Agreement relating to Refugee Seamen

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

REFUGEES

Signed at

• The Hague

Signed on

23 November 1957

In force on

27 December 1961

Treaty document

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Parties

1. Antigua
2. Aruba
3. AUSTRALIA
4. BELGIUM
5. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
6. British Guiana
7. British Honduras
8. British Solomon Islands
9. British Virgin Islands
10. Brunei
11. CANADA
12. Caribbean part of the Netherlands
13. DENMARK
14. Dominica
15. Falkland Islands
16. Fiji
17. Fiji
18. FRANCE
19. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
20. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
21. GRENADA
22. Guernsey
23. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
24. Isle Of Man
25. ITALY
26. JAMAICA
27. Jersey
28. Land Berlin
29. MAURITIUS
30. MAURITIUS
31. MONACO
32. Montserrat
33. MOROCCO
34. NETHERLANDS THE
35. New Guinea
36. NEW ZEALAND
37. Norfolk Island
38. NORWAY
39. Papua
40. PORTUGAL
41. SEYCHELLES
42. SLOVENIA
43. St Helena
44. St Kitts Nevis Anguilla
45. ST LUCIA
46. St Vincent
47. SWEDEN
48. SWITZERLAND
49. The Gambia
50. UNITED KINGDOM
51. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
Antigua	Extension		16 April 1964
Aruba	Extension	1 January 1986	1 April 1986
AUSTRALIA	Accession	18 April 1973	17 July 1973
BELGIUM	Signature	23 November 1957
BELGIUM	Ratification	16 May 1960
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Succession	1 October 1993
British Guiana	Extension		16 April 1964
British Honduras	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
British Solomon Islands	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
British Virgin Islands	Extension	3 July 1964	6 October 1964
Brunei	Extension		16 April 1964
CANADA	Accession	30 May 1969
Caribbean part of the Netherlands	Extension	10 October 2010	10 October 2010
DENMARK	Signature	23 November 1957	2 September 1959
Dominica	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
Falkland Islands	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
Fiji	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
Fiji	Succession	20 March 1972
Fiji	Denunciation	20 March 1972	20 March 1973
FRANCE	Signature	23 November 1957
FRANCE	Ratification	20 June 1958
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	23 November 1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	28 September 1961
Gilbert And Ellice Islands	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
GRENADA	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
Guernsey	Extension	14 October 1959	27 December 1961
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Accession	21 April 1964
Isle Of Man	Extension	14 October 1959	27 December 1961
ITALY	Accession	31 October 1966
ITALY	Statement	31 October 1966
JAMAICA	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
Jersey	Extension	14 October 1959	27 December 1961
Land Berlin	Extension	28 September 1961
MAURITIUS	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
MAURITIUS	Succession	24 August 1970
MONACO	Accession	11 April 1960
Montserrat	Extension		16 April 1964
MOROCCO	Accession	20 May 1959
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	23 November 1957
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	27 August 1959
New Guinea	Extension	18 April 1973	17 July 1973
NEW ZEALAND	Accession	21 October 1974
NEW ZEALAND	Declaration	21 October 1974
Norfolk Island	Extension	18 April 1973	17 July 1973
NORWAY	Signature	23 November 1957
NORWAY	Ratification	28 May 1959
Papua	Extension	18 April 1973	17 July 1973
PORTUGAL	Accession	3 March 1965
PORTUGAL	Statement	3 March 1965
SEYCHELLES	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
SLOVENIA	Succession	16 June 1993
St Helena	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla	Extension		16 April 1964
ST LUCIA	Extension		16 April 1964
St Vincent	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
SWEDEN	Signature	23 November 1957
SWEDEN	Ratification	28 May 1959
SWITZERLAND	Accession	12 December 1962
The Gambia	Extension	21 July 1961	27 December 1961
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	23 November 1957
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	9 August 1958
YUGOSLAVIA	Accession	4 December 1963

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/589/0: 0
2. UN Registration the Ne/0: 506 125
3. Treaty Series 003/1962: Cmnd 1578||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1962-TS0003.pdf
4. Miscellaneous Series 008/1958: Cmnd 427
5. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf