International Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
CULTURAL PROPERTY
Signed at
Signed on
2 June 1928
In force on
1 August 1931

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. Ascension Island
  3. AUSTRALIA
  4. AUSTRIA
  5. BAHAMAS
  6. BARBADOS
  7. Basutoland
  8. Bechuanaland
  9. Belgian Congo
  10. BELGIUM
  11. Bermuda
  12. BHUTAN
  13. BRAZIL
  14. British Guiana
  15. British Honduras
  16. British Solomon Islands
  17. BULGARIA
  18. BURMA
  19. CANADA
  20. CEYLON
  21. Cook Islands
  22. CYPRUS
  23. CYPRUS
  24. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  25. DANZIG
  26. DENMARK
  27. ESTONIA
  28. Falkland Islands
  29. Fiji
  30. FINLAND
  31. FRANCE
  32. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  33. GERMANY
  34. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  35. Gibraltar
  36. Gilbert & Ellice Colony
  37. Gold Coast
  38. GREECE
  39. Hong Kong
  40. HUNGARY
  41. ICELAND
  42. INDIA
  43. INDONESIA
  44. Irish Free State
  45. ISRAEL
  46. ITALY
  47. JAMAICA
  48. JAPAN
  49. JORDAN
  50. KENYA
  51. LATVIA
  52. Leeward Islands
  53. LIECHTENSTEIN
  54. LUXEMBOURG
  55. Malay States, Federated
  56. MALTA
  57. MALTA
  58. MAURITIUS
  59. MONACO
  60. MOROCCO
  61. NAURU
  62. NETHERLANDS THE
  63. Newfoundland (UK)
  64. New Guinea
  65. NEW ZEALAND
  66. NIGERIA
  67. Norfolk Island
  68. North Borneo
  69. Northern Rhodesia
  70. NORWAY
  71. Nyasaland
  72. PAKISTAN
  73. Palestine
  74. Papua
  75. POLAND
  76. PORTUGAL
  77. ROUMANIA
  78. Ruanda Urundi
  79. Sarawak
  80. SEYCHELLES
  81. SIERRA LEONE
  82. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  83. Somaliland Protectorate
  84. SOUTH AFRICA
  85. Southern Rhodesia
  86. SPAIN
  87. Spanish Colonies
  88. St Helena
  89. Straits Settlements
  90. SWAZILAND
  91. SWEDEN
  92. SWITZERLAND
  93. SYRIA
  94. SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON
  95. TANGANYIKA
  96. The Gambia
  97. Tokelau Islands
  98. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  99. TUNIS
  100. UGANDA
  101. UNITED KINGDOM
  102. VATICAN CITY
  103. WESTERN SAMOA
  104. Windward Islands
  105. YUGOSLAVIA
  106. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 1 April 1937
Ascension Island Extension 1 October 1931
AUSTRALIA Accession 18 January 1935
AUSTRALIA Declaration 29 July 1936
AUSTRALIA Declaration 18 March 1965
AUSTRIA Accession 19 July 1936
BAHAMAS Extension 1 October 1931
BARBADOS Extension 1 October 1931
Basutoland Extension 1 October 1931
Bechuanaland Extension 1 October 1931
Belgian Congo Extension 2 November 1948
BELGIUM Accession 7 October 1934
BELGIUM Declaration 2 November 1948
Bermuda Extension 1 October 1931
BHUTAN Accession 25 August 2004 25 November 2004
BRAZIL Accession 1 June 1933
British Guiana Extension 1 October 1931
British Honduras Extension 1 October 1931
British Solomon Islands Extension 1 October 1931
BULGARIA Signature 2 June 1928
BULGARIA Ratification 28 May 1931 1 August 1931
BURMA Extension 1 April 1937
CANADA Signature 2 June 1928
CANADA Ratification 27 June 1931 1 August 1931
CEYLON Extension 1 October 1931
Cook Islands Extension 18 March 1965
CYPRUS Extension 1 October 1931
CYPRUS Succession 24 April 1964
CYPRUS Communication 29 May 1968
CYPRUS Communication 10 September 1968
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 30 November 1936
DANZIG Signature 2 June 1928
DANZIG Ratification 30 June 1931
DENMARK Accession 16 September 1933
ESTONIA Signature 2 June 1928
Falkland Islands Extension 1 October 1931
Fiji Extension 1 October 1931
FINLAND Signature 2 June 1928
FINLAND Ratification 1 July 1931 1 August 1931
FRANCE Accession 22 December 1933
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 11 May 1955
GERMANY Accession 21 October 1933
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 7 February 1950
Gibraltar Extension 1 October 1931
Gilbert & Ellice Colony Extension 1 October 1931
Gold Coast Extension 1 October 1931
GREECE Accession 25 February 1932
GREECE Declaration 25 February 1932
Hong Kong Extension 1 October 1931
HUNGARY Signature 2 June 1928
HUNGARY Ratification 25 June 1931
ICELAND Accession 7 September 1947
INDIA Signature 2 June 1928
INDIA Ratification 30 June 1931 1 August 1931
INDONESIA Denunciation 19 February 1959
Irish Free State Extension 11 June 1935
Irish Free State Reservation 11 June 1935
ISRAEL Accession 24 March 1950
ITALY Signature 2 June 1928
ITALY Ratification 27 June 1931
JAMAICA Extension 1 October 1931
JAPAN Signature 2 June 1928
JAPAN Ratification 10 July 1931 1 August 1931
JAPAN Notification 14 March 1974
JORDAN Withdrawal 1 January 1905
KENYA Extension 1 October 1931
LATVIA Accession 15 May 1937
LATVIA Reservation 15 May 1937
Leeward Islands Extension 1 October 1931
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 30 August 1931
LUXEMBOURG Accession 4 February 1932
Malay States, Federated Extension 10 January 1933
MALTA Succession 21 September 1964
MALTA Extension 1 October 1931
MAURITIUS Extension 1 October 1931
MONACO Accession 9 June 1933
MOROCCO Extension 25 November 1934
MOROCCO Extension 8 December 1934
NAURU Extension 29 July 1936
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 2 June 1928
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 27 June 1931 1 August 1931
NETHERLANDS THE Extension 2 July 1959
New Guinea Extension 20 July 1936
NEW ZEALAND Accession 4 December 1947
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 18 March 1965
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 11 December 1933
NIGERIA Extension 1 October 1931
Norfolk Island Extension 29 July 1936
North Borneo Extension 1 January 1939
Northern Rhodesia Extension 1 October 1931
NORWAY Signature 2 June 1928
NORWAY Ratification 30 June 1931 1 August 1931
Nyasaland Extension 1 October 1931
PAKISTAN Succession 5 July 1948
Palestine Extension 1 October 1931
Papua Extension 29 July 1936
POLAND Accession 21 November 1935
POLAND Declaration 1 January 1982
PORTUGAL Accession 29 July 1937
ROUMANIA Accession 6 August 1936
Ruanda Urundi Extension 2 January 1948
Sarawak Extension 1 January 1939
SEYCHELLES Extension 1 October 1931
SIERRA LEONE Extension 1 October 1931
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Accession 24 June 1944
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 1 October 1931
SOUTH AFRICA Extension 27 May 1935
Southern Rhodesia Extension 31 August 1931
SPAIN Accession 23 April 1933
SPAIN Declaration 8 December 1934
Spanish Colonies Extension 8 December 1934
St Helena Extension 1 October 1931
Straits Settlements Extension 1 October 1931
SWAZILAND Extension 1 October 1931
SWEDEN Signature 2 June 1928
SWEDEN Ratification 27 June 1931 1 August 1931
SWITZERLAND Signature 2 June 1928
SWITZERLAND Ratification 18 March 1931
SWITZERLAND Declaration 21 August 1957
SYRIA Withdrawal 12 January 1962
SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON Accession 24 December 1933
TANGANYIKA Extension 1 October 1931
The Gambia Extension 1 October 1931
Tokelau Islands Extension 18 March 1965
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 1 October 1931
TUNIS Accession 22 December 1933
TUNIS Reservation 22 December 1933
UGANDA Extension 1 October 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 2 June 1928
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 27 June 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 27 June 1931 1 August 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 31 August 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 October 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 10 January 1933
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 11 December 1933
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 May 1935
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 11 June 1935
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 April 1937
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 January 1939
VATICAN CITY Accession 12 September 1935
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 4 December 1947
Windward Islands Extension 1 October 1931
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 1 August 1931
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 1 August 1931
ZIMBABWE Succession 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/116/0: 0
  2. League of Nations Registration 2816/0: 0
  3. Treaty Series 012/1932: Cmd 4057||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1932-TS0012.pdf
  4. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol. 123 (p.233)/0: 0
  5. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
Metadata

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UUID: d8590397-214f-4a46-a567-b194027852d2
Treaty ID: 1838
Record ID: 63431