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Registration Number
2861
Title
Slavery Convention, signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 and amended by the Protocol
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
New York
07/12/1953
EIF information
7 July 1955 , in accordance with article III(2) the date on which the amendments, set forth in the annex to the Protocol of 7 December 1953, entered into force in accordance with article III of the Protocol
Authentic texts
French
English
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 7 July 1955
Subject terms
Penal matters
Human rights
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
212 (p.17)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-212-I-2861-English.pdf
volume-212-I-2861-French.pdf
Volume In PDF
v212.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
16/08/1954
07/07/1955
Albania
Accession to the Convention as amended
02/07/1957
Algeria
Accession to the Convention as amended
20/11/1963
Antigua and Barbuda
Participation
25/10/1988
01/11/1981
Australia
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
09/12/1953
07/07/1955
Austria
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
16/07/1954
07/07/1955
Azerbaijan
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
16/08/1996
16/08/1996
Bahamas
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
10/06/1976
Bahrain
Withdrawal of reservation
08/07/2021
Bahrain
Accession to the Convention as amended
27/03/1990
27/03/1990
Bangladesh
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
07/01/1985
07/01/1985
Barbados
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
22/07/1976
Belgium
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
13/12/1962
Bolivia
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
06/10/1983
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession to the Convention as amended
01/09/1993
06/03/1992
Brazil
Accession to the Convention as amended
06/01/1966
Burma
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
29/04/1957
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Accession to the Convention as amended
13/09/1956
Cameroon
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
27/06/1984
27/06/1984
Canada
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
17/12/1953
07/07/1955
Ceylon
Accession to the Convention as amended
21/03/1958
Chile
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
20/06/1995
20/06/1995
Croatia
Succession to the Convention as amended
12/10/1992
08/10/1991
Cuba
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
28/06/1954
07/07/1955
Cyprus
Succession to the Convention as amended
21/04/1986
Democratic Yemen
Accession to the Convention as amended
09/02/1987
09/02/1987
Denmark
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
03/03/1954
07/07/1955
Dominica
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
17/08/1994
03/11/1978
Ecuador
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
17/08/1955
Egypt
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
29/09/1954
07/07/1955
Ethiopia
Ratification of the Convention as amended
21/01/1969
Federal Republic of Germany
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
29/05/1973
Fiji
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
12/06/1972
Finland
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
19/03/1954
07/07/1955
France
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
14/02/1963
German Democratic Republic
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
16/07/1974
16/07/1974
Greece
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
12/12/1955
Guatemala
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
11/11/1983
Guinea
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
12/07/1962
Hungary
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
26/02/1958
India
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
12/03/1954
07/07/1955
Iraq
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
23/05/1955
07/07/1955
Ireland
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
31/08/1961
Israel
Declaration
21/08/1990
Israel
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
12/09/1955
Italy
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
04/02/1954
Jamaica
Succession to the Convention as amended
30/07/1964
06/08/1962
Jordan
Accession to the Convention as amended
05/05/1959
11/05/1959
Kazakhstan
Participation
01/05/2008
01/05/2008
Kuwait
Accession to the Convention as amended
28/05/1963
Kyrgyzstan
Accession to the Convention as amended
05/09/1997
Lesotho
Succession to the Convention as amended
04/11/1974
04/10/1966
Liberia
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
07/12/1953
07/07/1955
Libya
Accession to the Convention as amended
14/02/1957
Madagascar
Accession to the Convention as amended
12/02/1964
Malawi
Accession to the Convention as amended
02/08/1965
Mali
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
02/02/1973
Malta
Succession to the Convention as amended
03/01/1966
Mauritania
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
06/06/1986
06/06/1986
Mauritius
Succession to the Convention as amended
18/07/1969
Mexico
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
03/02/1954
07/07/1955
Monaco
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
12/11/1954
07/07/1955
Mongolia
Accession to the Convention as amended
20/12/1968
Montenegro
Succession to the Convention as amended
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
11/05/1959
Nepal
Accession to the Convention as amended
07/01/1963
Netherlands
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
07/07/1955
07/07/1955
New Zealand
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
16/12/1953
07/07/1955
Nicaragua
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
14/01/1986
Niger
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
07/12/1964
Nigeria
Succession to the Convention as amended
26/06/1961
01/10/1960
Norway
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
11/04/1957
Pakistan
Accession to the Convention as amended
30/09/1955
Papua New Guinea
Accession to the Convention as amended
27/01/1982
27/04/1982
Paraguay
Participation
27/09/2007
27/09/2007
Philippines
Accession to the Convention as amended
12/07/1955
Romania
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
13/11/1957
Saudi Arabia
Accession to the Convention as amended
05/07/1973
Sierra Leone
Succession to the Convention as amended
13/03/1962
27/04/1961
Solomon Islands
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
03/09/1981
07/07/1978
South Africa
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
29/12/1953
07/07/1955
Spain
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
10/11/1976
10/11/1976
St. Lucia
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
14/02/1990
22/02/1979
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Ratification of the Convention as amended
09/11/1981
Sudan
Succession to the Convention as amended
09/09/1957
Sweden
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
17/08/1954
07/07/1955
Switzerland
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
07/12/1953
07/07/1955
Syrian Arab Republic
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
04/08/1954
07/07/1955
Tanganyika
Accession to the Convention as amended
28/11/1962
Trinidad and Tobago
Succession to the Convention as amended
11/04/1966
Tunisia
Accession to the Convention as amended
15/07/1966
Turkey
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
14/01/1955
07/07/1955
Turkmenistan
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
01/05/1997
01/05/1997
Uganda
Accession to the Convention as amended
12/08/1964
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Accession to the Convention as amended
27/01/1959
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Notification
25/03/1959
08/08/1956
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Accession to the Convention as amended
08/08/1956
08/08/1956
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
07/12/1953
07/07/1955
United States of America
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
07/03/1956
Uruguay
Accession to the Convention as amended
07/06/2001
07/06/2001
Viet Nam
Accession to the Convention as amended
14/08/1956
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession to the Convention as amended
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Definitive signature or participation in the Convention and the Protocol
21/03/1955
07/07/1955
Zambia
Succession to the Convention as amended
26/03/1973
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