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Registration Number
21931
Title
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
New York
17/12/1979
EIF information
3 June 1983 , in accordance with article 18(2)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 3 June 1983
Subject terms
Terrorism
Penal matters
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1316 (p.205)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v1316.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Accession
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
Albania
Accession
22/01/2002
21/02/2002
Algeria
Accession
18/12/1996
17/01/1997
Andorra
Accession
23/09/2004
23/10/2004
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
06/08/1986
05/09/1986
Argentina
Accession
18/09/1991
18/10/1991
Armenia
Accession
16/03/2004
15/04/2004
Australia
Accession
21/05/1990
20/06/1990
Austria
Signature
03/10/1980
Austria
Communication
07/02/2008
Austria
Ratification
22/08/1986
21/09/1986
Azerbaijan
Accession
29/02/2000
30/03/2000
Bahamas
Accession
04/06/1981
03/06/1983
Bahrain
Accession
16/09/2005
16/10/2005
Bangladesh
Accession
20/05/2005
19/06/2005
Barbados
Accession
09/03/1981
03/06/1983
Belgium
Signature
03/01/1980
Belgium
Ratification
16/04/1999
16/05/1999
Belize
Accession
14/11/2001
14/12/2001
Benin
Accession
31/07/2003
30/08/2003
Bhutan
Accession
31/08/1981
03/06/1983
Bolivia
Signature
25/03/1980
Bolivia
Ratification
07/01/2002
06/02/2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
01/09/1993
06/03/1992
Botswana
Accession
08/09/2000
08/10/2000
Brazil
Accession
08/03/2000
07/04/2000
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
18/10/1988
17/11/1988
Bulgaria
Withdrawal of reservation
24/06/1992
Bulgaria
Accession
10/03/1988
09/04/1988
Burkina Faso
Accession
01/10/2003
31/10/2003
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Accession
01/07/1987
31/07/1987
Cambodia
Accession
27/07/2006
26/08/2006
Cameroon
Accession
09/03/1988
08/04/1988
Canada
Communication
20/11/2007
Canada
Signature
18/02/1980
Canada
Ratification
04/12/1985
03/01/1986
Cape Verde
Accession
10/09/2002
10/10/2002
Central African Republic
Accession
09/07/2007
08/08/2007
Chad
Accession
01/11/2006
01/12/2006
Chile
Signature
03/01/1980
Chile
Ratification
12/11/1981
03/06/1983
China
Communication
03/12/1999
China
Notification
06/06/1997
01/07/1997
China
Accession
26/01/1993
25/02/1993
Colombia
Accession
14/04/2005
14/05/2005
Comoros
Accession
25/09/2003
25/10/2003
Costa Rica
Accession
24/01/2003
23/02/2003
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
22/08/1989
21/09/1989
Croatia
Succession
23/09/2003
08/10/1991
Cuba
Accession
15/11/2001
15/12/2001
Cyprus
Accession
13/09/1991
13/10/1991
Czech Republic
Succession
22/02/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Accession
27/01/1988
26/02/1988
Czechoslovakia
Withdrawal of reservation
26/04/1991
26/04/1991
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession
12/11/2001
12/12/2001
Denmark
Accession
11/08/1987
10/09/1987
Djibouti
Accession
01/06/2004
01/07/2004
Dominica
Accession
09/09/1986
09/10/1986
Dominican Republic
Signature
12/08/1980
Dominican Republic
Ratification
03/10/2007
02/11/2007
Ecuador
Accession
02/05/1988
01/06/1988
Egypt
Signature
18/12/1980
Egypt
Ratification
02/10/1981
03/06/1983
El Salvador
Signature
10/06/1980
El Salvador
Ratification
12/02/1981
03/06/1983
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
07/02/2003
09/03/2003
Estonia
Accession
08/03/2002
07/04/2002
Ethiopia
Accession
16/04/2003
16/05/2003
Federal Republic of Germany
Signature
18/12/1979
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
15/12/1980
03/06/1983
Fiji
Accession
15/05/2008
14/06/2008
Finland
Signature
29/10/1980
Finland
Ratification
14/04/1983
03/06/1983
France
Communication
16/11/2007
France
Objection
09/01/2015
France
Accession
09/06/2000
09/07/2000
Gabon
Signature
29/02/1980
Gabon
Ratification
19/04/2005
19/05/2005
Georgia
Accession
18/02/2004
19/03/2004
German Democratic Republic
Accession
02/05/1988
01/06/1988
Germany
Communication
21/11/2007
Ghana
Accession
10/11/1987
10/12/1987
Greece
Signature
18/03/1980
Greece
Ratification
18/06/1987
18/07/1987
Grenada
Accession
10/12/1990
09/01/1991
Guatemala
Signature
30/04/1980
Guatemala
Ratification
11/03/1983
03/06/1983
Guinea
Accession
22/12/2004
21/01/2005
Guinea-Bissau
Accession
06/08/2008
05/09/2008
Guyana
Accession
12/09/2007
12/10/2007
Haiti
Signature
21/04/1980
Haiti
Ratification
17/05/1989
16/06/1989
Honduras
Signature
11/06/1980
Honduras
Ratification
01/06/1981
03/06/1983
Hungary
Accession
02/09/1987
02/10/1987
Hungary
Withdrawal of reservation
08/12/1989
08/12/1989
Iceland
Accession
06/07/1981
03/06/1983
India
Accession
07/09/1994
07/10/1994
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Accession
20/11/2006
20/12/2006
Iraq
Signature
14/10/1980
Iraq
Ratification
26/08/2013
25/09/2013
Ireland
Accession
30/06/2005
30/07/2005
Israel
Signature
19/11/1980
Israel
Objection
17/05/1989
Israel
Objection
09/09/1998
Israel
Declaration
22/05/1991
22/05/1991
Italy
Signature
18/04/1980
Italy
Objection
27/03/2007
Italy
Ratification
20/03/1986
19/04/1986
Jamaica
Signature
27/02/1980
Jamaica
Ratification
09/08/2005
08/09/2005
Japan
Communication
27/11/2007
Japan
Signature
22/12/1980
Japan
Ratification
08/06/1987
08/07/1987
Jordan
Accession
19/02/1986
21/03/1986
Kazakhstan
Accession
21/02/1996
22/03/1996
Kenya
Accession
08/12/1981
03/06/1983
Kiribati
Accession
15/09/2005
15/10/2005
Kuwait
Accession
06/02/1989
08/03/1989
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
02/10/2003
01/11/2003
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
22/08/2002
21/09/2002
Latvia
Objection
24/10/2007
Latvia
Accession
14/11/2002
14/12/2002
Lebanon
Accession
04/12/1997
03/01/1998
Lesotho
Signature
17/04/1980
Lesotho
Ratification
05/11/1980
03/06/1983
Liberia
Signature
30/01/1980
Liberia
Ratification
05/03/2003
04/04/2003
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
25/09/2000
25/10/2000
Liechtenstein
Accession
28/11/1994
28/12/1994
Lithuania
Accession
02/02/2001
04/03/2001
Luxembourg
Signature
18/12/1979
Luxembourg
Ratification
29/04/1991
29/05/1991
Madagascar
Accession
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
Malawi
Accession
17/03/1986
16/04/1986
Malaysia
Accession
29/05/2007
28/06/2007
Mali
Accession
08/02/1990
10/03/1990
Malta
Accession
11/11/2001
11/12/2001
Marshall Islands
Accession
27/01/2003
26/02/2003
Mauritania
Accession
13/03/1998
12/04/1998
Mauritius
Signature
18/06/1980
Mauritius
Ratification
17/10/1980
03/06/1983
Mexico
Accession
28/04/1987
28/05/1987
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Accession
06/07/2004
05/08/2004
Monaco
Accession
16/10/2001
15/11/2001
Mongolia
Accession
09/06/1992
09/07/1992
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Accession
09/05/2007
08/06/2007
Mozambique
Accession
14/01/2003
13/02/2003
Myanmar
Accession
04/06/2004
04/07/2004
Namibia
Accession
02/09/2016
02/10/2016
Nauru
Accession
02/08/2005
01/09/2005
Nepal
Accession
09/03/1990
08/04/1990
Netherlands
Signature
18/12/1980
Netherlands
Communication
10/12/2007
Netherlands
Ratification
06/12/1988
05/01/1989
New Zealand
Signature
24/12/1980
New Zealand
Ratification
12/11/1985
12/12/1985
Nicaragua
Accession
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
Niger
Accession
26/10/2004
25/11/2004
Nigeria
Accession
24/09/2013
24/10/2013
Niue
Accession
22/06/2009
22/07/2009
None
Correction
18/09/1987
Norway
Signature
18/12/1980
Norway
Ratification
02/07/1981
03/06/1983
Oman
Accession
22/07/1988
21/08/1988
Pakistan
Accession
08/09/2000
08/10/2000
Palau
Accession
14/11/2001
14/12/2001
Panama
Signature
24/01/1980
Panama
Ratification
19/08/1982
03/06/1983
Papua New Guinea
Accession
30/09/2003
30/10/2003
Paraguay
Accession
22/09/2004
22/10/2004
Peru
Accession
06/07/2001
05/08/2001
Philippines
Signature
02/05/1980
Philippines
Ratification
14/10/1980
03/06/1983
Poland
Accession
25/05/2000
24/06/2000
Portugal
Signature
16/06/1980
Portugal
Objection
09/11/2011
Portugal
Territorial application
28/06/1999
Portugal
Communication
27/10/1999
Portugal
Communication
19/11/2007
Portugal
Ratification
06/07/1984
05/08/1984
Qatar
Accession
11/09/2012
11/10/2012
Republic of Korea
Accession
04/05/1983
03/06/1983
Republic of Moldova
Accession
10/10/2002
09/11/2002
Romania
Accession
17/05/1990
16/06/1990
Russian Federation
Withdrawal of reservation
01/05/2007
Rwanda
Accession
13/05/2002
12/06/2002
San Marino
Accession
16/12/2014
15/01/2015
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession
23/08/2006
22/09/2006
Saudi Arabia
Communication
11/12/2001
Saudi Arabia
Accession
08/01/1991
07/02/1991
Senegal
Signature
02/06/1980
Senegal
Ratification
10/03/1987
09/04/1987
Seychelles
Accession
12/11/2003
12/12/2003
Sierra Leone
Accession
26/09/2003
26/10/2003
Singapore
Accession
22/10/2010
21/11/2010
Slovakia
Succession
28/05/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
06/07/1992
25/06/1991
South Africa
Accession
23/09/2003
23/10/2003
Spain
Communication
06/02/2008
Spain
Objection
21/10/2011
Spain
Communication
06/02/2008
Spain
Accession
26/03/1984
25/04/1984
Sri Lanka
Accession
08/09/2000
08/10/2000
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
17/01/1991
16/02/1991
St. Lucia
Accession
17/10/2012
16/11/2012
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
12/09/2000
12/10/2000
Sudan
Accession
19/06/1990
19/07/1990
Suriname
Signature
30/07/1980
Suriname
Ratification
05/11/1981
03/06/1983
Swaziland
Accession
04/04/2003
04/05/2003
Sweden
Signature
25/02/1980
Sweden
Ratification
15/01/1981
03/06/1983
Switzerland
Signature
18/07/1980
Switzerland
Ratification
05/03/1985
04/04/1985
Tajikistan
Accession
06/05/2002
05/06/2002
Thailand
Accession
02/10/2007
01/11/2007
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
12/03/1998
17/11/1991
Togo
Signature
08/07/1980
Togo
Ratification
25/07/1986
24/08/1986
Tonga
Accession
09/12/2002
08/01/2003
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
01/04/1981
03/06/1983
Tunisia
Accession
18/06/1997
18/07/1997
Turkey
Accession
15/08/1989
14/09/1989
Turkmenistan
Accession
25/06/1999
25/07/1999
Uganda
Signature
10/11/1980
Uganda
Ratification
05/11/2003
05/12/2003
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Accession
19/06/1987
19/07/1987
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Accession
11/06/1987
11/07/1987
United Arab Emirates
Accession
24/09/2003
24/10/2003
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Communication
27/11/2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
18/12/1979
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
10/06/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
22/12/1982
03/06/1983
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession
22/01/2003
21/02/2003
United States of America
Signature
21/12/1979
United States of America
Communication
16/11/2007
United States of America
Ratification
07/12/1984
06/01/1985
Uruguay
Accession
04/03/2003
03/04/2003
Uzbekistan
Accession
19/01/1998
18/02/1998
Venezuela
Accession
13/12/1988
12/01/1989
Viet Nam
Accession
09/01/2014
08/02/2014
Yemen
Accession
14/07/2000
13/08/2000
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
29/12/1980
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
19/04/1985
19/05/1985
Zaire
Signature
02/07/1980
Zambia
Accession
17/10/2016
16/11/2016
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