Convention on the High Seas

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
MARITIME LAW
Signed at
Signed on
29 April 1958
In force on
30 September 1962

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. Antilles
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. Aruba
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. BELGIUM
  9. Berlin West
  10. BOLIVIA
  11. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  12. BULGARIA
  13. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  14. CAMBODIA
  15. CANADA
  16. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  17. CEYLON
  18. CHINA REPUBLIC OF
  19. COLOMBIA
  20. COSTA RICA
  21. CROATIA
  22. CUBA
  23. CYPRUS
  24. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  25. CZECH REPUBLIC
  26. DENMARK
  27. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  28. Fiji
  29. FINLAND
  30. FRANCE
  31. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  32. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  33. GHANA
  34. GUATEMALA
  35. HAITI
  36. HUNGARY
  37. ICELAND
  38. INDONESIA
  39. IRAN
  40. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  41. ISRAEL
  42. ITALY
  43. JAMAICA
  44. JAPAN
  45. KENYA
  46. LATVIA
  47. LEBANON
  48. LESOTHO
  49. LIBERIA
  50. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  51. MALAWI
  52. MALAYSIA
  53. MAURITIUS
  54. MEXICO
  55. MONGOLIA
  56. MONTENEGRO
  57. NEPAL
  58. NETHERLANDS THE
  59. NEW ZEALAND
  60. NIGERIA
  61. PAKISTAN
  62. PANAMA
  63. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  64. POLAND
  65. PORTUGAL
  66. ROMANIA
  67. SENEGAL
  68. SIERRA LEONE
  69. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  70. SLOVENIA
  71. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  72. SOUTH AFRICA
  73. SOVIET UNION
  74. SPAIN
  75. SWAZILAND
  76. SWITZERLAND
  77. THAILAND
  78. TONGA
  79. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  80. TUNISIA
  81. UGANDA
  82. UKRAINE
  83. UNITED KINGDOM
  84. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  85. UPPER VOLTA
  86. URUGUAY
  87. VATICAN CITY
  88. VENEZUELA
  89. YUGOSLAVIA
  90. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 30 October 1958
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 28 April 1959
ALBANIA Accession 7 December 1964
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
ARGENTINA Signature 29 April 1958
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 30 October 1958
AUSTRALIA Objection 14 May 1963
AUSTRALIA Ratification 14 May 1963
AUSTRALIA Objection 1 February 1965
AUSTRALIA Objection 31 January 1968
AUSTRALIA Objection 29 September 1976
AUSTRIA Signature 27 October 1958
AUSTRIA Ratification 10 January 1974 9 February 1974
BELGIUM Accession 6 January 1972
Berlin West Extension 26 July 1973 25 August 1973
BOLIVIA Signature 17 October 1958
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BULGARIA Signature 31 October 1958
BULGARIA Ratification 31 August 1962
BULGARIA Declaration 31 August 1962
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 30 October 1958
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 27 February 1961
BYELORUSSIA S S R Statement 13 February 1974
CAMBODIA Accession 18 March 1960
CANADA Signature 29 April 1958
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 15 October 1962
CEYLON Signature 30 October 1958
CHINA REPUBLIC OF Signature 29 April 1958
COLOMBIA Signature 29 April 1958
COSTA RICA Signature 29 April 1958
COSTA RICA Ratification 16 February 1972 17 March 1972
CROATIA Succession 3 August 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Signature 29 April 1958
CYPRUS Succession 23 May 1988 22 June 1988
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 22 February 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 30 October 1958
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 30 October 1958
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 30 October 1958
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 31 August 1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 31 August 1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Communication 6 December 1973
DENMARK Signature 29 April 1958
DENMARK Ratification 26 September 1968
DENMARK Objection 26 September 1968
DENMARK Objection 31 October 1974
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 29 April 1958
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 11 August 1964
Fiji Succession 25 March 1971
Fiji Objection 25 March 1971
FINLAND Signature 27 October 1958
FINLAND Ratification 16 February 1965
FRANCE Signature 30 October 1958
FRANCE Declaration 8 July 1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 27 December 1973 26 January 1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 27 December 1973 26 January 1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Communication 27 December 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 30 October 1958
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 26 July 1973 25 August 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 26 July 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 15 July 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 2 March 1977
GHANA Signature 29 April 1958
GUATEMALA Signature 29 April 1958
GUATEMALA Ratification 27 November 1961
HAITI Signature 29 April 1958
HAITI Ratification 29 March 1960
HUNGARY Signature 31 October 1958
HUNGARY Ratification 6 December 1961
ICELAND Signature 29 April 1958
INDONESIA Signature 8 May 1958
INDONESIA Ratification 10 August 1961
IRAN Signature 28 May 1958
IRAN Reservation 28 May 1958
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 2 October 1958
ISRAEL Signature 29 April 1958
ISRAEL Ratification 6 September 1961
ITALY Accession 17 December 1964
JAMAICA Succession 8 October 1965
JAPAN Accession 10 June 1968
JAPAN Objection 10 June 1968
KENYA Accession 20 June 1969
LATVIA Accession 17 November 1992 17 December 1992
LEBANON Signature 29 April 1958
LESOTHO Succession 23 October 1973 4 October 1966
LIBERIA Signature 27 May 1958
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 31 July 1962
MALAWI Accession 3 November 1965
MALAYSIA Accession 21 December 1960
MAURITIUS Succession 5 October 1970
MEXICO Accession 2 August 1966
MONGOLIA Accession 15 October 1976 14 November 1976
MONGOLIA Withdrawal Res. 19 July 1990
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
NEPAL Signature 29 April 1958
NEPAL Ratification 28 December 1962
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 31 October 1958
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 18 February 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 17 March 1967
NEW ZEALAND Signature 29 October 1958
NIGERIA Succession 26 June 1961
PAKISTAN Signature 31 October 1958
PANAMA Signature 2 May 1958
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Statement 12 April 1976
POLAND Signature 31 October 1958
POLAND Ratification 29 June 1962
POLAND Reservation 29 June 1962
PORTUGAL Signature 28 October 1958
PORTUGAL Ratification 8 January 1963
ROMANIA Signature 31 October 1958
ROMANIA Ratification 12 December 1961
ROMANIA Declaration 12 December 1961
SENEGAL Accession 25 April 1961
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 1 July 1992 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 9 April 1963
SOVIET UNION Signature 30 October 1958
SOVIET UNION Declaration 22 November 1960
SOVIET UNION Ratification 22 November 1960
SOVIET UNION Declaration 5 November 1973
SPAIN Accession 25 February 1971
SWAZILAND Accession 16 October 1970
SWITZERLAND Signature 24 May 1958
SWITZERLAND Ratification 18 May 1966
THAILAND Signature 29 April 1958
THAILAND Ratification 2 July 1968
TONGA Succession 29 June 1971
TONGA Objection 29 June 1971
TONGA Communication 22 October 1971
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966 31 August 1962
TUNISIA Signature 30 October 1958
UGANDA Accession 14 September 1964
UKRAINE Signature 30 October 1958
UKRAINE Ratification 12 January 1961
UKRAINE Declaration 12 January 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 9 September 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 6 November 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 14 March 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 14 March 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 5 April 1962
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 17 June 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 2 November 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 13 May 1975
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 8 July 1975
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 10 January 1977
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 15 September 1958
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 12 April 1961
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 19 September 1962
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 19 August 1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 28 September 1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 11 July 1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 8 July 1975
UPPER VOLTA Accession 4 October 1965
URUGUAY Signature 29 April 1958
VATICAN CITY Signature 30 April 1958
VENEZUELA Signature 30 October 1958
VENEZUELA Ratification 15 August 1961
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 29 April 1958
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 28 January 1966
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/620/0: 0
  2. UN Registration United/0: 450 11
  3. Treaty Series 005/1963: Cmnd 1929||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1963-TS0005.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 015/1958: Cmnd 584
  5. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 17db27c5-77f1-4b16-b1b3-8f0e2760f808
Treaty ID: 2321
Record ID: 70561