Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
HUMAN RIGHTS
Signed at
—
Signed on
—
In force on
11 July 1991

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ANDORRA
  3. ANGOLA
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. AUSTRIA
  7. AZERBAIJAN
  8. BELGIUM
  9. BENIN
  10. BOLIVIA
  11. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  12. BRAZIL
  13. BULGARIA
  14. CANADA
  15. CAPE VERDE
  16. CHILE
  17. COLOMBIA
  18. COSTA RICA
  19. CROATIA
  20. CYPRUS
  21. CZECH REPUBLIC
  22. DENMARK
  23. DJIBOUTI
  24. ECUADOR
  25. EL SALVADOR
  26. ESTONIA
  27. FINLAND
  28. FRANCE
  29. GEORGIA
  30. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  31. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  32. GREECE
  33. Guernsey
  34. GUINEA BISSAU
  35. HONDURAS
  36. HUNGARY
  37. ICELAND
  38. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  39. Isle Of Man
  40. ITALY
  41. Jersey
  42. KAZAKHSTAN
  43. LIBERIA
  44. LIECHTENSTEIN
  45. LITHUANIA
  46. LUXEMBOURG
  47. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  48. MADAGASCAR
  49. MALTA
  50. MEXICO
  51. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  52. MONACO
  53. MONGOLIA
  54. MONTENEGRO
  55. MOZAMBIQUE
  56. NAMIBIA
  57. NETHERLANDS THE
  58. NEW ZEALAND
  59. NICARAGUA
  60. NORWAY
  61. PANAMA
  62. PARAGUAY
  63. PHILIPPINES
  64. POLAND
  65. PORTUGAL
  66. ROMANIA
  67. RWANDA
  68. SAN MARINO
  69. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  70. SEYCHELLES
  71. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  72. SLOVENIA
  73. SOUTH AFRICA
  74. SPAIN
  75. SWEDEN
  76. SWITZERLAND
  77. TIMOR-LESTE
  78. TURKEY
  79. TURKMENISTAN
  80. UKRAINE
  81. UNITED KINGDOM
  82. URUGUAY
  83. UZBEKISTAN
  84. VENEZUELA
  85. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Accession 17 October 2007 17 January 2008
ANDORRA Signature 5 August 2002
ANDORRA Ratification 22 September 2006 22 December 2006
ANGOLA Signature 24 September 2013
ARGENTINA Signature 20 December 2006
ARGENTINA Ratification 2 September 2008 2 December 2008
AUSTRALIA Accession 2 October 1990
AUSTRIA Signature 8 April 1991
AUSTRIA Ratification 2 March 1993 2 June 1993
AZERBAIJAN Accession 22 January 1999 22 April 1999
AZERBAIJAN Reservation 22 January 1999
AZERBAIJAN Reservation 28 September 2000
AZERBAIJAN Acceptance 5 October 2001
BELGIUM Signature 12 July 1990
BELGIUM Ratification 8 December 1998 8 March 1999
BENIN Accession 5 July 2012 5 October 2012
BOLIVIA Accession 12 July 2013 12 October 2013
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Signature 7 September 2000
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ratification 16 March 2001 16 June 2001
BRAZIL Accession 25 September 2009 25 December 2009
BRAZIL Reservation 25 September 2009
BULGARIA Signature 11 March 1999
BULGARIA Ratification 10 August 1999 10 November 1999
CANADA Accession 25 November 2005 25 February 2006
CAPE VERDE Accession 19 May 2000 19 August 2000
CHILE Signature 15 November 2001
CHILE Ratification 26 September 2008 26 December 2008
CHILE Reservation 26 September 2008 26 December 2008
COLOMBIA Accession 5 August 1997 5 November 1997
COSTA RICA Signature 14 February 1990
COSTA RICA Ratification 5 June 1998 5 September 1998
CROATIA Accession 12 October 1995 12 January 1996
CYPRUS Accession 10 September 1999 10 December 1999
CYPRUS Reservation 10 September 1999
CYPRUS Withdrawal Res. 20 June 2003
CZECH REPUBLIC Accession 15 June 2004 1 January 1900
DENMARK Signature 13 February 1990
DENMARK Ratification 24 February 1994 24 May 1994
DJIBOUTI Accession 5 November 2002 5 February 2003
ECUADOR Accession 23 February 1993 23 May 1993
EL SALVADOR Accession 8 April 2014 8 July 2014
ESTONIA Accession 30 March 2004 30 April 2004
FINLAND Signature 13 February 1990
FINLAND Ratification 4 April 1991
FINLAND Communication 17 March 2000
FINLAND Objection 27 September 2010
FRANCE Objection 8 February 2000
FRANCE Accession 2 October 2007 2 January 2008
FRANCE Objection 6 April 2015
GEORGIA Accession 22 March 1999 22 June 1999
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Signature 7 March 1990
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Ratification 16 August 1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 13 February 1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 18 August 1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 3 March 2000
GREECE Accession 5 May 1997 5 August 1997
GREECE Reservation 5 May 1997
Guernsey Extension 10 December 1999
GUINEA BISSAU Signature 12 September 2000
GUINEA BISSAU Ratification 24 September 2013 24 December 2013
HONDURAS Signature 10 May 1990
HONDURAS Ratification 1 April 2008 1 July 2008
HUNGARY Accession 24 February 1994 25 May 1994
ICELAND Signature 30 January 1991
ICELAND Ratification 7 April 1991
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 18 June 1993 18 September 1993
Isle Of Man Extension 10 December 1999
ITALY Signature 13 February 1990
ITALY Ratification 14 February 1995 14 May 1995
Jersey Extension 10 December 1999
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 6 December 2010 6 March 2011
LIBERIA Accession 16 September 2005 16 December 2005
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 10 December 1998 10 March 1999
LITHUANIA Signature 8 September 2000
LITHUANIA Ratification 27 March 2002 27 June 2002
LUXEMBOURG Signature 13 February 1990
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 12 February 1992 12 May 1992
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 26 January 1995 26 April 1995
MADAGASCAR Signature 24 September 2012
MALTA Accession 29 December 1994 29 March 1995
MALTA Reservation 29 December 1994
MALTA Withdrawal Res. 15 June 2000
MEXICO Accession 26 September 2007 26 December 2007
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 20 September 2006 20 December 2006
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Declaration 20 September 2006
MONACO Accession 28 March 2000 28 June 2000
MONGOLIA Accession 13 March 2012 13 June 2012
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 21 July 1993 21 October 1993
NAMIBIA Accession 28 November 1994 28 February 1995
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 9 August 1990
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 26 March 1991
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 17 July 2000
NEW ZEALAND Signature 22 February 1990
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 22 February 1990
NICARAGUA Signature 21 February 1990
NICARAGUA Ratification 25 February 2009 25 May 2009
NORWAY Signature 13 February 1990
NORWAY Ratification 5 September 1991 5 December 1991
PANAMA Accession 21 January 1993 21 April 1993
PARAGUAY Accession 18 August 2003 18 November 2003
PHILIPPINES Signature 20 September 2006
PHILIPPINES Ratification 20 November 2007 20 February 2008
POLAND Signature 21 March 2000
PORTUGAL Signature 13 February 1990
PORTUGAL Ratification 17 October 1990
ROMANIA Signature 15 March 1990
ROMANIA Ratification 27 February 1991
RWANDA Accession 15 December 2008 15 March 2009
SAN MARINO Signature 26 September 2003 1 January 1900
SAN MARINO Ratification 17 August 2004 17 November 2004
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Signature 6 September 2000
SEYCHELLES Accession 15 December 1994 15 March 1995
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Signature 22 September 1998
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Ratification 22 June 1999 22 September 1999
SLOVENIA Signature 14 September 1993
SLOVENIA Ratification 10 March 1994 10 June 1994
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 28 August 2002 28 November 2002
SPAIN Signature 23 February 1990
SPAIN Ratification 11 April 1991
SPAIN Reservation 11 April 1991
SPAIN Withdrawal Res. 13 January 1998
SWEDEN Signature 13 February 1990
SWEDEN Ratification 11 May 1990
SWEDEN Communication 27 April 2000
SWEDEN Objection 25 August 2014
SWITZERLAND Accession 16 June 1994 16 September 1994
TIMOR-LESTE Accession 18 September 2003 18 December 2003
TURKEY Ratification 2 March 2006 2 June 2006
TURKMENISTAN Accession 11 January 2000 11 April 2000
UKRAINE Accession 25 July 2007 25 October 2007
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 31 March 1998
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 10 December 1999 10 March 2000
UNITED KINGDOM Extension 10 December 1999
URUGUAY Signature 13 February 1990
URUGUAY Ratification 21 January 1993 21 April 1993
UZBEKISTAN Accession 23 December 2008 23 March 2009
VENEZUELA Signature 7 June 1990
VENEZUELA Ratification 22 February 1993 22 May 1993
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Accession 6 September 2001 6 September 2001

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/1037/0: 0
  2. Treaty Series 039/2000: Cm 4676||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2000-TS0039.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 025/1999: Cm 4375
  4. Treaty Series 136/2000: Cm 5128||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2000-TS0136.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 059/2002: Cm 5855||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2002-TS0059.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 053/2003: Cm 6153||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2003-TS0053.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 021/2004: Cm 6259||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0021.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 050/2004: Cm 6454||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0050.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 020/2006: Cm 6911||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0020.pdf
  11. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  12. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  13. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  14. Treaty Series 009/2008: Cm 7458||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0009.pdf
  15. Treaty Series 014/2008: Cm 7496||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0014.pdf
  16. Treaty Series 017/2008: Cm 7699||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0017.pdf
  17. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  18. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  19. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: feb775cb-b993-42c3-b7d6-53e871f1d58e
Treaty ID: 4445
Record ID: 72913