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Registration Number
14668
Title
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
New York
15/12/1989
EIF information
11 July 1991 , in accordance with article 8(1)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 11 July 1991
Subject terms
Human rights
Civil matters
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1642 (p.414)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v1642.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Albania
Accession
17/10/2007
17/01/2008
Andorra
Signature
05/08/2002
Andorra
Ratification
22/09/2006
22/12/2006
Angola
Signature
24/09/2013
Angola
Ratification
02/10/2019
02/01/2020
Argentina
Signature
20/12/2006
Argentina
Ratification
02/09/2008
02/12/2008
Armenia
Signature
26/09/2019
Armenia
Ratification
18/03/2021
18/06/2021
Australia
Accession
02/10/1990
11/07/1991
Austria
Objection
07/04/2015
Austria
Signature
08/04/1991
Austria
Ratification
02/03/1993
02/06/1993
Azerbaijan
Modification of reservation
05/10/2001
Azerbaijan
Modification
28/09/2000
Azerbaijan
Accession
22/01/1999
22/04/1999
Belgium
Signature
12/07/1990
Belgium
Ratification
08/12/1998
08/03/1999
Benin
Accession
05/07/2012
05/10/2012
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Accession
12/07/2013
12/10/2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Signature
07/09/2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ratification
16/03/2001
16/06/2001
Brazil
Accession
25/09/2009
25/12/2009
Bulgaria
Signature
11/03/1999
Bulgaria
Ratification
10/08/1999
10/11/1999
Canada
Accession
25/11/2005
25/02/2006
Cape Verde
Accession
19/05/2000
19/08/2000
Chile
Signature
15/11/2001
Chile
Ratification
26/09/2008
26/12/2008
Colombia
Accession
05/08/1997
05/11/1997
Costa Rica
Signature
14/02/1990
Costa Rica
Ratification
05/06/1998
05/09/1998
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
03/05/2024
03/08/2024
Croatia
Accession
12/10/1995
12/01/1996
Cyprus
Withdrawal of reservation
20/06/2003
Cyprus
Accession
10/09/1999
10/12/1999
Czech Republic
Accession
15/06/2004
15/09/2004
Denmark
Signature
13/02/1990
Denmark
Ratification
24/02/1994
24/05/1994
Djibouti
Accession
05/11/2002
05/02/2003
Dominican Republic
Accession
21/09/2016
21/12/2016
Ecuador
Accession
23/02/1993
23/05/1993
El Salvador
Accession
08/04/2014
08/07/2014
Estonia
Accession
30/01/2004
30/04/2004
Finland
Signature
13/02/1990
Finland
Communication
17/03/2000
Finland
Objection
07/04/2015
Finland
Objection
27/09/2010
Finland
Ratification
04/04/1991
11/07/1991
France
Objection
06/04/2015
France
Communication
08/02/2000
France
Accession
02/10/2007
02/01/2008
Gabon
Accession
02/04/2014
02/07/2014
Gambia
Signature
20/09/2017
Gambia
Ratification
28/09/2018
28/12/2018
Georgia
Accession
22/03/1999
22/06/1999
German Democratic Republic
Signature
07/03/1990
German Democratic Republic
Ratification
16/08/1990
11/07/1991
Germany
Communication
03/03/2000
Germany
Signature
13/02/1990
Germany
Objection
31/03/2015
Germany
Ratification
18/08/1992
18/11/1992
Greece
Accession
05/05/1997
05/08/1997
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
12/09/2000
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
24/09/2013
24/12/2013
Honduras
Signature
10/05/1990
Honduras
Ratification
01/04/2008
01/07/2008
Hungary
Accession
24/02/1994
24/05/1994
Iceland
Signature
30/01/1991
Iceland
Ratification
02/04/1991
11/07/1991
Ireland
Objection
07/04/2015
Ireland
Accession
18/06/1993
18/09/1993
Italy
Signature
13/02/1990
Italy
Objection
02/04/2015
Italy
Ratification
14/02/1995
14/05/1995
Kazakhstan
Signature
23/09/2020
Kazakhstan
Ratification
24/03/2022
24/06/2022
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
06/12/2010
06/03/2011
Latvia
Accession
19/04/2013
19/07/2013
Liberia
Accession
16/09/2005
16/12/2005
Liechtenstein
Accession
10/12/1998
10/03/1999
Lithuania
Signature
08/09/2000
Lithuania
Ratification
27/03/2002
27/06/2002
Luxembourg
Signature
13/02/1990
Luxembourg
Ratification
12/02/1992
12/05/1992
Madagascar
Signature
24/09/2012
Madagascar
Ratification
21/09/2017
21/12/2017
Malta
Withdrawal of reservation
15/06/2000
Malta
Accession
29/12/1994
29/03/1995
Mexico
Accession
26/09/2007
26/12/2007
Monaco
Accession
28/03/2000
28/06/2000
Mongolia
Accession
13/03/2012
13/06/2012
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Mozambique
Accession
21/07/1993
21/10/1993
Namibia
Accession
28/11/1994
28/02/1995
Nepal
Accession
04/03/1998
04/06/1998
Netherlands
Signature
09/08/1990
Netherlands
Objection
02/04/2015
Netherlands
Communication
17/07/2000
Netherlands
Ratification
26/03/1991
11/07/1991
New Zealand
Signature
22/02/1990
New Zealand
Ratification
22/02/1990
11/07/1991
Nicaragua
Signature
21/02/1990
Nicaragua
Ratification
25/02/2009
25/05/2009
Norway
Objection
30/03/2015
Norway
Signature
13/02/1990
Norway
Ratification
05/09/1991
05/12/1991
Panama
Accession
21/01/1993
21/04/1993
Paraguay
Accession
18/08/2003
18/11/2003
Philippines
Signature
20/09/2006
Philippines
Ratification
20/11/2007
20/02/2008
Poland
Objection
27/03/2015
Poland
Signature
21/03/2000
Poland
Ratification
25/04/2014
25/07/2014
Portugal
Objection
01/04/2015
Portugal
Signature
13/02/1990
Portugal
Ratification
17/10/1990
11/07/1991
Republic of Moldova
Accession
20/09/2006
20/12/2006
Romania
Signature
15/03/1990
Romania
Ratification
27/02/1991
11/07/1991
Rwanda
Accession
15/12/2008
15/03/2009
San Marino
Signature
26/09/2003
San Marino
Ratification
17/08/2004
17/11/2004
Sao Tome and Principe
Signature
06/09/2000
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
10/01/2017
10/04/2017
Seychelles
Accession
15/12/1994
15/03/1995
Slovakia
Signature
22/09/1998
Slovakia
Ratification
22/06/1999
22/09/1999
Slovenia
Signature
14/09/1993
Slovenia
Ratification
10/03/1994
10/06/1994
South Africa
Accession
28/08/2002
28/11/2002
Spain
Signature
23/02/1990
Spain
Withdrawal of reservation
13/01/1998
Spain
Objection
07/04/2015
Spain
Ratification
11/04/1991
11/07/1991
State of Palestine
Accession
18/03/2019
18/06/2019
Sweden
Objection
25/08/2014
Sweden
Signature
13/02/1990
Sweden
Communication
27/04/2000
Sweden
Ratification
11/05/1990
11/07/1991
Switzerland
Objection
06/03/2015
Switzerland
Accession
16/06/1994
16/09/1994
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Accession
26/01/1995
26/04/1995
Timor-Leste
Accession
18/09/2003
18/12/2003
Togo
Objection
14/09/2016
Togo
Accession
14/09/2016
14/12/2016
Turkey
Signature
06/04/2004
Turkey
Ratification
02/03/2006
02/06/2006
Turkmenistan
Accession
11/01/2000
11/04/2000
Ukraine
Accession
25/07/2007
25/10/2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
31/03/1999
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
10/12/1999
10/03/2000
Uruguay
Signature
13/02/1990
Uruguay
Ratification
21/01/1993
21/04/1993
Uzbekistan
Accession
23/12/2008
23/03/2009
Venezuela
Signature
07/06/1990
Venezuela
Ratification
22/02/1993
22/05/1993
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Accession
06/09/2001
06/12/2001
Zambia
Accession
19/12/2024
19/03/2025
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