International Convention on Certain Rules concerning Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
MARITIME LAW
Signed at
Signed on
10 May 1952
In force on
14 September 1955

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. Antigua
  3. ARGENTINA
  4. Australes Et Antarctiques
  5. Austral Islands
  6. BAHAMAS
  7. BELGIUM
  8. BENIN
  9. Bermuda
  10. BRAZIL
  11. British Guiana
  12. British Honduras
  13. British Virgin Islands
  14. BURKINA FASO
  15. CAMBODIA
  16. CAMEROON
  17. Cayman Islands
  18. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  19. CHAD
  20. COMOROS ISLANDS
  21. CONGO KINSHASA
  22. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  23. COSTA RICA
  24. COTE D'IVOIRE
  25. CROATIA
  26. CYPRUS
  27. DENMARK
  28. DJIBOUTI
  29. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  30. EGYPT
  31. Falkland Island Dependencies
  32. Falkland Islands
  33. Fiji
  34. Fiji
  35. FRANCE
  36. French Cameroons
  37. French Togoland
  38. GABON
  39. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  40. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  41. Gibraltar
  42. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  43. GREECE
  44. GRENADA
  45. Guernsey
  46. GUINEA
  47. Hong Kong
  48. HONG KONG SAR
  49. Iles Sous Le Vent
  50. IRELAND
  51. ITALY
  52. Land Berlin
  53. LEBANON
  54. LUXEMBOURG
  55. Macao
  56. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  57. Marquises, Archipel Des Isles
  58. MAURITANIA
  59. MAURITIUS
  60. MONACO
  61. Montserrat
  62. MOROCCO
  63. New Caledonia And Dependences
  64. NICARAGUA
  65. NIGER
  66. NIGERIA
  67. North Borneo
  68. PARAGUAY
  69. POLAND
  70. PORTUGAL
  71. ROMANIA
  72. SAINT LUCIA
  73. Sarawak
  74. SENEGAL
  75. SEYCHELLES
  76. SLOVENIA
  77. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  78. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  79. SPAIN
  80. St Helena
  81. St Kitts Nevis Anguilla
  82. ST LUCIA
  83. St Pierre and Miquelon
  84. St Vincent
  85. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  86. SUDAN
  87. SWITZERLAND
  88. SYRIA
  89. Tahiti Et Dependences
  90. TOGO
  91. TONGA
  92. Tuamotu & Gambier, Archipel Des Isles
  93. Turks And Caicos Islands
  94. UNITED KINGDOM
  95. VATICAN CITY
  96. Wallis And Futuna Islands
  97. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 18 August 1964 18 February 1965
Antigua Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
ARGENTINA Accession 19 April 1961 19 October 1961
Austral Islands Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
Australes Et Antarctiques Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
BAHAMAS Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
BELGIUM Signature 10 May 1952
BELGIUM Ratification 10 April 1961 10 October 1961
BENIN Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
Bermuda Extension 30 May 1963 30 November 1963
BRAZIL Signature 10 May 1952
British Guiana Extension 29 March 1963 29 September 1963
British Honduras Extension 21 September 1965 21 March 1966
British Virgin Islands Extension 29 May 1963 29 November 1963
BURKINA FASO Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
CAMBODIA Accession 12 November 1956 12 May 1957
CAMBODIA Reservation 12 November 1956
CAMEROON Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
Cayman Islands Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
CHAD Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
COMOROS ISLANDS Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
CONGO KINSHASA Accession 17 July 1967 17 January 1968
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
COSTA RICA Accession 13 July 1955 13 January 1956
COSTA RICA Reservation 13 July 1955
COTE D'IVOIRE Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
CROATIA Succession 30 July 1992 8 October 1991
CYPRUS Accession 17 March 1994 17 September 1994
DENMARK Signature 10 May 1952
DJIBOUTI Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
EGYPT Signature 6 January 1955
EGYPT Ratification 24 August 1955 24 February 1956
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 17 October 1969 17 April 1970
Falkland Islands Extension 17 October 1969 17 April 1970
Fiji Extension 29 March 1963 29 September 1963
Fiji Succession 22 August 1972 10 October 1970
FRANCE Signature 10 May 1952
FRANCE Ratification 25 May 1957 25 November 1957
French Cameroons Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
French Togoland Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
GABON Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 14 February 1979 14 August 1979
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 10 May 1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 6 October 1972 6 April 1973
Gibraltar Extension 29 March 1963 29 September 1963
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 21 September 1965 21 March 1966
GREECE Signature 10 May 1952
GREECE Ratification 15 March 1965 15 September 1965
GRENADA Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
Guernsey Extension 8 December 1966 8 June 1967
GUINEA Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
Hong Kong Extension 29 March 1963 29 September 1963
HONG KONG SAR Application 4 June 1997 1 July 1997
Iles Sous Le Vent Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
IRELAND Accession 17 October 1989 17 April 1990
ITALY Signature 10 May 1952
ITALY Ratification 9 November 1979 9 May 1980
Land Berlin Extension 6 October 1972 6 April 1973
LEBANON Signature 25 May 1954
LUXEMBOURG Accession 18 February 1991 18 August 1991
Macao Extension 23 March 1999 23 September 1999
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Succession 13 July 1965
Marquises, Archipel Des Isles Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
MAURITANIA Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
MAURITIUS Extension 29 March 1963 29 September 1963
MONACO Signature 10 May 1952
Montserrat Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
MOROCCO Accession 11 July 1990 11 January 1991
New Caledonia And Dependences Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
NICARAGUA Signature 10 May 1952
NIGER Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
NIGERIA Accession 7 November 1963 7 May 1964
North Borneo Extension 29 March 1963 29 September 1963
PARAGUAY Accession 22 November 1967 22 May 1968
POLAND Accession 14 March 1986 14 September 1986
PORTUGAL Signature 16 October 1956
PORTUGAL Ratification 4 May 1957 4 November 1957
PORTUGAL Communication 20 October 1999
ROMANIA Accession 28 November 1995 28 May 1996
SAINT LUCIA Declaration 21 March 1990
Sarawak Extension 28 August 1962 28 January 1963
SENEGAL Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
SEYCHELLES Extension 29 March 1963 29 September 1963
SLOVENIA Succession 13 October 1993 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Extension 21 September 1965 21 March 1966
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 17 September 1981 7 July 1978
SPAIN Signature 10 May 1952
SPAIN Ratification 8 December 1953 14 September 1955
St Helena Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
ST LUCIA Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
St Vincent Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 15 February 2002 28 October 1979
SUDAN Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
SWITZERLAND Accession 28 May 1954 14 September 1955
SYRIA Accession 1 August 1974 1 February 1975
Tahiti Et Dependences Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
TOGO Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
TONGA Accession 13 June 1978 13 December 1978
Tuamotu & Gambier, Archipel Des Isles Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 21 September 1965 21 March 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 10 May 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 18 March 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 18 March 1959 18 September 1959
VATICAN CITY Signature 4 February 1954
VATICAN CITY Ratification 10 August 1956 10 February 1957
Wallis And Futuna Islands Extension 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 10 May 1952
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 10 May 1952
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 14 March 1955 14 September 1955

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/444/0: 0
  2. UN Registration Belgiu/0: 439 217
  3. Treaty Series 047/1960: Cmnd 1128||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1960-TS0047.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 013/1953: Cmd 8954
Metadata

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UUID: d963c750-9036-447c-a718-ea996aa369fb
Treaty ID: 2157
Record ID: 70378