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CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
8.a.
9.
10.
10.a.
10.b.
10.c.
10.d.
10.e.
10.f.
10.g.
11.
12.
12.a.
12.b.
12.c.
13.
14.
15.
STATUS AS AT : 09-12-2024 10:16:08 EDT
CHAPTER XVIII
PENAL MATTERS
4 . Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery
Geneva, 7 September 1956
Entry into force
:
30 April 1957, in accordance with article 13.
Registration
:
30 April 1957, No. 3822
Status
:
Signatories : 35. Parties : 124
Text
:
Certified true copy
United Nations,
Treaty Series
,
vol. 266
, p. 3.
Note
:
The Convention was adopted by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on a Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery. The Conference was convened pursuant to resolution
608 (XXI)
1
of 30 April 1956 of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, and met at the European Office of the United Nations in Geneva from 13 August to 4 September 1956. In addition to the Convention, the Conference adopted the Final Act and two resolutions for the texts of which, see United Nations,
Treaty Series
,
vol. 226
, p. 3.
Participant
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
Signature
Accession(a), Succession(d), Ratification
Afghanistan
16 Nov 1966 a
Albania
6 Nov 1958 a
Algeria
31 Oct 1963 a
Antigua and Barbuda
25 Oct 1988 d
Argentina
13 Aug 1964 a
Australia
7 Sep 1956
6 Jan 1958
Austria
7 Oct 1963 a
Azerbaijan
16 Aug 1996 a
Bahamas
10 Jun 1976 d
Bahrain
27 Mar 1990 a
Bangladesh
5 Feb 1985 a
Barbados
9 Aug 1972 d
Belarus
7 Sep 1956
5 Jun 1957
Belgium
7 Sep 1956
13 Dec 1962
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
6 Oct 1983 a
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6
1 Sep 1993 d
Brazil
6 Jan 1966 a
Bulgaria
26 Jun 1957
21 Aug 1958
Cambodia
12 Jun 1957 a
Cameroon
27 Jun 1984 a
Canada
7 Sep 1956
10 Jan 1963
Central African Republic
30 Dec 1970 a
Chile
20 Jun 1995 a
Congo
25 Aug 1977 a
Côte d'Ivoire
10 Dec 1970 a
Croatia
6
12 Oct 1992 d
Cuba
10 Jan 1957
21 Aug 1963
Cyprus
11 May 1962 d
Czech Republic
7
22 Feb 1993 d
Democratic Republic of the Congo
28 Feb 1975 a
Denmark
27 Jun 1957
24 Apr 1958
Djibouti
21 Mar 1979 a
Dominica
17 Aug 1994 d
Dominican Republic
31 Oct 1962 a
Ecuador
29 Mar 1960 a
Egypt
17 Apr 1958 a
El Salvador
7 Sep 1956
Ethiopia
21 Jan 1969 a
Fiji
12 Jun 1972 d
Finland
1 Apr 1959 a
France
7 Sep 1956
26 May 1964
Germany
8
,
9
7 Sep 1956
14 Jan 1959
Ghana
3 May 1963 a
Greece
7 Sep 1956
13 Dec 1972
Guatemala
7 Sep 1956
11 Nov 1983
Guinea
14 Mar 1977 a
Haiti
7 Sep 1956
12 Feb 1958
Hungary
7 Sep 1956
26 Feb 1958
Iceland
17 Nov 1965 a
India
7 Sep 1956
23 Jun 1960
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
30 Dec 1959 a
Iraq
7 Sep 1956
30 Sep 1963
Ireland
18 Sep 1961 a
Israel
7 Sep 1956
23 Oct 1957
Italy
7 Sep 1956
12 Feb 1958
Jamaica
30 Jul 1964 d
Jordan
27 Sep 1957 a
Kazakhstan
1 May 2008 a
Kuwait
18 Jan 1963 a
Kyrgyzstan
5 Sep 1997 a
Lao People's Democratic Republic
9 Sep 1957 a
Latvia
14 Apr 1992 a
Lesotho
4 Nov 1974 d
Liberia
7 Sep 1956
Libya
16 May 1989 a
Luxembourg
7 Sep 1956
1 May 1967
Madagascar
29 Feb 1972 a
Malawi
2 Aug 1965 a
Malaysia
18 Nov 1957 a
Mali
2 Feb 1973 a
Malta
3 Jan 1966 d
Mauritania
6 Jun 1986 a
Mauritius
18 Jul 1969 d
Mexico
7 Sep 1956
30 Jun 1959
Mongolia
20 Dec 1968 a
Montenegro
10
23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco
11 May 1959 a
Nepal
7 Jan 1963 a
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
11
7 Sep 1956
3 Dec 1957
New Zealand
12
26 Apr 1962 a
Nicaragua
14 Jan 1986 a
Niger
22 Jul 1963 a
Nigeria
26 Jun 1961 d
North Macedonia
6
18 Jan 1994 d
Norway
7 Sep 1956
3 May 1960
Pakistan
7 Sep 1956
20 Mar 1958
Paraguay
27 Sep 2007 a
Peru
7 Sep 1956
Philippines
17 Nov 1964 a
Poland
7 Sep 1956
10 Jan 1963
Portugal
3
7 Sep 1956
10 Aug 1959
Romania
7 Sep 1956
13 Nov 1957
Russian Federation
7 Sep 1956
12 Apr 1957
Rwanda
4 Oct 2006 a
San Marino
7 Sep 1956
29 Aug 1967
Saudi Arabia
5 Jul 1973 a
Senegal
19 Jul 1979 a
Serbia
6
12 Mar 2001 d
Seychelles
5 May 1992 a
Sierra Leone
13 Mar 1962 d
Singapore
28 Mar 1972 d
Slovakia
7
28 May 1993 d
Slovenia
6
6 Jul 1992 d
Solomon Islands
3 Sep 1981 d
Spain
21 Nov 1967 a
Sri Lanka
5 Jun 1957
21 Mar 1958
St. Lucia
14 Feb 1990 d
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
9 Nov 1981 a
State of Palestine
22 Mar 2018 a
Sudan
7 Sep 1956
9 Sep 1957
Suriname
12 Oct 1979 d
Sweden
28 Oct 1959 a
Switzerland
28 Jul 1964 a
Syrian Arab Republic
13
17 Apr 1958 a
Togo
8 Jul 1980 a
Trinidad and Tobago
11 Apr 1966 d
Tunisia
15 Jul 1966 a
Türkiye
28 Jun 1957
17 Jul 1964
Turkmenistan
1 May 1997 a
Uganda
12 Aug 1964 a
Ukraine
7 Sep 1956
3 Dec 1958
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4
7 Sep 1956
30 Apr 1957
United Republic of Tanzania
28 Nov 1962 a
United States of America
6 Dec 1967 a
Uruguay
7 Jun 2001 a
Zambia
26 Mar 1973 d
Zimbabwe
1 Dec 1998 d
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Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made
upon ratification, accession or succession.)
Bahrain
14
Bahrain
14
[See in chapter XVIII.2.]
Territorial Application
Participant
Date of receipt of the notification
Territories
Australia
6 Jan 1958
All the non-self governing, trust and other non-metropolitan territories for the international relations of which Australia is responsible
France
26 May 1964
All the territories of the Republic (Metropolitan France, overseas departments and territories)
Italy
12 Feb 1958
Somaliland under Italian Administration
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
3 Dec 1957
Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands New Guinea and Suriname
New Zealand
26 Apr 1962
Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau Islands
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4
,
15
,
16
30 Apr 1957
Channel Islands and Isle of Man
United States of America
6 Dec 1967
All territories for the international relations of which the United States of America is responsible
Notifications made under article 12 (2)
Participant
Date of receipt of the notification:
Territories:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6 Sep 1957
Aden, Bahamas, Barbados, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, Brunei, Cyprus, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kenya, Antigua, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, Virgin Islands, Malta, Mauritius, North Borneo, St. Helena, Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland Protectorate, Swaziland, Tanganyika, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Solomon Islands Protectorate, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Zanzibar, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Bahrain, Qatar, The Trucial States (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Ummal Qaiwain)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
18 Oct 1957
Dominica and Tonga
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
21 Oct 1957
Kuwait
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
30 Oct 1957
Uganda
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
14 Nov 1957
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1 July 1957
The Federation of Nigeria
End Note
1
Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Twenty-first Session, Supplement No. 1
(E/2889), p. 7.
2
The Convention had been signed on behalf of the Republic of Viet-Nam on 7 September 1956. See also note 1 under “Viet Nam” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
3
On 27 April 1999, the Government of Portugal informed the Secretary-General that the Convention would apply to Macao. On that same date and subsquently on 3 December 1999, the Secretary-General received communications concerning the status of Macao from Portugal and the China (see also note 3 under “China” and note 1 under “Portugal” regarding Macao in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention will also apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region.
4
The Secretary-General received, on 10 June 1999, communications concerning the status of Hong Kong from China and the United Kingdom (see also note 2 under “China” and note 2 under “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” regarding Hong Kong in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention will also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
In addition, the communication by the Government of China also contained the following declaration:
The Government of the People's Republic of China also declares that the signature and ratification by the Taiwan authorities in the name of China on 23 May 1957 and 28 May 1959 respectively of the [said Convention] are all illegal and therefore null and void.
5
Signed and ratified on behalf of the Republic of China on 23 May 1957 and 28 May 1959, respectively (note 1 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume).
In communications addressed to the Secretary-General with reference to the above-mentioned signature and/or ratification, the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Czechoslovakia, Denmark, India, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia stated that, since their Governments did not recognize the Nationalist Chinese authorities as the Government of China, they could not regard the said signature or ratification as valid. The Permanent Missions of Czechoslovakia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics further stated that the sole authorities entitled to act for China and the Chinese people in the United Nations and in international relations, and to sign, ratify, accede or denounce treaties, conventions and agreements on behalf of China, were the Government of the People's Republic of China and its duly appointed representatives.
In a note addressed to the Secretary-General, the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations stated that the Government of the Republic of China was the only legal Government which represented China and the Chinese people in international relations and that, therefore, the allegations made in the above-mentioned communica tions as to the lack of validity of the signature or ratification in question had no legal foundation whatever.
6
The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 7 September 1956 and 20 May 1958, respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
7
Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 7 September 1956 and 13 June 1958, respectively. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
8
See note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
9
The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the Convention on 16 July 1974. See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
10
See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
11
See note 1 under “Netherlands” regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
12
See note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
13
Accession by the United Arab Republic. See note 1 under “United Arab Republic (Egypt/Syria)” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
14
On 8 July 2021, the Government of Bahrain notified the Secretary-General of its withdrawal of the following reservation made upon accession:
“The accession by the State of Bahrain to the said Convention shall in no way constitute recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relations of any kind therewith.”
15
On 3 October 1983, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Argentina the following objection:
[The Government of Argentina makes a] formal objection to the [declaration] of territorial extension issued by the United Kingdom with regard to the Malvinas Islands (and dependencies), which that country is illegally occupying and refers to as the "Falkland Islands".
The Argentine Republic rejects and considers null and void the [said declaration] of territorial extension.
With reference to the above-mentioned objection, the Secretary-General received, on 28 February 1985, from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the following declaration:
"The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have no doubt as to their right, by notification to the Depositary under the relevant provisions of the above-mentioned Convention, to extend the application of the Convention in question to the Falkland Islands or to the Falkland Islands Dependencies, as the case may be.
For this reason alone, the Government of the United Kingdom are unable to regard the Argentine [communication] under reference as having any legal effect."
16
See note 1 under “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.