International Convention for the Unification of Certain rules relating to the Arrest of Sea-going Ships

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
MARITIME LAW
Signed at
Signed on
10 May 1952
In force on
24 February 1956

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. Antigua
  3. Antilles
  4. Aruba
  5. BAHAMAS
  6. BELGIUM
  7. BELIZE
  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. CONGO, REPUBLIC OF
  21. COSTA RICA
  22. COTE D'IVOIRE
  23. CROATIA
  24. CUBA
  25. DENMARK
  26. DJIBOUTI
  27. Dominica
  28. EGYPT
  29. Falkland Island Dependencies
  30. Fiji
  31. Fiji
  32. FINLAND
  33. FRANCE
  34. French Cameroons
  35. French Togoland
  36. GABON
  37. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  38. Gibraltar
  39. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  40. GREECE
  41. GRENADA
  42. Guernsey
  43. GUINEA
  44. HAITI
  45. HOLY SEE
  46. Hong Kong
  47. HONG KONG SAR
  48. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  49. Isle Of Man
  50. ITALY
  51. KIRIBATI
  52. Land Berlin
  53. LATVIA
  54. LEBANON
  55. LITHUANIA
  56. LUXEMBOURG
  57. Macao
  58. MACAU
  59. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  60. MALI
  61. MAURITANIA
  62. MAURITIUS
  63. MONACO
  64. Montserrat
  65. MOROCCO
  66. NAMIBIA
  67. NETHERLANDS THE
  68. NICARAGUA
  69. NIGER
  70. NIGERIA
  71. North Borneo
  72. NORWAY
  73. PARAGUAY
  74. POLAND
  75. PORTUGAL
  76. ROMANIA
  77. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  78. SAINT LUCIA
  79. Sarawak
  80. SENEGAL
  81. SEYCHELLES
  82. SLOVENIA
  83. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  84. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  85. SPAIN
  86. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  87. St Helena
  88. ST LUCIA
  89. St Vincent
  90. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  91. SWEDEN
  92. SWITZERLAND
  93. SYRIA
  94. TONGA
  95. Turks And Caicos Islands
  96. TUVALU
  97. UKRAINE
  98. UNITED KINGDOM
  99. YUGOSLAVIA
  100. ZAIRE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 18 August 1964 18 February 1965
Antigua Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
Antigua Reservation 12 November 1965
Antilles Extension 20 January 1983 20 July 1983
Antilles Notification 1 January 1986
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
BAHAMAS Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
BAHAMAS Reservation 12 November 1965
BELGIUM Signature 10 May 1952
BELGIUM Ratification 10 April 1961 10 October 1961
BELIZE Extension 21 September 1965 21 March 1966
BENIN Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
Bermuda Extension 30 May 1963 30 November 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 21 March 1966
British Honduras Reservation 21 March 1966
British Virgin Islands Extension 29 May 1963 29 November 1963
British Virgin Islands Reservation 29 May 1963
BURKINA FASO Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
CAMBODIA Accession 12 November 1956 12 May 1957
CAMBODIA Reservation 12 November 1956
CAMEROON Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
Cayman Islands Extension 12 November 1965 12 November 1965
Cayman Islands Reservation 12 November 1965
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
CHAD Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
COSTA RICA Accession 13 July 1955 24 February 1956
COSTA RICA Reservation 13 July 1955
COTE D'IVOIRE Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
CROATIA Succession 30 July 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Accession 21 November 1983 21 May 1984
CUBA Reservation 21 November 1983 1 January 1900
CUBA Declaration 21 November 1983
DENMARK Signature 30 March 1989
DENMARK Ratification 2 May 1989 2 November 1989
DENMARK Declaration 7 August 1989
DENMARK Notification 4 October 1989
DJIBOUTI Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
Dominica Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
Dominica Reservation 12 November 1965
EGYPT Signature 6 January 1955
EGYPT Reservation 6 January 1955
EGYPT Ratification 24 August 1955 24 February 1956
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 1970
FINLAND Signature 21 December 1995
FINLAND Ratification 21 December 1995 21 June 1996
FRANCE Signature 10 May 1952
FRANCE Ratification 25 May 1957 25 November 1957
French Cameroons Extension 23 April 1958
French Togoland Extension 23 April 1958
GABON Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 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 29 September 1963
Gibraltar Reservation 29 March 1963
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 21 March 1966 21 March 1966
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Reservation 21 March 1966
GREECE Signature 10 May 1952
GREECE Ratification 27 February 1967 27 August 1967
GRENADA Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
GRENADA Reservation 12 November 1965
Guernsey Extension 8 December 1966 8 June 1967
Guernsey Reservation 6 June 1967
GUINEA Accession 12 December 1994 12 June 1995
HAITI Accession 4 November 1954 24 February 1956
HOLY SEE Signature 4 February 1954
HOLY SEE Ratification 10 August 1956
Hong Kong Extension 29 March 1963 29 September 1963
Hong Kong Reservation 29 March 1963
HONG KONG SAR Application 1 July 1997
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 17 October 1989 17 April 1990
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Reservation 17 October 1989
Isle Of Man Extension 14 April 1993 14 October 1993
ITALY Signature 10 May 1952
ITALY Ratification 9 November 1979 9 May 1980
ITALY Reservation 9 November 1979
KIRIBATI Accession 21 September 1965 21 March 1966
Land Berlin Extension 6 October 1972 6 April 1973
Land Berlin Reservation 6 October 1972
LATVIA Accession 17 May 1993 17 November 1993
LEBANON Signature 25 May 1954
LITHUANIA Accession 29 October 2002 29 October 2002
LUXEMBOURG Accession 18 February 1991 18 August 1991
Macao Extension 23 March 1999 23 September 1999
MACAU Extension 20 December 1999
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Succession 13 July 1965
MALI Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
MAURITANIA Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
MAURITIUS Extension 29 March 1963
MAURITIUS Reservation 29 March 1963
MONACO Signature 10 May 1952
Montserrat Extension 12 November 1965 12 November 1965
Montserrat Reservation 12 November 1965
MOROCCO Accession 11 July 1990 11 January 1991
NAMIBIA Accession 14 March 2002 14 September 2002
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 16 July 1981
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 20 January 1983 20 July 1983
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 20 January 1983
NICARAGUA Signature 10 May 1952
NIGER Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
NIGERIA Accession 7 November 1963 7 May 1964
NIGERIA Reservation 7 November 1963
North Borneo Extension 29 March 1963
North Borneo Reservation 29 March 1963
NORWAY Signature 25 October 1994
NORWAY Ratification 1 November 1994 1 May 1995
NORWAY Reservation 1 November 1994
NORWAY Notification 8 February 1995
PARAGUAY Accession 22 November 1967 22 May 1968
POLAND Accession 16 July 1976 16 January 1977
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
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 29 April 1999 29 October 1999
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Reservation 29 April 1999
SAINT LUCIA Declaration 9 March 1990
Sarawak Extension 28 August 1962
Sarawak Reservation 28 August 1962
SENEGAL Accession 23 April 1958 23 October 1958
SEYCHELLES Extension 29 March 1963
SEYCHELLES Reservation 29 March 1963
SLOVENIA Succession 13 October 1993 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Extension 21 March 1966 21 March 1966
SOLOMON ISLANDS Reservation 21 March 1966
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 17 September 1981 7 July 1978
SPAIN Signature 10 May 1952
SPAIN Ratification 8 December 1953 24 February 1956
SPAIN Denunciation 28 March 2011 28 March 2012
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Reservation 12 November 1965
St Helena Extension 12 November 1965 12 November 1965
St Helena Reservation 12 November 1965
ST LUCIA Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
ST LUCIA Reservation 12 November 1965
ST LUCIA Declaration 9 March 1990
St Vincent Extension 12 May 1965 12 November 1965
St Vincent Reservation 12 November 1965
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 15 February 2002 28 October 1979
SWEDEN Accession 30 April 1993 30 October 1993
SWITZERLAND Accession 28 May 1954 24 February 1956
SYRIA Accession 3 February 1972 3 August 1972
TONGA Accession 13 June 1978 13 December 1978
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 21 March 1966 21 March 1966
Turks And Caicos Islands Reservation 21 March 1966
TUVALU Accession 21 September 1965 21 March 1966
UKRAINE Accession 16 November 2011 16 May 2012
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 10 May 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 10 May 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 18 March 1959 18 September 1959
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 10 May 1952
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 10 May 1952
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 25 July 1967 25 January 1968
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 25 July 1967
ZAIRE Accession 17 July 1967 17 January 1968

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/448/0: 0
  2. UN Registration Belgiu/0: 439 193
  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

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 9e7c36c8-9f45-47cc-bb13-cbcb5b8850e3
Treaty ID: 2161
Record ID: 70383