Slavery Convention Signed at Geneva on the 25th of September, 1926, as amended by the Protocol agreed at New York on the 7th of December 1953 [together with the Protocol of the 7th December 1953 and the Annex to that Protocol]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SLAVERY
Signed at
Signed on
7 December 1953
In force on
7 July 1955

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  5. Antilles
  6. Aruba
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. AZERBAIJAN
  10. BAHAMAS
  11. Bahrain
  12. BANGLADESH
  13. BARBADOS
  14. BELARUS
  15. BELGIUM
  16. Berlin West
  17. BOLIVIA
  18. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  19. BRAZIL
  20. CAMEROON
  21. CANADA
  22. CHINA
  23. CROATIA
  24. CUBA
  25. CYPRUS
  26. DENMARK
  27. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  28. ECUADOR
  29. EGYPT
  30. ETHIOPIA
  31. Fiji
  32. FINLAND
  33. FRANCE
  34. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  35. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  36. GREECE
  37. GUATEMALA
  38. GUINEA
  39. HUNGARY
  40. INDIA
  41. IRAQ
  42. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  43. ISRAEL
  44. ITALY
  45. JAMAICA
  46. JORDAN
  47. KAZAKHSTAN
  48. KUWAIT
  49. KYRGYZSTAN
  50. LESOTHO
  51. LIBERIA
  52. LIBYA
  53. MADAGASCAR
  54. MALAWI
  55. MALI
  56. MALTA
  57. MAURITANIA
  58. MAURITIUS
  59. MEXICO
  60. MONACO
  61. MONGOLIA
  62. MONTENEGRO
  63. MOROCCO
  64. MYANMAR
  65. NEPAL
  66. NETHERLANDS THE
  67. New Guinea
  68. NEW ZEALAND
  69. NICARAGUA
  70. NIGER
  71. NIGERIA
  72. NORWAY
  73. PAKISTAN
  74. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  75. PARAGUAY
  76. PHILIPPINES
  77. ROMANIA
  78. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  79. SAINT LUCIA
  80. SAUDI ARABIA
  81. SIERRA LEONE
  82. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  83. SOUTH AFRICA
  84. SPAIN
  85. SRI LANKA
  86. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  87. SUDAN
  88. Surinam
  89. SWEDEN
  90. SWITZERLAND
  91. SYRIA
  92. TANZANIA
  93. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  94. TUNISIA
  95. TURKEY
  96. TURKMENISTAN
  97. UGANDA
  98. UKRAINE
  99. UNITED KINGDOM
  100. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  101. URUGUAY
  102. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
  103. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  104. YUGOSLAVIA
  105. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  106. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Definitive Signature 16 August 1954
ALBANIA Accession 2 July 1957
ALGERIA Accession 20 November 1963
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
Antilles Extension 15 December 1953 7 July 1955
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Definitive Signature 9 December 1953
AUSTRIA Signature 7 December 1953
AUSTRIA Acceptance 16 July 1954
AZERBAIJAN Accession 16 August 1996 16 August 1996
BAHAMAS Succession 10 June 1976
Bahrain Accession 27 March 1990 27 March 1990
Bahrain Reservation 27 March 1990
BANGLADESH Accession 7 January 1985
BARBADOS Succession 22 July 1976
BELARUS Accession 13 September 1956
BELGIUM Signature 24 February 1954
BELGIUM Acceptance 13 December 1962
Berlin West Extension 29 May 1973
BOLIVIA Accession 6 October 1983 6 October 1983
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BRAZIL Accession 6 January 1966
CAMEROON Accession 27 June 1984
CANADA Definitive Signature 17 December 1953
CHINA Signature 7 December 1953
CHINA Acceptance 14 December 1955
CROATIA Succession 12 October 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Definitive Signature 28 June 1954
CYPRUS Succession 21 April 1986
DENMARK Definitive Signature 3 March 1954
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Succession 17 August 1994 3 November 1978
ECUADOR Signature 7 September 1954
ECUADOR Acceptance 17 August 1955
EGYPT Signature 15 June 1954
EGYPT Acceptance 29 September 1954
ETHIOPIA Ratification 21 January 1969
Fiji Succession 12 June 1972
FINLAND Acceptance 19 March 1954
FRANCE Signature 14 January 1954
FRANCE Acceptance 14 February 1963
FRANCE Statement 17 July 1974
FRANCE Statement 8 July 1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Acceptance 16 July 1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 16 July 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 29 May 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 29 May 1973 29 May 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 27 August 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 19 September 1975
GREECE Signature 7 December 1953
GREECE Acceptance 12 December 1955
GUATEMALA Accession 11 November 1983 11 November 1983
GUINEA Acceptance 12 July 1962
HUNGARY Acceptance 26 February 1958
INDIA Definitive Signature 12 March 1954
IRAQ Acceptance 23 May 1955
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 31 August 1961
ISRAEL Acceptance 12 September 1955
ISRAEL Objection 25 June 1990
ITALY Definitive Signature 4 February 1954
JAMAICA Succession 30 July 1964
JORDAN Accession 5 May 1959
KAZAKHSTAN Participation 1 May 1953 1 May 1953
KUWAIT Accession 28 May 1963
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 5 September 1997 5 September 1997
LESOTHO Succession 4 November 1974
LIBERIA Definitive Signature 7 December 1953
LIBYA Accession 14 February 1957
MADAGASCAR Accession 12 February 1964
MALAWI Accession 2 August 1965
MALI Acceptance 2 February 1973
MALTA Succession 3 January 1966
MAURITANIA Acceptance 6 June 1986 6 June 1986
MAURITIUS Succession 18 July 1969 12 March 1968
MEXICO Definitive Signature 3 February 1954
MONACO Signature 28 January 1954
MONACO Acceptance 12 November 1954
MONGOLIA Accession 20 December 1968
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
MOROCCO Acceptance 11 May 1959
MYANMAR Signature 14 March 1956
MYANMAR Acceptance 29 April 1957
NEPAL Accession 7 January 1963
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 15 December 1953
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 7 July 1955
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
New Guinea Extension 15 December 1953 7 July 1955
NEW ZEALAND Definitive Signature 16 December 1953
NICARAGUA Acceptance 14 January 1986 14 January 1986
NIGER Acceptance 7 December 1964
NIGERIA Succession 26 June 1961
NORWAY Signature 24 February 1954
NORWAY Acceptance 11 April 1957
PAKISTAN Accession 30 September 1955
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 27 January 1982 27 April 1982
PARAGUAY Participation 27 September 2007 27 September 2007
PHILIPPINES Accession 12 July 1955
ROMANIA Definitive Signature 13 November 1957
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 8 August 1956
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Objection 4 December 1973
SAINT LUCIA Succession 14 February 1990 22 February 1979
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 5 July 1973 5 July 1973
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
SOUTH AFRICA Definitive Signature 29 December 1953
SPAIN Definitive Signature 10 November 1976
SRI LANKA Accession 21 March 1958
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Acceptance 9 November 1981 9 November 1981
SUDAN Succession 9 September 1957
Surinam Extension 15 December 1953 7 July 1955
SWEDEN Definitive Signature 17 August 1954
SWITZERLAND Definitive Signature 7 December 1953
SYRIA Acceptance 4 August 1954
TANZANIA Accession 28 November 1962
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966
TUNISIA Accession 15 July 1966
TURKEY Definitive Signature 14 January 1955
TURKMENISTAN Participation 1 May 1997 1 May 1997
UGANDA Acceptance 12 August 1964
UKRAINE Accession 27 January 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 7 December 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Definitive Signature 7 December 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 17 July 1974
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 8 July 1975
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 16 December 1953
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Acceptance 7 March 1956
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 17 July 1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 8 July 1975
URUGUAY Accession 7 June 2001 7 June 2001
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Accession 14 August 1956
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 9 February 1987 9 February 1987
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 11 February 1954
YUGOSLAVIA Acceptance 21 March 1955
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAMBIA Succession 26 March 1973

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/491/0: 0
  2. UN Registration /0: 861 205
  3. Treaty Series 024/1956: Cmd 9797||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1956-TS0024.pdf
  4. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 014/2008: Cm. 7496||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0014.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: a50220cb-bee6-4fee-b257-3824c39259ad
Treaty ID: 2257
Record ID: 70489