaration 16 July 1963
CAMBODIA Accession 15 October 1992 13 January 1992
CAMEROON Succession 23 October 1961
CAMEROON Declaration 23 October 1961
CAMEROON Notification 29 December 1961
CANADA Accession 4 June 1969
CANADA Reservation 4 June 1969
CANADA Declaration 4 June 1969
CANADA Declaration 23 October 1970
Cayman Islands Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
Cayman Islands Reservation 25 October 1956
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Succession 4 September 1962
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Declaration 4 September 1962
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Notification 15 October 1962
CHAD Accession 19 August 1981 17 November 1981
CHAD Declaration 19 August 1981
Channel Islands Extension 11 March 1954
Channel Islands Reservation 11 March 1954
CHILE Accession 28 January 1972 27 April 1972
CHILE Reservation 28 January 1972
CHILE Declaration 28 January 1972
CHINA Accession 24 September 1982 23 December 1982
CHINA Reservation 24 September 1982
CHINA Declaration 24 September 1982
CHINA Communication 3 December 1999 20 December 1999
COLOMBIA Signature 28 July 1951
COLOMBIA Ratification 10 October 1961
COLOMBIA Declaration 10 October 1961
CONGO Succession 15 October 1962
CONGO Declaration 15 October 1962
COSTA RICA Accession 28 March 1978 26 June 1978
COSTA RICA Declaration 28 March 1978
CROATIA Succession 12 October 1992 8 October 1991
CROATIA Declaration 12 October 1992
CYPRUS Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
CYPRUS Reservation 25 October 1956
CYPRUS Succession 16 May 1963
CYPRUS Reservation 16 May 1963
CYPRUS Declaration 16 May 1963
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 11 May 1993 1 January 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 11 May 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 26 November 1991 24 February 1992
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 26 November 1991
DAHOMEY Succession 4 April 1962
DAHOMEY Declaration 4 April 1962
DAHOMEY Notification 1 December 1967
DENMARK Signature 28 July 1951
DENMARK Ratification 4 December 1952
DENMARK Reservation 4 December 1952
DENMARK Declaration 4 December 1952
DENMARK Withdrawal Res. 23 August 1962 1 October 1961
DENMARK Withdrawal Res. 25 March 1968
DENMARK Reservation 25 March 1968
DJIBOUTI Succession 9 August 1977
DJIBOUTI Declaration 9 August 1977
Dominica Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
Dominica Reservation 25 October 1956
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 17 February 1994 18 May 1994
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Declaration 17 February 1994
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 4 January 1978 4 April 1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Declaration 4 January 1978
ECUADOR Accession 17 August 1955
ECUADOR Declaration 17 August 1955
ECUADOR Notification 1 February 1972
EGYPT Accession 22 May 1981 20 August 1981
EGYPT Reservation 22 May 1981
EGYPT Declaration 22 May 1981
EGYPT Notification 24 September 1981
EL SALVADOR Accession 28 April 1983 27 July 1983
EL SALVADOR Declaration 28 April 1983
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 7 February 1986 8 May 1986
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Declaration 7 February 1986
ESTONIA Accession 10 April 1997
ESTONIA Reservation 10 April 1997
ETHIOPIA Accession 10 November 1969 8 February 1970
ETHIOPIA Declaration 10 November 1969
ETHIOPIA Objection 10 January 1979
Falkland Islands Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
Falkland Islands Reservation 25 October 1956
Fiji Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
Fiji Reservation 25 October 1956
Fiji Succession 12 June 1972
Fiji Reservation 12 June 1972
Fiji Declaration 12 June 1972
FINLAND Accession 10 October 1968
FINLAND Reservation 10 October 1968
FINLAND Declaration 10 October 1968
FINLAND Withdrawal Res. 7 October 2004 1 January 1900
FRANCE Signature 11 September 1952
FRANCE Ratification 23 June 1954
FRANCE Declaration 23 June 1954
FRANCE Declaration 3 February 1971
FRANCE Objection 23 October 1984
GABON Accession 27 April 1964
GABON Declaration 27 April 1964
GAMBIA THE Succession 7 September 1966
GAMBIA THE Reservation 7 September 1966
GAMBIA THE Declaration 7 September 1966
GEORGIA Accession 9 August 1999 7 November 1999
GEORGIA Declaration 9 August 1999
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 4 September 1990
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 4 September 1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 19 November 1951
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 1 December 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 1 December 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 15 December 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 5 December 1984
GHANA Accession 18 March 1963
GHANA Declaration 18 March 1963
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Reservation 25 October 1956
GREECE Signature 10 April 1952
GREECE Ratification 5 April 1960
GREECE Reservation 5 April 1960
GREECE Objection 5 April 1960
GREECE Declaration 5 April 1960
GREECE Withdrawal Res. 19 April 1978
GREECE Withdrawal Res. 27 February 1995
Greenland Extension 4 December 1952
Greenland Reservation 4 December 1952
Greenland Withdrawal Res. 23 August 1962 1 October 1961
Greenland Withdrawal Res. 25 March 1968
Greenland Reservation 25 March 1968
GRENADA Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
GRENADA Reservation 25 October 1956
GUATEMALA Accession 22 September 1983 21 December 1983
GUATEMALA Reservation 22 September 1983
GUATEMALA Declaration 22 September 1983
GUINEA Succession 28 December 1965
GUINEA Declaration 28 December 1965
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 11 February 1976 11 May 1976
GUINEA BISSAU Declaration 11 February 1976
HAITI Accession 25 September 1984 24 December 1984
HAITI Declaration 25 September 1984
HONDURAS Accession 23 March 1992 21 June 1992
HONDURAS Reservation 23 March 1992 21 June 1992
HONDURAS Declaration 23 March 1992
HUNGARY Accession 14 March 1989 12 June 1989
HUNGARY Declaration 14 March 1989
HUNGARY Declaration 8 January 1998 1 March 1998
ICELAND Accession 30 November 1955
ICELAND Declaration 30 November 1955
IRAN Accession 28 July 1976 26 October 1976
IRAN Declaration 28 July 1976
IRAN Declaration 27 September 1976
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 29 November 1956
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Reservation 29 November 1956
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 29 November 1956
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Withdrawal Res. 23 October 1968
Isle Of Man Extension 11 March 1954
Isle Of Man Reservation 11 March 1954
ISRAEL Signature 1 August 1951
ISRAEL Ratification 1 October 1954
ISRAEL Reservation 1 October 1954
ISRAEL Declaration 1 October 1954
ITALY Signature 23 July 1952
ITALY Reservation 23 July 1952
ITALY Ratification 15 November 1954
ITALY Reservation 15 November 1954
ITALY Declaration 15 November 1954
ITALY Withdrawal Res. 20 October 1964
ITALY Reservation 20 October 1964
ITALY Objection 26 November 1984
ITALY Withdrawal Res. 1 March 1990
ITALY Declaration 1 March 1990
IVORY COAST Succession 8 December 1961
IVORY COAST Declaration 8 December 1961
IVORY COAST Declaration 20 December 1966
JAMAICA Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
JAMAICA Reservation 25 October 1956
JAMAICA Succession 30 July 1964
JAMAICA Reservation 30 July 1964
JAMAICA Declaration 30 July 1964
JAPAN Accession 3 October 1981 1 January 1982
JAPAN Declaration 3 October 1981
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 15 January 1999 15 April 1999
KAZAKHSTAN Declaration 15 January 1999 15 April 1999
KENYA Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
KENYA Reservation 25 October 1956
KENYA Accession 16 May 1966
KENYA Declaration 16 May 1966
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 3 December 1992 3 March 1993
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Reservation 3 December 1992
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Declaration 3 December 1992
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Withdrawal Res. 1 September 2009 8 September 2009
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 8 October 1996 6 January 1997
KYRGYZSTAN Declaration 8 October 1996
Land Berlin Extension 15 December 1955 22 April 1954
LATVIA Accession 31 July 1997
LATVIA Reservation 31 July 1997
LATVIA Declaration 3 November 1997
LESOTHO Accession 14 May 1981 12 August 1981
LESOTHO Declaration 14 May 1981
LIBERIA Accession 15 October 1964
LIBERIA Declaration 15 October 1964
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 28 July 1951
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 8 March 1957
LIECHTENSTEIN Reservation 8 March 1957
LIECHTENSTEIN Declaration 8 March 1957
LIECHTENSTEIN Withdrawal Res. 13 October 2009 13 October 2009
LIECHTENSTEIN Withdrawal Res. 13 October 2009 13 October 2009
LITHUANIA Accession 28 April 1997
LITHUANIA Declaration 28 April 1997
LUXEMBOURG Signature 28 July 1951
LUXEMBOURG Reservation 28 July 1951
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 23 July 1953
LUXEMBOURG Declaration 23 July 1953
LUXEMBOURG Declaration 22 August 1972
LUXEMBOURG Statement 15 November 1984
Macao Extension 27 April 1999 26 July 1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 18 January 1994 17 September 1991
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Declaration 18 January 1994
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 18 December 1967
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Reservation 18 December 1967
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Declaration 18 December 1967
MALAWI Declaration 24 November 1964
MALAWI Accession 10 December 1987 9 March 1988
MALAWI Reservation 10 December 1987
MALAWI Declaration 10 December 1987
MALAWI Declaration 4 February 1988
MALI Succession 2 February 1973
MALI Declaration 2 February 1973
MALTA Accession 17 June 1971 15 September 1971
MALTA Reservation 17 June 1971
MALTA Declaration 17 June 1971
MALTA Reservation 17 January 2002 1 January 1900
MALTA Declaration 17 January 2002
MALTA Withdrawal 24 February 2004 24 February 2004
MAURITANIA Accession 5 May 1987 3 August 1987
MAURITANIA Declaration 5 May 1987
MAURITIUS Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
MAURITIUS Reservation 25 October 1956
MEXICO Withdrawal Res. 11 July 2014
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 31 January 2002 1 May 2002
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Declaration 31 January 2002
MONACO Accession 18 May 1954
MONACO Reservation 18 May 1954
MONACO Declaration 18 May 1954
MONTENEGRO Succession 10 October 2006 3 June 2006
MONTENEGRO Declaration 10 October 2006
Montserrat Extension 4 September 1968 3 December 1968
MOROCCO Succession 7 November 1956
MOROCCO Declaration 7 November 1956
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 16 December 1983 15 March 1984
MOZAMBIQUE Reservation 16 December 1983
MOZAMBIQUE Declaration 16 December 1983
NAMIBIA Accession 17 February 1995 18 May 1995
NAMIBIA Reservation 17 February 1995
NAMIBIA Declaration 17 February 1995
NAURU Extension 22 January 1954
NAURU Accession 28 June 2011 26 September 2011
NAURU Declaration 28 June 2011 26 September 2011
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 28 July 1951
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 28 July 1951
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 28 July 1951
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 3 May 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 3 May 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 3 May 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 11 December 1984
NEW ZEALAND Accession 30 June 1960
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 30 June 1960
NICARAGUA Accession 28 March 1980 26 June 1980
NICARAGUA Declaration 28 March 1980
NIGER Succession 25 August 1961
NIGER Declaration 25 August 1961
NIGER Declaration 7 December 1964
NIGERIA Accession 23 October 1967
NIGERIA Declaration 23 October 1967
Norfolk Island Extension 22 January 1954
NORWAY Signature 28 July 1951
NORWAY Ratification 23 March 1953
NORWAY Reservation 23 March 1953
NORWAY Declaration 23 March 1953
NORWAY Withdrawal Res. 21 January 1954
PANAMA Accession 2 August 1978 31 October 1978
PANAMA Declaration 2 August 1978
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Extension 22 January 1954
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Declaration 17 July 1986
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 17 July 1986 15 October 1986
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Reservation 17 July 1986
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Withdrawal Res. 20 August 2013
PARAGUAY Accession 1 April 1970 30 June 1970
PARAGUAY Declaration 1 April 1970
PARAGUAY Declaration 10 January 1991
PERU Accession 21 December 1964
PERU Declaration 21 December 1964
PERU Declaration 8 December 1980
PHILIPPINES Accession 22 July 1981 20 October 1981
PHILIPPINES Declaration 22 July 1981
POLAND Accession 27 September 1991 26 December 1991
POLAND Reservation 27 September 1991
POLAND Declaration 27 September 1991
PORTUGAL Accession 22 December 1960
PORTUGAL Declaration 22 December 1960
PORTUGAL Reservation 22 December 1960
PORTUGAL Withdrawal Res. 13 July 1976
PORTUGAL Reservation 13 July 1976
PORTUGAL Declaration 13 July 1976
PORTUGAL Communication 18 November 1999
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 11 July 1960 9 October 1960
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Reservation 11 July 1960
ROMANIA Accession 7 August 1991 5 November 1991
ROMANIA Declaration 7 August 1991
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 2 February 1993 3 May 1993
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Declaration 2 February 1993
RWANDA Accession 3 January 1980 2 April 1980
RWANDA Reservation 3 January 1980
RWANDA Declaration 3 January 1980
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Accession 1 February 2002 2 May 2002
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Declaration 1 February 2002
SAMOA Accession 21 September 1988 20 December 1988
SAMOA Declaration 21 September 1988
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 1 February 1978 2 May 1978
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Declaration 1 February 1978
SENEGAL Succession 2 May 1963
SENEGAL Declaration 2 May 1963
SENEGAL Declaration 12 October 1964
SEYCHELLES Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
SEYCHELLES Reservation 25 October 1956
SEYCHELLES Accession 23 April 1980 22 July 1980
SEYCHELLES Declaration 23 April 1980
SIERRA LEONE Accession 22 May 1981 20 August 1981
SIERRA LEONE Reservation 22 May 1981
SIERRA LEONE Declaration 22 May 1981
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 4 February 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Declaration 4 February 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 1 July 1992 25 June 1991
SLOVENIA Declaration 1 July 1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Accession 28 February 1995 29 May 1995
SOLOMON ISLANDS Declaration 28 February 1995
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
Solomon Islands Protectorate Reservation 25 October 1956
SOMALIA Accession 10 October 1978 8 January 1979
SOMALIA Reservation 10 October 1978
SOMALIA Declaration 10 October 1978
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
Somaliland Protectorate Reservation 25 October 1956
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 12 January 1996 11 April 1996
SOUTH AFRICA Declaration 12 January 1996
SPAIN Accession 14 August 1978 12 November 1978
SPAIN Reservation 14 August 1978
SPAIN Declaration 14 August 1978
St Helena Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
St Helena Reservation 25 October 1956
ST LUCIA Extension 4 September 1968 3 December 1968
St Vincent Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
St Vincent Reservation 25 October 1956
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 3 November 1993 1 February 1994
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Declaration 3 November 1993
SUDAN Accession 22 February 1974 23 May 1974
SUDAN Reservation 22 February 1974
SUDAN Declaration 22 February 1974
SUDAN Declaration 7 March 1974
Surinam Extension 29 July 1971
SURINAME Succession 29 November 1978
SURINAME Notification 29 November 1978
SURINAME Declaration 29 November 1978
SWAZILAND Extension 11 November 1960 9 February 1961
SWAZILAND Reservation 11 November 1960
SWAZILAND Accession 14 February 2000 14 May 2000
SWAZILAND Declaration 14 February 2000
SWEDEN Signature 28 July 1951
SWEDEN Ratification 26 October 1954
SWEDEN Declaration 26 October 1954
SWEDEN Reservation 26 October 1954
SWEDEN Withdrawal Res. 20 April 1961 1 July 1961
SWEDEN Withdrawal Res. 25 November 1966
SWEDEN Withdrawal Res. 5 March 1970
SWITZERLAND Signature 28 July 1951
SWITZERLAND Ratification 21 January 1955
SWITZERLAND Declaration 21 January 1955
SWITZERLAND Reservation 21 January 1955
SWITZERLAND Withdrawal Res. 18 February 1963
SWITZERLAND Withdrawal Res. 3 July 1972
SWITZERLAND Withdrawal Res. 17 December 1980 1 January 1981
TAJIKISTAN Accession 7 December 1993 7 March 1994
TAJIKISTAN Declaration 7 December 1993
TANGANYIKA AND ZANZIBAR Accession 12 May 1964
TANGANYIKA AND ZANZIBAR Declaration 12 May 1964
The Gambia Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
The Gambia Reservation 25 October 1956
TIMOR-LESTE Accession 7 May 2003 6 August 2003
TIMOR-LESTE Declaration 7 May 2003 6 August 2003
TIMOR-LESTE Reservation 7 May 2003 6 August 2003
TOGO Succession 27 February 1962
TOGO Declaration 27 February 1962
TOGO Declaration 23 October 1962
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 10 November 2000 8 February 2001
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Declaration 10 November 2000
TUNISIA Succession 24 October 1957
TUNISIA Declaration 24 October 1957
TURKEY Signature 24 August 1951
TURKEY Reservation 24 August 1951
TURKEY Ratification 30 March 1962
TURKEY Reservation 30 March 1962
TURKEY Declaration 30 March 1962
TURKMENISTAN Accession 2 March 1998 31 May 1998
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
Turks And Caicos Islands Reservation 25 October 1956
TUVALU Succession 7 March 1986 1 October 1978
TUVALU Declaration 7 March 1986
UGANDA Accession 27 September 1976 26 December 1976
UGANDA Reservation 27 September 1976
UGANDA Declaration 27 September 1976
UKRAINE Accession 10 June 2002 8 September 2002
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 28 July 1951
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 28 July 1951
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 11 March 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 11 March 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 28 February 1985
UPPER VOLTA Accession 18 June 1980 16 September 1980
UPPER VOLTA Declaration 18 June 1990
URUGUAY Accession 22 September 1970 21 December 1970
URUGUAY Declaration 22 September 1970
VATICAN CITY Signature 21 May 1952
VATICAN CITY Ratification 15 March 1956
VATICAN CITY Reservation 15 March 1956
VATICAN CITY Declaration 15 March 1956
VATICAN CITY Declaration 17 November 1961
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 18 January 1980 17 April 1980
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Declaration 18 January 1980
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 28 July 1951
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 15 December 1959
YUGOSLAVIA Declaration 15 December 1959
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Notification 12 March 2001
ZAIRE Accession 19 July 1965
ZAIRE Declaration 19 July 1965
ZAMBIA Succession 24 September 1969 11 July 1960
ZAMBIA Reservation 24 September 1969
ZAMBIA Declaration 24 September 1969
Zanzibar Extension 25 October 1956 23 January 1957
Zanzibar Reservation 25 October 1956
ZIMBABWE Accession 25 August 1981 23 November 1981
ZIMBABWE Declaration 25 August 1981
ZIMBABWE Reservation 25 August 1981

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 057/2002: Cm 5737||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2002-TS0057.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 068/1989: Cm 988
  4. Treaty Series 039/1998: Cm 4046||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1998-TS0039.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 039/2004: Cm 6335||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0039.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
  7. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  10. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
  11. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/438/0: 0
  12. UN Registration United Kingdom/0: 189 137
  13. Treaty Series 039/1954: Cmd. 9171||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1954-TS0039.pdf
  14. Miscellaneous Series 002/1952: Cmd 8465
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UUID: 8cdbec9b-89d4-44f9-a824-0db54e5afc34
Treaty ID: 2152
Record ID: 70373