Registration Number
:
I-15410
Title
:
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents
Participant(s)
:
Submitter
:
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
:
Place
Date
New York
14/12/1973
EIF information
:
20 February 1977 , in accordance with article 17 (1)
Authentic texts
:
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Attachments
:
with United Nations General Assembly Resolution
ICJ information
:
See for provisions relating to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice
Depositary
:
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
:
ex officio 20 February 1977
Subject terms
:
Terrorism
Penal matters
Human rights
Diplomatic and consular relations
Criminal matters
Agreement type
:
UNTS Volume Number
:
1035
Publication format
:
Full
Certificate Of Registration
:
Text document (s)
:
volume-1035-I-15410-English.pdf
volume-1035-I-15410-French.pdf
volume-1035-I-15410-Other.pdf
Volume In Pdf
:
v1035.pdf
Map(s)
:
Corrigendum/Addendum
:
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Accession
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
0800000280036e85
Albania
Accession
22/01/2002
21/02/2002
0800000280036f6e
Algeria
Accession
07/11/2000
07/12/2000
0800000280036fcb
Andorra
Accession
23/09/2004
23/10/2004
0800000280036d8c
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
19/07/1993
18/08/1993
08000002800370a3
Argentina
Objection
03/10/1983
080000028003717e
Argentina
Accession
18/03/1982
17/04/1982
08000002800371a3
Armenia
Accession
18/05/1994
17/06/1994
0800000280037099
Australia
Declaration
09/05/1996
0800000280037052
Australia
Signature
30/12/1974
0800000280037375
Australia
Ratification
20/06/1977
20/07/1977
08000002800372cc
Austria
Accession
03/08/1977
02/09/1977
08000002800372b2
Azerbaijan
Accession
02/04/2001
02/05/2001
0800000280036fb8
Bahamas
Accession
22/07/1986
21/08/1986
0800000280037139
Bahrain
Accession
16/09/2005
16/10/2005
0800000280036d2d
Bangladesh
Accession
20/05/2005
19/06/2005
0800000280036d5a
Barbados
Accession
26/10/1979
25/11/1979
080000028003721f
Belgium
Accession
19/05/2004
18/06/2004
0800000280036dc4
Belize
Accession
14/11/2001
14/12/2001
0800000280036f9c
Benin
Accession
31/07/2003
30/08/2003
0800000280036ea6
Bhutan
Accession
16/01/1989
15/02/1989
080000028003712a
Bolivia
Accession
22/01/2002
21/02/2002
0800000280036f65
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
01/09/1993
06/03/1992
080000028003709e
Botswana
Accession
25/10/2000
24/11/2000
0800000280036ffa
Brazil
Accession
07/06/1999
07/07/1999
080000028003700c
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
13/11/1997
13/12/1997
0800000280173cd3
Bulgaria
Withdrawal of reservation
24/06/1992
08000002800370bc
Bulgaria
Signature
27/06/1974
0800000280037369
Bulgaria
Ratification
18/07/1974
20/02/1977
08000002800373ed
Burkina Faso
Accession
01/10/2003
31/10/2003
0800000280036dfb
Burundi
Accession
17/12/1980
16/01/1981
08000002800371d1
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
11/06/1974
080000028003736f
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
05/02/1976
20/02/1977
08000002800373f3
Cambodia
Accession
27/07/2006
26/08/2006
0800000280037420
Cameroon
Accession
08/06/1992
08/07/1992
08000002800370c1
Canada
Signature
26/06/1974
0800000280037364
Canada
Ratification
04/08/1976
20/02/1977
08000002800373e8
Cape Verde
Accession
10/09/2002
10/10/2002
0800000280036f28
Central African Republic
Accession
19/02/2008
20/03/2008
08000002801d327b
Chile
Accession
21/01/1977
20/02/1977
08000002800373e3
China
Notification
06/06/1997
01/07/1997
0800000280037042
China
Accession
05/08/1987
04/09/1987
080000028003711d
Colombia
Withdrawal of reservation
01/03/2002
0800000280037063
Colombia
Accession
16/01/1996
15/02/1996
080000028003705c
Comoros
Accession
25/09/2003
25/10/2003
0800000280036e17
Cook Islands
Territorial application
12/11/1985
12/12/1985
0800000280037148
Costa Rica
Accession
02/11/1977
02/12/1977
08000002800372ad
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
13/03/2002
12/04/2002
0800000280036f5c
Croatia
Succession
12/10/1992
08/10/1991
08000002800370b2
Cuba
Accession
10/06/1998
10/07/1998
080000028003701a
Cyprus
Accession
24/12/1975
20/02/1977
08000002800373de
Czech Republic
Succession
22/02/1993
01/01/1993
08000002800370ad
Czechoslovakia
Signature
11/10/1974
080000028003735f
Czechoslovakia
Declaration
25/01/1980
080000028003720b
Czechoslovakia
Declaration
25/04/1979
0800000280037251
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
30/06/1975
20/02/1977
08000002800373d8
Czechoslovakia
Withdrawal of reservation
26/04/1991
26/04/1991
08000002800370d0
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession
01/12/1982
31/12/1982
0800000280037193
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Declaration
08000002801ee807
Democratic Yemen
Accession
09/02/1987
11/03/1987
0800000280037131
Denmark
Signature
10/05/1974
080000028003735a
Denmark
Withdrawal of reservation
12/03/1980
01/04/1980
0800000280037206
Denmark
Ratification
01/07/1975
20/02/1977
08000002800373d1
Djibouti
Accession
01/06/2004
01/07/2004
0800000280036dba
Dominica
Accession
24/09/2004
24/10/2004
0800000280036d83
Dominican Republic
Accession
08/07/1977
07/08/1977
08000002800372c7
Ecuador
Signature
27/08/1974
0800000280037354
Ecuador
Ratification
12/03/1975
20/02/1977
08000002800373c6
Egypt
Accession
25/06/1986
25/07/1986
080000028003713e
El Salvador
Accession
08/08/1980
07/09/1980
08000002800371e1
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
07/02/2003
09/03/2003
0800000280036ed4
Estonia
Accession
21/10/1991
20/11/1991
08000002800370cb
Ethiopia
Accession
16/04/2003
16/05/2003
0800000280036eaf
Federal Republic of Germany
Declaration
02/04/1982
080000028003719e
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
25/03/1981
08000002800371c7
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
25/03/1981
08000002800371cc
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
30/11/1979
0800000280037210
Federal Republic of Germany
Declaration
18/10/1979
0800000280037224
Federal Republic of Germany
Declaration
13/02/1978
0800000280037294
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
25/01/1977
24/02/1977
08000002800372d7
Fiji
Accession
15/05/2008
14/06/2008
08000002801e7532
Finland
Signature
10/05/1974
080000028003734e
Finland
Ratification
31/10/1978
30/11/1978
080000028003725b
France
Declaration
21/08/1979
0800000280037231
France
Declaration
07/12/1977
0800000280037299
France
Declaration
18/02/1982
08000002800371ae
France
Accession
26/08/2003
25/09/2003
0800000280036e8e
Gabon
Accession
14/10/1981
13/11/1981
08000002800371bd
Georgia
Accession
18/02/2004
19/03/2004
0800000280036dcd
German Democratic Republic
Declaration
22/12/1978
0800000280037256
German Democratic Republic
Ratification
30/11/1976
20/02/1977
08000002800373cb
Germany
Signature
15/08/1974
0800000280037348
Germany
Objection
03/11/2004
0800000280036e27
Ghana
Accession
25/04/1975
20/02/1977
08000002800373c0
Greece
Accession
03/07/1984
02/08/1984
0800000280037179
Grenada
Accession
13/12/2001
12/01/2002
0800000280036f81
Guatemala
Signature
12/12/1974
0800000280037343
Guatemala
Declaration
25/05/1979
080000028003723b
Guatemala
Ratification
18/01/1983
17/02/1983
0800000280037188
Guinea
Accession
22/12/2004
21/01/2005
0800000280036d75
Guinea-Bissau
Accession
06/08/2008
05/09/2008
08000002801f94db
Guyana
Accession
12/09/2007
12/10/2007
0800000280037402
Haiti
Accession
25/08/1980
24/09/1980
08000002800371dc
Holy See
Accession
26/09/2012
26/10/2012
08000002803356ca
Honduras
Accession
29/01/2003
28/02/2003
0800000280036edd
Hungary
Declaration
27/11/1979
0800000280037215
Hungary
Signature
06/11/1974
080000028003733e
Hungary
Withdrawal of declaration
03/10/1990
03/10/1990
08000002800370da
Hungary
Withdrawal of reservation
08/12/1989
08/12/1989
08000002800370eb
Hungary
Ratification
26/03/1975
20/02/1977
08000002800373ba
Iceland
Signature
10/05/1974
0800000280037339
Iceland
Ratification
02/08/1977
01/09/1977
08000002800372b7
India
Accession
11/04/1978
11/05/1978
0800000280037288
Iran
Accession
12/07/1978
11/08/1978
0800000280037278
Iraq
Accession
28/02/1978
30/03/1978
080000028003728e
Ireland
Accession
30/06/2005
30/07/2005
0800000280036d51
Israel
Objection
17/05/1989
08000002800370f0
Israel
Declaration
26/07/1988
0800000280037106
Israel
Objection
28/06/1982
0800000280037199
Israel
Objection
21/08/1987
0800000280037118
Israel
Objection
11/03/1985
0800000280037163
Israel
Declaration
31/07/1980
08000002800371e7
Israel
Accession
31/07/1980
30/08/1980
08000002800371ec
Italy
Signature
30/12/1974
0800000280037334
Italy
Ratification
30/08/1985
29/09/1985
0800000280037153
Jamaica
Accession
21/09/1978
21/10/1978
0800000280037261
Japan
Accession
08/06/1987
08/06/1987
0800000280037123
Jordan
Accession
18/12/1984
17/01/1985
0800000280037173
Kazakhstan
Accession
21/02/1996
22/03/1996
0800000280037057
Kenya
Accession
16/11/2001
16/12/2001
0800000280036f8a
Kiribati
Accession
15/09/2005
15/10/2005
0800000280036d38
Kuwait
Accession
01/03/1989
31/03/1989
08000002800370f5
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
02/10/2003
01/11/2003
0800000280036df2
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
22/08/2002
21/09/2002
0800000280036f31
Latvia
Accession
14/04/1992
14/05/1992
08000002800370c6
Lebanon
Accession
03/06/1997
03/07/1997
0800000280037048
Lesotho
Accession
06/11/2009
06/12/2009
0800000280265d21
Liberia
Accession
30/09/1975
20/02/1977
08000002800373b5
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
25/09/2000
25/10/2000
0800000280036fde
Liechtenstein
Accession
28/11/1994
28/12/1994
080000028003708e
Lithuania
Accession
23/10/2002
22/11/2002
0800000280036f16
Luxembourg
Accession
10/05/2006
09/06/2006
0800000280037429
Madagascar
Accession
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
0800000280036e64
Malawi
Accession
14/03/1977
13/04/1977
08000002800372d1
Malaysia
Accession
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
0800000280036e20
Maldives
Accession
21/08/1990
20/09/1990
08000002800370e0
Mali
Accession
12/04/2002
12/05/2002
0800000280036f53
Malta
Accession
11/11/2001
11/12/2001
0800000280036f93
Marshall Islands
Accession
27/01/2003
26/02/2003
0800000280036ee6
Mauritania
Accession
09/02/1998
11/03/1998
0800000280037033
Mauritius
Accession
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
0800000280036e6d
Mexico
Accession
22/04/1980
22/05/1980
0800000280037201
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Accession
06/07/2004
05/08/2004
0800000280036da0
Monaco
Accession
27/11/2002
27/12/2002
0800000280036f0d
Mongolia
Signature
23/08/1974
080000028003732e
Mongolia
Ratification
08/08/1975
20/02/1977
08000002800373af
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
0800000280037417
Morocco
Accession
09/01/2002
08/02/2002
0800000280036f77
Mozambique
Accession
14/01/2003
13/02/2003
0800000280036eef
Myanmar
Accession
04/06/2004
04/07/2004
0800000280036da9
Nauru
Accession
02/08/2005
01/09/2005
0800000280036d47
Nepal
Accession
09/03/1990
08/04/1990
08000002800370e6
Netherlands
Objection
02/11/2004
0800000280036e3b
Netherlands
Accession
06/12/1988
05/01/1989
08000002800370fc
Netherlands
Partial withdrawal
31/01/2012
31/01/2012
08000002803079d9
New Zealand
Accession
12/11/1985
12/12/1985
080000028003714d
Nicaragua
Signature
29/10/1974
0800000280037329
Nicaragua
Ratification
10/03/1975
20/02/1977
08000002800373aa
Niger
Accession
17/06/1985
17/07/1985
080000028003715e
Nigeria
Accession
25/09/2012
25/10/2012
0800000280333d7c
Niue
Accession
22/06/2009
22/07/2009
0800000280236701
Niue Island
Territorial application
12/11/1985
12/12/1985
0800000280037143
Norway
Signature
10/05/1974
0800000280037324
Norway
Ratification
28/04/1980
28/05/1980
08000002800371fc
Oman
Accession
22/03/1988
21/04/1988
0800000280037113
Pakistan
Accession
29/03/1976
20/02/1977
08000002800373a4
Palau
Accession
14/11/2001
14/12/2001
0800000280036fa5
Panama
Accession
17/06/1980
17/07/1980
08000002800371f2
Papua New Guinea
Accession
30/09/2003
30/10/2003
0800000280036e04
Paraguay
Signature
25/10/1974
080000028003731f
Paraguay
Ratification
24/11/1975
20/02/1977
080000028003739f
Peru
Accession
25/04/1978
25/05/1978
0800000280037282
Philippines
Accession
26/11/1976
20/02/1977
080000028003739a
Poland
Signature
07/06/1974
080000028003731a
Poland
Ratification
14/12/1982
13/01/1983
080000028003718d
Portugal
Communication
18/11/1999
0800000280037079
Portugal
Accession
11/09/1995
11/10/1995
080000028003706c
Qatar
Accession
03/03/1997
02/04/1997
080000028003704d
Republic of Korea
Accession
25/05/1983
24/06/1983
0800000280037183
Republic of Moldova
Accession
08/09/1997
0800000280037016
Romania
Signature
27/12/1974
0800000280037314
Romania
Withdrawal of reservation
19/09/2007
080000028003726d
Romania
Ratification
15/08/1978
14/09/1978
0800000280037267
Russian Federation
Withdrawal of reservation
01/05/2007
08000002800372e9
Rwanda
Signature
15/10/1974
080000028003730f
Rwanda
Ratification
29/11/1977
29/12/1977
08000002800372a8
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession
12/04/2006
12/05/2006
080000028003743e
Saudi Arabia
Accession
01/03/2004
31/03/2004
0800000280036dd6
Senegal
Accession
07/04/2006
07/05/2006
0800000280037447
Seychelles
Accession
29/05/1980
28/06/1980
08000002800371f7
Sierra Leone
Accession
26/09/2003
26/10/2003
0800000280036e0e
Singapore
Accession
02/05/2008
01/06/2008
08000002801e42ff
Slovakia
Succession
28/05/1993
01/01/1993
08000002800370a8
Slovenia
Succession
06/07/1992
25/06/1991
08000002800370b7
South Africa
Accession
23/09/2003
23/10/2003
0800000280036e5b
Spain
Accession
08/08/1985
07/09/1985
0800000280037159
Sri Lanka
Accession
27/02/1991
29/03/1991
08000002800370d5
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
28/07/2008
27/08/2008
08000002801f7323
St. Lucia
Accession
12/11/2012
12/12/2012
080000028033df50
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
12/09/2000
12/10/2000
0800000280036fe7
Sudan
Accession
10/10/1994
09/11/1994
0800000280037094
Swaziland
Accession
04/04/2003
04/05/2003
0800000280036ec2
Sweden
Signature
10/05/1974
080000028003730a
Sweden
Ratification
01/07/1975
20/02/1977
0800000280037395
Switzerland
Accession
05/03/1985
04/04/1985
0800000280037168
Syrian Arab Republic
Accession
25/04/1988
25/05/1988
080000028003710b
Tajikistan
Accession
19/10/2001
18/11/2001
0800000280036fae
Thailand
Accession
23/02/2007
25/03/2007
080000028003740b
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
12/03/1998
17/11/1991
080000028003702e
Togo
Accession
30/12/1980
29/01/1981
08000002800371d7
Tonga
Accession
09/12/2002
08/01/2003
0800000280036f04
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
15/06/1979
15/07/1979
0800000280037235
Tunisia
Signature
15/05/1974
0800000280037304
Tunisia
Ratification
21/01/1977
20/01/1977
0800000280037390
Turkey
Accession
11/06/1981
11/07/1981
08000002800371c2
Turkmenistan
Accession
25/06/1999
25/07/1999
0800000280037003
Uganda
Accession
05/11/2003
05/12/2003
0800000280036de8
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
18/06/1974
08000002800372fa
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
20/01/1976
20/02/1977
080000028003738a
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Signature
07/06/1974
08000002800372e3
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Declaration
21/07/1977
08000002800372c2
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
15/01/1976
20/02/1977
080000028003737f
United Arab Emirates
Accession
25/02/2003
27/03/2003
0800000280036ecb
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
10/06/1997
080000028003703d
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
15/01/1982
08000002800371b8
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
18/02/1982
08000002800371a9
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
28/02/1985
080000028003716e
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
07/12/1977
080000028003729e
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
13/12/1974
08000002800372ff
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
21/08/1979
080000028003722d
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
02/05/1979
0800000280037245
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
12/11/1979
080000028003721a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
02/05/1979
01/06/1979
080000028003724a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
02/05/1979
02/05/1979
0800000280037240
United States of America
Declaration
21/08/1979
0800000280037229
United States of America
Signature
28/12/1973
08000002800372f5
United States of America
Declaration
07/12/1977
08000002800372a3
United States of America
Declaration
18/02/1982
08000002800371b3
United States of America
Ratification
26/10/1976
20/02/1977
0800000280037385
Uruguay
Accession
13/06/1978
13/07/1978
080000028003727d
Uzbekistan
Accession
19/01/1998
18/02/1998
0800000280037038
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Accession
19/04/2005
19/05/2005
0800000280036d63
Viet Nam
Accession
02/05/2002
01/06/2002
0800000280036f42
Yugoslavia
Succession
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
0800000280036fc2
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
17/12/1974
08000002800372de
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
29/12/1976
20/02/1977
080000028003737a
Zaire
Accession
25/07/1977
24/08/1977
08000002800372bc
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