International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling [1931]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
WHALING
Signed at
Signed on
24 September 1931
In force on
16 January 1935

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. AUSTRALIA
  3. AUSTRIA
  4. BAHAMAS
  5. BARBADOS
  6. BELGIUM
  7. Bermuda
  8. BRAZIL
  9. British Guiana
  10. British Honduras
  11. British Solomon Islands
  12. CANADA
  13. CEYLON
  14. COLOMBIA
  15. Curacao
  16. CYPRUS
  17. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  18. DENMARK
  19. East Indies
  20. ECUADOR
  21. EGYPT
  22. Falkland Island Dependencies
  23. Falkland Islands
  24. Fiji
  25. FINLAND
  26. FRANCE
  27. GERMANY
  28. Gibraltar
  29. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  30. Gold Coast
  31. GREECE
  32. Hong Kong
  33. INDIA
  34. Irish Free State
  35. ITALY
  36. JAMAICA
  37. KENYA
  38. LATVIA
  39. Leeward Islands
  40. Malay States, Federated
  41. Malay States, Unfederated
  42. MALTA
  43. MAURITIUS
  44. MEXICO
  45. MONACO
  46. NETHERLANDS THE
  47. Newfoundland (UK)
  48. NEW ZEALAND
  49. NICARAGUA
  50. NIGERIA
  51. North Borneo
  52. NORWAY
  53. Palestine
  54. POLAND
  55. ROUMANIA
  56. Sarawak
  57. SEYCHELLES
  58. SIERRA LEONE
  59. Somaliland Protectorate
  60. SOUTH AFRICA
  61. SPAIN
  62. St Helena And Ascension
  63. Straits Settlements
  64. SUDAN
  65. Surinam
  66. SWITZERLAND
  67. TANGANYIKA
  68. The Gambia
  69. TONGA
  70. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  71. TURKEY
  72. UNITED KINGDOM
  73. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  74. Windward Islands
  75. YUGOSLAVIA
  76. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Signature 24 September 1931
AUSTRALIA Signature 24 September 1931
AUSTRIA Accession 2 January 1936
BAHAMAS Extension 17 February 1937
BARBADOS Extension 17 February 1937
BELGIUM Signature 24 September 1931
Bermuda Extension 17 February 1937
BRAZIL Accession 21 November 1932
British Guiana Extension 17 February 1937
British Honduras Extension 17 February 1937
British Solomon Islands Extension 17 February 1937
CANADA Signature 24 September 1931
CANADA Ratification 12 December 1935
CEYLON Extension 17 February 1937
COLOMBIA Signature 24 September 1931
Curacao Extension 30 May 1933
CYPRUS Extension 17 February 1937
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 24 September 1931
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 20 October 1933
DENMARK Signature 24 September 1931
DENMARK Reservation 24 September 1931
DENMARK Ratification 26 June 1934
East Indies Extension 30 May 1933
ECUADOR Accession 13 April 1935
EGYPT Accession 25 January 1933
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 17 February 1937
Falkland Islands Extension 17 February 1937
Fiji Extension 17 February 1937
FINLAND Signature 24 September 1931
FINLAND Ratification 21 March 1936
FRANCE Signature 24 September 1931
FRANCE Ratification 16 May 1935
GERMANY Signature 24 September 1931
Gibraltar Extension 17 February 1937
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 17 February 1937
Gold Coast Extension 17 February 1937
GREECE Signature 24 September 1931
Hong Kong Extension 17 February 1937
INDIA Signature 24 September 1931
Irish Free State Extension 9 April 1938
ITALY Signature 24 September 1931
ITALY Ratification 12 June 1933
ITALY Reservation 12 June 1933
JAMAICA Extension 17 February 1937
KENYA Extension 17 February 1937
LATVIA Accession 17 September 1935
Leeward Islands Extension 17 February 1937
Malay States, Federated Extension 17 February 1937
Malay States, Unfederated Extension 17 February 1937
MALTA Extension 17 February 1937
MAURITIUS Extension 17 February 1937
MEXICO Signature 24 September 1931
MEXICO Ratification 13 March 1933
MONACO Accession 7 June 1932
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 24 September 1931
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 30 May 1933
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 30 May 1933
NEW ZEALAND Signature 24 September 1931
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 16 October 1935
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 17 February 1937
NICARAGUA Accession 30 April 1932
NIGERIA Extension 17 February 1937
North Borneo Extension 17 February 1937
NORWAY Signature 24 September 1931
NORWAY Ratification 18 July 1932
Palestine Extension 17 February 1937
POLAND Signature 24 September 1931
POLAND Ratification 27 September 1933
ROUMANIA Signature 24 September 1931
Sarawak Extension 17 February 1937
SEYCHELLES Extension 17 February 1937
SIERRA LEONE Extension 17 February 1937
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 17 February 1937
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 24 September 1931
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 11 January 1933
SPAIN Signature 24 September 1931
SPAIN Ratification 2 August 1933
St Helena And Ascension Extension 17 February 1937
Straits Settlements Extension 17 February 1937
SUDAN Accession 13 April 1932
Surinam Extension 30 May 1933
SWITZERLAND Signature 24 September 1931
SWITZERLAND Ratification 16 February 1933
TANGANYIKA Extension 17 February 1937
The Gambia Extension 17 February 1937
TONGA Extension 17 February 1937
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 17 February 1937
TURKEY Signature 24 September 1931
TURKEY Ratification 28 May 1934
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 24 September 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 18 October 1934
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 18 October 1934
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 24 September 1931
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 7 July 1932
Windward Islands Extension 17 February 1937
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 24 September 1931
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 16 January 1934
Zanzibar Extension 17 February 1937

Citations

  1. League of Nations Registration 3586/0: 0
  2. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/176/0: 0
  3. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol.155 (p.349)/0: 0
  4. Treaty Series 033/1934: Cmd 4751||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1934-TS0033.pdf
  5. Miscellaneous Series 004/1934: Cmd 4531
Metadata

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UUID: d2cfea6e-e658-459b-b5b5-456cc5d7f203
Treaty ID: 1889
Record ID: 63487