Convention on the Conflicts of Laws relating to the form of Testamentary Dispositions

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (PIL)
Signed at
Signed on
5 October 1961
In force on
5 January 1964

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Parties

  1. Antigua
  2. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  3. ARGENTINA
  4. Aruba
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. AUSTRIA
  7. BARBADOS
  8. Basutoland
  9. BELGIUM
  10. Bermuda
  11. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  12. BOTSWANA
  13. British Guiana
  14. British Honduras
  15. British Virgin Islands
  16. Brunei
  17. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  18. Cayman Islands
  19. CROATIA
  20. DENMARK
  21. Dominica
  22. ESTONIA
  23. Falkland Islands
  24. Fiji
  25. Fiji
  26. FINLAND
  27. FRANCE
  28. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  29. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  30. Gibraltar
  31. GREECE
  32. GRENADA
  33. GRENADA
  34. Hong Kong
  35. HONG KONG SAR
  36. IRELAND
  37. Isle Of Man
  38. ISRAEL
  39. ITALY
  40. JAPAN
  41. Land Berlin
  42. LESOTHO
  43. LUXEMBOURG
  44. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  45. MAURITIUS
  46. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  47. MONTENEGRO
  48. Montserrat
  49. NETHERLANDS THE
  50. New Hebrides
  51. NORWAY
  52. POLAND
  53. PORTUGAL
  54. SERBIA
  55. SEYCHELLES
  56. SLOVENIA
  57. SOUTH AFRICA
  58. SPAIN
  59. St Helena
  60. St Kitts Nevis Anguilla
  61. ST LUCIA
  62. St Vincent
  63. SWAZILAND
  64. SWAZILAND
  65. SWEDEN
  66. SWITZERLAND
  67. The Gambia
  68. TONGA
  69. TONGA
  70. TURKEY
  71. Turks And Caicos Islands
  72. UKRAINE
  73. UNITED KINGDOM
  74. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  75. YUGOSLAVIA
  76. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Antigua Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Antigua Reservation 16 December 1964
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 1 May 1985 1 November 1981
ARGENTINA Objection 3 September 1980
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 2 March 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 22 September 1986 21 November 1986
AUSTRALIA Declaration 22 September 1986
AUSTRIA Signature 5 October 1961
AUSTRIA Ratification 28 October 1963 5 January 1964
AUSTRIA Reservation 28 October 1963
BARBADOS Extension 9 March 1965 8 May 1965
BARBADOS Reservation 9 March 1965
Basutoland Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Basutoland Reservation 16 December 1964
BELGIUM Signature 10 October 1968
BELGIUM Reservation 10 October 1968
BELGIUM Ratification 20 October 1971 19 December 1971
Bermuda Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Bermuda Reservation 16 December 1964
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 October 1993
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Notification 22 November 1993
BOTSWANA Accession 18 November 1968 17 January 1969
BOTSWANA Reservation 18 November 1968
British Guiana Extension 9 March 1965 8 May 1965
British Guiana Reservation 9 March 1965
British Honduras Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
British Honduras Reservation 16 December 1964
British Virgin Islands Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
British Virgin Islands Reservation 16 December 1964
Brunei Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Brunei Reservation 16 December 1964
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 10 May 1988 9 July 1988
Cayman Islands Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Cayman Islands Reservation 16 December 1964
CROATIA Notification 4 August 1993
DENMARK Signature 5 October 1961
DENMARK Ratification 21 July 1976 19 September 1976
Dominica Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Dominica Reservation 16 December 1964
ESTONIA Accession 13 May 1998 12 July 1998
ESTONIA Declaration 13 May 1998
Falkland Islands Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Falkland Islands Reservation 16 December 1964
Fiji Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Fiji Reservation 16 December 1964
Fiji Succession 19 July 1971 10 October 1970
FINLAND Signature 13 March 1962
FINLAND Ratification 24 June 1976 23 August 1976
FRANCE Signature 9 October 1961
FRANCE Reservation 9 October 1961
FRANCE Ratification 20 September 1967 19 November 1967
FRANCE Reservation 20 September 1967
FRANCE Extension 20 September 1967
FRANCE Declaration 29 April 1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 23 July 1974 21 September 1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Objection 23 July 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 5 October 1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 2 November 1965 1 January 1966
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 2 May 1975
Gibraltar Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Gibraltar Reservation 16 December 1964
GREECE Signature 5 October 1961
GREECE Ratification 3 June 1983 2 August 1983
GRENADA Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
GRENADA Reservation 16 December 1964
GRENADA Succession 20 May 1985 7 February 1974
Hong Kong Extension 24 June 1968 23 August 1968
Hong Kong Reservation 24 June 1968
Hong Kong Notification 16 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 16 June 1997 1 July 1997
IRELAND Accession 3 August 1967 2 October 1967
Isle Of Man Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Isle Of Man Reservation 16 December 1964
ISRAEL Accession 11 November 1977 10 January 1978
ITALY Signature 15 December 1961
JAPAN Signature 30 January 1964
JAPAN Ratification 3 June 1964 2 August 1964
Land Berlin Extension 2 November 1965 1 January 1966
LESOTHO Succession 18 June 1985 4 October 1966
LUXEMBOURG Signature 5 February 1968
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 7 December 1978 5 February 1979
LUXEMBOURG Reservation 7 December 1978
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 23 September 1993 1 January 1900
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Notification 22 November 1993 1 January 1900
MAURITIUS Extension 21 December 1965 19 February 1966
MAURITIUS Reservation 21 December 1965
MAURITIUS Accession 24 August 1970 12 March 1968
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 11 August 2011 10 October 2011
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Reservation 11 August 2011 10 October 2011
MONTENEGRO Succession 1 March 2007 3 June 2006
Montserrat Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
Montserrat Reservation 16 December 1964
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 17 March 1980
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 2 June 1982 1 August 1982
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 2 June 1982
New Hebrides Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1964
New Hebrides Reservation 16 December 1964
NORWAY Signature 5 October 1961
NORWAY Ratification 2 November 1972 1 January 1973
POLAND Accession 3 September 1969 2 November 1969
PORTUGAL Signature 29 September 1967
SERBIA Declaration 9 June 2006 5 June 2006
SERBIA Declaration 9 June 2006 5 June 2006
SEYCHELLES Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
SLOVENIA Declaration 8 June 1992
SLOVENIA Notification 4 August 1993
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 5 October 1970 4 December 1970
SOUTH AFRICA Reservation 5 October 1970
SPAIN Signature 21 October 1976
SPAIN Ratification 11 April 1988 10 June 1988
St Helena Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
St Helena Reservation 16 December 1964
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Reservation 16 December 1964
ST LUCIA Extension 14 March 1966 13 May 1966
ST LUCIA Reservation 14 March 1966
St Vincent Extension 13 August 1966
SWAZILAND Extension 22 May 1967
SWAZILAND Accession 23 November 1970 22 January 1971
SWAZILAND Reservation 23 November 1970
SWEDEN Signature 5 October 1961
SWEDEN Ratification 9 July 1976 7 September 1976
SWITZERLAND Signature 9 September 1970
SWITZERLAND Ratification 18 August 1971 17 October 1971
SWITZERLAND Reservation 18 August 1971
The Gambia Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
The Gambia Reservation 16 December 1964
TONGA Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
TONGA Succession 10 August 1978 4 June 1970
TONGA Reservation 10 August 1978
TURKEY Accession 23 August 1983 22 October 1983
TURKEY Reservation 23 August 1983
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 16 December 1964 14 February 1965
UKRAINE Accession 15 March 2011 14 May 2011
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 13 February 1962 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 13 February 1962
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 6 November 1963
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 6 November 1963 5 January 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 29 April 1975 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 6 January 1981 1 January 1900
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 29 April 1975
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 5 October 1961
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 25 September 1962 5 January 1964
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 1 May 2001 27 April 1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Notification 11 April 2003

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 033/2006: Cm 7045||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0033.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
  4. UN Registration Nether/0: 510 17
  5. Treaty Series 005/1964: Cmnd 2250||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1964-TS0005.pdf
  6. Miscellaneous Series 016/1962: Cmnd 1729
Metadata

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UUID: 12e25050-695c-4026-9cfb-d6adaf017c24
Treaty ID: 2392
Record ID: 70639