Convention relating to the International Status of Refugees

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
REFUGEES
Signed at
Signed on
28 October 1933
In force on
13 June 1935

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. BAHAMAS
  3. Basutoland
  4. Bechuanaland
  5. BELGIUM
  6. British Guiana
  7. British Honduras
  8. BULGARIA
  9. CEYLON
  10. CYPRUS
  11. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  12. DENMARK
  13. EGYPT
  14. Falkland Islands
  15. Fiji
  16. FRANCE
  17. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  18. Gold Coast
  19. Hong Kong
  20. ITALY
  21. KENYA
  22. Leeward Islands
  23. Malay States, Federated
  24. Malay States, Unfederated
  25. MAURITIUS
  26. NIGERIA
  27. NORWAY
  28. Nyasaland
  29. SIERRA LEONE
  30. Solomon Islands Protectorate
  31. Somaliland Protectorate
  32. St Helena And Ascension
  33. Straits Settlements
  34. SWAZILAND
  35. The Gambia
  36. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  37. UGANDA
  38. UNITED KINGDOM
  39. Windward Islands
  40. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 30 May 1940
BAHAMAS Extension 30 May 1940
Basutoland Extension 30 May 1940
Bechuanaland Extension 30 May 1940
BELGIUM Signature 28 October 1933
BELGIUM Reservation 28 October 1933
BELGIUM Ratification 4 August 1937
British Guiana Extension 30 May 1940
British Honduras Extension 30 May 1940
BULGARIA Signature 28 October 1933
BULGARIA Reservation 28 October 1933
BULGARIA Ratification 19 December 1934
CEYLON Extension 30 May 1940
CYPRUS Extension 30 May 1940
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 14 May 1935
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 14 May 1935
DENMARK Accession 21 December 1935
DENMARK Reservation 21 December 1935
EGYPT Signature 28 October 1933
EGYPT Reservation 28 October 1933
Falkland Islands Extension 30 May 1940
Fiji Extension 30 May 1940
FRANCE Signature 28 October 1933
FRANCE Reservation 28 October 1933
FRANCE Ratification 3 November 1936
FRANCE Denunciation 2 December 1942
FRANCE Declaration 8 November 1944
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 30 May 1940
Gold Coast Extension 30 May 1940
Hong Kong Extension 30 May 1940
ITALY Accession 16 January 1936
ITALY Reservation 16 January 1936
KENYA Extension 30 May 1940
Leeward Islands Extension 30 May 1940
Malay States, Federated Extension 30 May 1940
Malay States, Unfederated Extension 30 May 1940
MAURITIUS Extension 30 May 1940
NIGERIA Extension 30 May 1940
NORWAY Signature 28 October 1933
NORWAY Reservation 28 October 1933
NORWAY Ratification 26 June 1935
Nyasaland Extension 30 May 1940
SIERRA LEONE Extension 30 May 1940
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 30 May 1940
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 30 May 1940
St Helena And Ascension Extension 30 May 1940
Straits Settlements Extension 30 May 1940
SWAZILAND Extension 30 May 1940
The Gambia Extension 30 May 1940
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 30 May 1940
UGANDA Extension 30 May 1940
UNITED KINGDOM Accession 28 October 1936
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 28 October 1936
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 30 May 1940
Windward Islands Extension 30 May 1940
Zanzibar Extension 30 May 1940

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/189/0: 0
  2. League of Nations Registration 3663/0: 0
  3. Treaty Series 004/1937: Cmd 5347||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1937-TS0004.pdf
  4. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol.159 (p.199)/0: 0
Metadata

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UUID: 95b647e6-1377-43a7-9765-1c3344d2c159
Treaty ID: 1903
Record ID: 63678