International Convention with object of Securing the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SLAVERY
Signed at
Signed on
25 September 1926
In force on
9 March 1927

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ABYSSINIA
  2. AFGHANISTAN
  3. ALBANIA
  4. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  5. Antilles
  6. Aruba
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. AZERBAIJAN
  10. BAHAMAS
  11. BANGLADESH
  12. BARBADOS
  13. BELGIUM
  14. BOLIVIA
  15. BULGARIA
  16. BURMA
  17. CAMEROON
  18. CANADA
  19. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  20. CHILE
  21. CHINA
  22. COLOMBIA
  23. CONGO
  24. COTE D'IVOIRE
  25. CROATIA
  26. CUBA
  27. Curacao
  28. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  29. CZECH REPUBLIC
  30. DAHOMEY
  31. DENMARK
  32. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  33. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  34. ECUADOR
  35. EGYPT
  36. ESTONIA
  37. Fiji
  38. FINLAND
  39. FRANCE
  40. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  41. GERMANY
  42. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  43. GHANA
  44. GREECE
  45. GUATEMALA
  46. GUINEA
  47. HAITI
  48. HONG KONG SAR
  49. HUNGARY
  50. INDIA
  51. Indies
  52. IRAQ
  53. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  54. ISRAEL
  55. ITALY
  56. KAZAKHSTAN
  57. LATVIA
  58. LIBERIA
  59. LITHUANIA
  60. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  61. MALI
  62. MAURITANIA
  63. MEXICO
  64. MONACO
  65. MOROCCO
  66. NETHERLANDS THE
  67. NEW ZEALAND
  68. NICARAGUA
  69. NIGER
  70. NORWAY
  71. PANAMA
  72. PARAGUAY
  73. PERSIA
  74. POLAND
  75. PORTUGAL
  76. ROMANIA
  77. SAINT LUCIA
  78. SENEGAL
  79. SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE
  80. SEYCHELLES
  81. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  82. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  83. SOUTH AFRICA
  84. South West Africa
  85. SPAIN
  86. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  87. SUDAN
  88. Surinam
  89. SURINAME
  90. SWEDEN
  91. SWITZERLAND
  92. SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON
  93. TOGO
  94. TURKEY
  95. TURKMENISTAN
  96. UNITED KINGDOM
  97. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  98. URUGUAY

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ABYSSINIA Signature 25 September 1926
AFGHANISTAN Accession 9 November 1935
ALBANIA Signature 25 September 1926
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 25 September 1926
AUSTRALIA Ratification 18 June 1927
AUSTRIA Signature 25 September 1926
AUSTRIA Ratification 19 August 1927
AZERBAIJAN Accession 16 August 1996 16 August 1996
BAHAMAS Succession 10 June 1976
BANGLADESH Accession 7 January 1985
BARBADOS Succession 22 July 1976
BELGIUM Signature 25 September 1926
BELGIUM Ratification 23 September 1927
BOLIVIA Accession 6 October 1983
BULGARIA Signature 25 September 1926
BULGARIA Ratification 9 March 1927
BURMA Succession 15 April 1940 1 April 1937
BURMA Reservation 15 April 1940
CAMEROON Succession 7 March 1962
CANADA Signature 25 September 1926
CANADA Ratification 6 August 1928
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Succession 4 September 1962
CHILE Accession 20 June 1995
CHINA Signature 25 September 1926
CHINA Ratification 22 April 1937
CHINA Declaration 10 June 1997
CHINA Communication 19 October 1999
CHINA Declaration 19 October 1999
COLOMBIA Signature 25 September 1926
CONGO Succession 15 October 1962
COTE D'IVOIRE Succession 8 December 1961
CROATIA Succession 12 October 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Signature 25 September 1926
CUBA Ratification 6 July 1931
Curacao Extension 7 January 1928
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 25 September 1926
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 10 October 1930
DAHOMEY Succession 4 April 1962
DENMARK Signature 25 September 1926
DENMARK Ratification 17 May 1927
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Succession 17 August 1994 3 November 1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 16 July 1928
ECUADOR Accession 26 March 1928
EGYPT Accession 25 January 1928
ESTONIA Signature 25 September 1926
ESTONIA Ratification 16 May 1929
Fiji Succession 12 June 1972
FINLAND Signature 25 September 1926
FINLAND Ratification 29 September 1927
FRANCE Signature 25 September 1926
FRANCE Ratification 28 March 1931
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 1 January 1905
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 22 December 1958
GERMANY Signature 25 September 1926
GERMANY Ratification 12 March 1929
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 January 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 20 July 1955
GHANA Succession 3 May 1963
GREECE Signature 25 September 1926
GREECE Ratification 4 July 1930
GUATEMALA Accession 11 November 1983
GUINEA Succession 30 March 1962
HAITI Accession 3 September 1927
HONG KONG SAR Application 10 June 1997
HUNGARY Reservation 16 April 1927
HUNGARY Accession 17 February 1933
INDIA Signature 25 September 1926
INDIA Declaration 25 September 1926
INDIA Ratification 18 June 1927
Indies Extension 7 January 1928
IRAQ Accession 18 January 1929
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 18 June 1930
ISRAEL Accession 6 January 1955
ITALY Signature 25 September 1926
ITALY Ratification 25 August 1928
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 1 May 2008 1 May 2008
LATVIA Signature 25 September 1926
LATVIA Ratification 9 July 1927
LIBERIA Signature 25 September 1926
LIBERIA Ratification 17 May 1930
LITHUANIA Signature 25 September 1926
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 18 January 1994 17 September 1991
MALI Succession 2 February 1973
MAURITANIA Accession 6 June 1986
MEXICO Accession 8 September 1934
MONACO Accession 17 January 1928
MOROCCO Succession 11 May 1959
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 25 September 1926
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 7 January 1928
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
NEW ZEALAND Signature 25 September 1926
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 18 June 1927
NICARAGUA Accession 3 September 1927
NIGER Succession 25 August 1961
NORWAY Signature 25 September 1926
NORWAY Ratification 10 September 1927
PANAMA Signature 25 September 1926
PARAGUAY Accession 27 September 2007 27 September 2007
PERSIA Signature 25 September 1926
POLAND Signature 25 September 1926
POLAND Ratification 17 September 1930
PORTUGAL Signature 25 September 1926
PORTUGAL Ratification 4 October 1927
PORTUGAL Communication 21 October 1999
ROMANIA Signature 25 September 1926
ROMANIA Ratification 22 June 1931
SAINT LUCIA Succession 14 February 1990 22 February 1979
SENEGAL Succession 2 May 1963
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Signature 25 September 1926
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Ratification 28 September 1929
SEYCHELLES Accession 5 May 1992
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 25 September 1926
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 18 June 1927
South West Africa Extension 18 June 1927
SPAIN Signature 25 September 1926
SPAIN Ratification 12 September 1927
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 9 November 1981
SUDAN Accession 15 September 1927
Surinam Extension 7 January 1928
SURINAME Succession 12 October 1979
SWEDEN Signature 25 September 1926
SWEDEN Ratification 17 December 1927
SWITZERLAND Accession 1 November 1930
SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON Accession 25 June 1931
TOGO Succession 27 February 1962
TURKEY Accession 24 July 1933
TURKMENISTAN Accession 1 May 1997
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 25 September 1926
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 18 June 1927
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 10 June 1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Accession 21 March 1929
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Reservation 21 March 1929
URUGUAY Signature 25 September 1926

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 016/1927: Cmd. 2910
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 73274210-bce9-4894-9497-8acbf29d5830
Treaty ID: 3931
Record ID: 72343