Agreement by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of the United States of America, the Provisional Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis [and Charter of the International Military Tribunal]

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

WAR CRIMINALS

Signed at

• London

Signed on

8 August 1945

In force on

8 August 1945

Treaty document

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Parties

1. AUSTRALIA
2. BELGIUM
3. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
4. CZECH REPUBLIC
5. DENMARK
6. ETHIOPIA
7. FRANCE
8. GREECE
9. HAITI
10. HONDURAS
11. INDIA
12. LUXEMBOURG
13. NETHERLANDS THE
14. NEW ZEALAND
15. NORWAY
16. PANAMA
17. PARAGUAY
18. POLAND
19. SOVIET UNION
20. UNITED KINGDOM
21. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
22. URUGUAY
23. VENEZUELA
24. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
AUSTRALIA	Accession	5 October 1945
BELGIUM	Accession	5 October 1945
CZECH REPUBLIC	Bound	13 March 2006	1 January 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC	Succession	14 March 2006	1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Accession	26 September 1945
DENMARK	Accession	10 September 1945
ETHIOPIA	Accession	9 October 1945
FRANCE	Signature	8 August 1945	8 August 1945
GREECE	Accession	10 September 1945
HAITI	Accession	3 November 1945
HONDURAS	Accession	17 October 1945
INDIA	Accession	22 December 1945
LUXEMBOURG	Accession	1 November 1945
NETHERLANDS THE	Accession	25 September 1945
NEW ZEALAND	Accession	19 November 1945
NORWAY	Accession	20 October 1945
PANAMA	Accession	17 October 1945
PARAGUAY	Accession	14 November 1945
POLAND	Accession	25 September 1945
SOVIET UNION	Signature	8 August 1945	8 August 1945
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	8 August 1945	8 August 1945
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	8 August 1945
URUGUAY	Accession	11 December 1945
VENEZUELA	Accession	17 November 1945
YUGOSLAVIA	Accession	29 September 1945

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/266/0: 0
2. UN Registration United/0: 82 279
3. Treaty Series 027/1946: Cmd 6903||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1946-TS0027.pdf
4. Miscellaneous Series 010/1945: Cmd 6668
5. FCO 85 (TNA) 257/0: 0
6. Treaty Series 028/2006: Cm 6972||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0028.pdf
7. Treaty Series 057/2002: Cm 5737||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2002-TS0057.pdf