Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
REFUGEES
Signed at
Signed on
30 August 1961
In force on
13 December 1975

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. Antigua
  3. Antilles
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. ARMENIA
  6. Aruba
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. AZERBAIJAN
  10. BAHAMAS
  11. BARBADOS
  12. Basutoland
  13. Bechuanaland
  14. BENIN
  15. Bermuda
  16. BOLIVIA
  17. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  18. BRAZIL
  19. British Guiana
  20. British Honduras
  21. British Virgin Islands
  22. BULGARIA
  23. CANADA
  24. Cayman Islands
  25. CHAD
  26. Channel Islands
  27. COLOMBIA
  28. COSTA RICA
  29. CROATIA
  30. DENMARK
  31. Dominica
  32. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  33. ECUADOR
  34. Falkland Islands
  35. Fiji
  36. FINLAND
  37. FRANCE
  38. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  39. Gibraltar
  40. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  41. GRENADA
  42. GUATEMALA
  43. HONDURAS
  44. Hong Kong
  45. HUNGARY
  46. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  47. Isle Of Man
  48. ISRAEL
  49. JAMAICA
  50. LATVIA
  51. LESOTHO
  52. LIBERIA
  53. LIBYA
  54. LIECHTENSTEIN
  55. LITHUANIA
  56. MAURITIUS
  57. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  58. MONTENEGRO
  59. Montserrat
  60. MOZAMBIQUE
  61. NETHERLANDS THE
  62. NEW ZEALAND
  63. NICARAGUA
  64. NIGER
  65. NIGERIA
  66. NORWAY
  67. PANAMA
  68. PARAGUAY
  69. PORTUGAL
  70. ROMANIA
  71. RWANDA
  72. SENEGAL
  73. SERBIA
  74. SEYCHELLES
  75. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  76. Solomon Islands Protectorate
  77. St Helena
  78. St Kitts Nevis Anguilla
  79. ST LUCIA
  80. St Vincent
  81. SWAZILAND
  82. SWAZILAND
  83. SWEDEN
  84. Tokelau Islands
  85. TUNISIA
  86. TURKMENISTAN
  87. Turks And Caicos Islands
  88. UNITED KINGDOM
  89. URUGUAY

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Accession 9 July 2003 7 October 2003
Antigua Extension 29 March 1966
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
ARGENTINA Accession 13 November 2014 11 February 2015
ARGENTINA Declaration 13 November 2014
ARMENIA Accession 18 May 1994 16 August 1994
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 13 December 1973
AUSTRIA Accession 22 September 1972
AUSTRIA Declaration 22 September 1972
AZERBAIJAN Accession 16 August 1996 14 September 1996
BAHAMAS Extension 29 March 1966
BARBADOS Extension 29 March 1966
Basutoland Extension 29 March 1966
Bechuanaland Extension 29 March 1966
BENIN Accession 8 December 2011 7 March 2012
Bermuda Extension 29 March 1966
BOLIVIA Accession 6 October 1983 4 January 1984
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Acceptance 13 December 1996 13 December 1997
BRAZIL Accession 25 October 2007 23 January 2008
British Guiana Extension 29 March 1966
British Honduras Extension 29 March 1966
British Virgin Islands Extension 29 March 1966
BULGARIA Accession 22 March 2012 20 June 2012
CANADA Accession 17 July 1978 15 October 1978
Cayman Islands Extension 29 March 1966
CHAD Accession 12 August 1999
Channel Islands Extension 29 March 1966
COLOMBIA Accession 15 August 2014 13 November 2014
COLOMBIA Reservation 15 August 2014
COSTA RICA Accession 2 November 1977 31 January 1978
CROATIA Accession 22 September 2011 21 December 2011
DENMARK Accession 11 July 1977
Dominica Extension 29 March 1966
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 5 December 1961
ECUADOR Accession 24 September 2012 23 October 2012
Falkland Islands Extension 29 March 1966
Fiji Extension 29 March 1966
FINLAND Objection 7 August 2008
FINLAND Accession 7 August 2008 5 November 2008
FRANCE Signature 31 May 1962
FRANCE Declaration 31 May 1962
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 31 August 1977 29 November 1977
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 31 August 1977
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 15 May 2001
Gibraltar Extension 29 March 1966
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 29 March 1966
GRENADA Extension 29 March 1966
GUATEMALA Accession 19 July 2001 17 October 2001
HONDURAS Accession 18 December 2012 18 March 2013
Hong Kong Extension 29 March 1966
Hong Kong Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Accession 12 May 2009 10 August 2009
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 18 January 1973
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 18 January 1973
Isle Of Man Extension 29 March 1966
ISRAEL Signature 30 August 1961
JAMAICA Accession 9 February 2013 9 April 2013
LATVIA Accession 14 April 1992 13 July 1992
LESOTHO Accession 24 September 2004 23 December 2004
LIBERIA Accession 22 September 2004 21 December 2004
LIBYA Accession 16 May 1989 14 August 1989
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 25 September 2009 24 December 2009
LITHUANIA Declaration 15 July 2013
LITHUANIA Accession 15 July 2013 13 October 2013
MAURITIUS Extension 29 March 1966
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 19 April 2012 18 July 2012
MONTENEGRO Accession 5 December 2013 5 March 2014
Montserrat Extension 29 March 1966
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 1 October 2014 30 December 2014
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 30 August 1961
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 13 May 1985 11 August 1985
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 1 January 1986
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 6 June 2001
NEW ZEALAND Accession 20 September 2006 20 September 2006
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 20 September 2006
NICARAGUA Accession 29 July 2013 27 October 2013
NIGER Accession 17 June 1985 15 September 1985
NIGER Declaration 17 June 1985
NIGERIA Accession 20 September 2011 19 December 2011
NORWAY Accession 11 August 1971
NORWAY Objection 23 May 2001
PANAMA Accession 2 June 2011 31 August 2011
PARAGUAY Acceptance 6 June 2012 4 September 2012
PORTUGAL Accession 1 October 2012 30 December 2012
ROMANIA Accession 27 January 2006 27 April 2006
RWANDA Accession 4 October 2006 2 January 2007
SENEGAL Accession 21 September 2005 20 December 2005
SERBIA Accession 7 December 2011 6 March 2012
SEYCHELLES Extension 29 March 1966
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Accession 3 April 2000 2 July 2000
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 29 March 1966
St Helena Extension 29 March 1966
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Extension 29 March 1966
ST LUCIA Extension 29 March 1966
St Vincent Extension 29 March 1966
SWAZILAND Extension 29 March 1966
SWAZILAND Accession 16 November 1999 14 February 2000
SWEDEN Accession 19 February 1969
SWEDEN Objection 23 May 2001
Tokelau Islands Extension 20 September 2006
TUNISIA Accession 12 May 2000 10 August 2000
TUNISIA Reservation 12 May 2000
TUNISIA Declaration 12 May 2000
TURKMENISTAN Accession 29 August 2012 27 November 2012
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 29 March 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 30 August 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 29 March 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 29 March 1966
URUGUAY Accession 21 September 2001 20 December 2001

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 1/93/687/0: 0
  2. UN Registration ex off/0: 989 175
  3. Treaty Series 158/1975: Cmnd 6364||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1975-TS0158.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 027/1962: Cmnd 1825
  5. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
  6. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 020/2006: Cm 6911||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0020.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  11. Treaty Series 017/2008: Cm 7699||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0017.pdf
  12. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  13. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  14. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 1a7cc7cc-516d-4740-8936-e03456c8e876
Treaty ID: 2402
Record ID: 70651