International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Penal Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision or other Incidents of Navigation

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
MARITIME LAW
Signed at
Signed on
10 May 1952
In force on
20 November 1955

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Antigua
  2. Antilles
  3. ARGENTINA
  4. Aruba
  5. BAHAMAS
  6. BELGIUM
  7. Bermuda
  8. BRAZIL
  9. British Guiana
  10. British Honduras
  11. British Virgin Islands
  12. BURMA
  13. CAMBODIA
  14. Cayman Islands
  15. CHINA
  16. COSTA RICA
  17. CROATIA
  18. CYPRUS
  19. DENMARK
  20. Dominica
  21. EGYPT
  22. Falkland Island Dependencies
  23. Fiji
  24. Fiji
  25. FRANCE
  26. French Cameroons
  27. French Togoland
  28. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  29. Gibraltar
  30. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  31. GREECE
  32. GRENADA
  33. Guernsey
  34. HAITI
  35. HOLY SEE
  36. Hong Kong
  37. HONG KONG SAR
  38. ITALY
  39. Land Berlin
  40. LEBANON
  41. LUXEMBOURG
  42. Macao
  43. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  44. MAURITIUS
  45. MONACO
  46. Montserrat
  47. MOROCCO
  48. NETHERLANDS THE
  49. NICARAGUA
  50. NIGERIA
  51. North Borneo
  52. PARAGUAY
  53. PORTUGAL
  54. ROMANIA
  55. SAINT LUCIA
  56. Sarawak
  57. SEYCHELLES
  58. SLOVENIA
  59. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  60. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  61. SPAIN
  62. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  63. St Helena
  64. ST LUCIA
  65. St Vincent
  66. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  67. Surinam
  68. SWITZERLAND
  69. SYRIA
  70. TONGA
  71. Turks And Caicos Islands
  72. UNITED KINGDOM
  73. VIETNAM
  74. YUGOSLAVIA
  75. ZAIRE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Antigua Extension 12 November 1965
Antigua Reservation 12 November 1965
Antilles Extension 25 June 1971
Antilles Notification 1 January 1986
ARGENTINA Accession 19 April 1961
ARGENTINA Reservation 19 April 1961
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
BAHAMAS Extension 12 November 1965
BAHAMAS Reservation 12 November 1965
BELGIUM Signature 10 May 1952
BELGIUM Ratification 10 April 1961
Bermuda Extension 30 May 1963
Bermuda Reservation 30 May 1963
BRAZIL Signature 10 May 1952
British Guiana Extension 29 March 1963
British Guiana Reservation 29 March 1963
British Honduras Extension 21 March 1966
British Honduras Reservation 21 March 1966
British Virgin Islands Extension 29 May 1963
British Virgin Islands Reservation 29 May 1963
BURMA Accession 8 July 1953
CAMBODIA Accession 12 November 1956
CAMBODIA Reservation 12 November 1956
Cayman Islands Extension 12 November 1965
Cayman Islands Reservation 12 November 1965
CHINA Declaration 6 December 1999
CHINA Reservation 6 December 1999
COSTA RICA Accession 13 July 1955
COSTA RICA Reservation 13 July 1955
CROATIA Succession 30 July 1992 8 October 1991
CYPRUS Accession 17 March 1994 17 September 1994
DENMARK Signature 10 May 1952
Dominica Extension 12 November 1965
Dominica Reservation 12 November 1965
EGYPT Signature 6 January 1955
EGYPT Reservation 6 January 1955
EGYPT Ratification 24 August 1955
EGYPT Reservation 24 August 1955
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 17 October 1969 17 April 1970
Falkland Island Dependencies Reservation 17 October 1969
Fiji Extension 29 March 1963
Fiji Reservation 29 March 1963
Fiji Succession 22 August 1972 10 October 1970
Fiji Communication 22 August 1972
Fiji Reservation 22 August 1972 10 October 1972
Fiji Reservation 22 August 1972 10 October 1970
FRANCE Signature 10 May 1952
FRANCE Reservation 10 May 1952
FRANCE Ratification 20 May 1955
French Cameroons Extension 23 April 1958
French Togoland Extension 23 April 1958
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 10 May 1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 6 October 1972 6 April 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Reservation 6 October 1972
Gibraltar Extension 29 March 1963
Gibraltar Reservation 29 March 1963
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 21 March 1966
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Reservation 21 March 1966
GREECE Signature 10 May 1952
GREECE Ratification 15 March 1965
GRENADA Extension 12 November 1965
GRENADA Reservation 12 November 1965
Guernsey Extension 6 June 1967 6 June 1967
Guernsey Reservation 6 June 1967
HAITI Accession 19 September 1954
HOLY SEE Signature 4 February 1954
HOLY SEE Ratification 10 August 1956
Hong Kong Extension 29 March 1963
Hong Kong Reservation 29 March 1963
HONG KONG SAR Application 4 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Reservation 4 June 1997 1 July 1997
ITALY Signature 10 May 1952
ITALY Ratification 9 November 1979 9 May 1980
ITALY Reservation 9 November 1979
Land Berlin Extension 6 October 1972 6 April 1973
Land Berlin Reservation 6 October 1972
LEBANON Signature 25 May 1954
LEBANON Ratification 19 July 1975 23 January 1976
LUXEMBOURG Accession 18 February 1991 18 August 1991
Macao Extension 23 March 1999 23 September 1999
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Succession 13 July 1965
MAURITIUS Extension 29 March 1963
MAURITIUS Reservation 29 March 1963
MONACO Signature 10 May 1952
Montserrat Extension 12 November 1965
Montserrat Reservation 12 November 1965
MOROCCO Accession 11 July 1990 11 January 1991
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 8 December 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 8 December 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 25 June 1971
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 25 June 1971
NICARAGUA Signature 10 May 1952
NIGERIA Accession 7 November 1963
NIGERIA Reservation 7 November 1963
North Borneo Extension 29 March 1963
North Borneo Reservation 29 March 1963
PARAGUAY Accession 22 November 1967
PORTUGAL Signature 16 October 1956
PORTUGAL Reservation 16 October 1956
PORTUGAL Ratification 4 May 1957
PORTUGAL Communication 17 November 1999
ROMANIA Accession 28 November 1995 28 May 1996
SAINT LUCIA Declaration 9 March 1990
Sarawak Extension 28 August 1962
Sarawak Reservation 28 August 1962
SEYCHELLES Extension 29 March 1963
SEYCHELLES Reservation 29 March 1963
SLOVENIA Succession 13 October 1993 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Extension 21 March 1966
SOLOMON ISLANDS Reservation 21 March 1966
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 17 September 1981 7 July 1978
SPAIN Signature 10 May 1952
SPAIN Reservation 10 May 1952
SPAIN Ratification 8 December 1953
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 12 November 1965
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Reservation 12 November 1965
St Helena Extension 12 November 1965
St Helena Reservation 12 November 1965
ST LUCIA Extension 12 November 1965
ST LUCIA Reservation 12 November 1965
ST LUCIA Declaration 9 March 1990
St Vincent Extension 12 November 1965
St Vincent Reservation 12 November 1965
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 15 February 2002 28 October 1979
Surinam Extension 25 June 1971
SWITZERLAND Accession 28 May 1954
SYRIA Accession 10 July 1972 10 January 1973
TONGA Accession 13 June 1978 13 December 1978
TONGA Reservation 13 June 1978
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 21 March 1966
Turks And Caicos Islands Reservation 21 March 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 10 May 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 10 May 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 18 March 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 18 March 1959
VIETNAM Accession 26 November 1955
VIETNAM Reservation 26 November 1955
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 10 May 1952
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 21 April 1956
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 21 April 1956
ZAIRE Accession 17 July 1967

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/446/0: 0
  2. UN Registration Belgiu/0: 439 233
  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: b2372124-cceb-4edf-bcfd-343d5437f726
Treaty ID: 2159
Record ID: 70380