List of parties to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) is a treaty concerning the international law on treaties between states. It was adopted on 22 May 1969[1] and opened for signature on 23 May 1969.[2] The Convention entered into force on 27 January 1980.[2]
As of January 2018, 116 state parties have ratified the convention, and a further 15 states have signed but have not ratified the convention.[3] In addition, the Republic of China (Taiwan), which is currently only recognized by 16 UN member states, signed the Convention in 1970 prior to the United Nations General Assembly's vote to transfer China's seat to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1971. When the PRC subsequently acceded to the Convention, they described the Republic of China's (ROC) signature as "illegal".[3] 65 UN member states have neither signed nor ratified the Convention.
List of parties
State[3] | Signed | Deposited | Method |
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Jun 27, 2001 | Accession | ||
Nov 8, 1988 | Accession | ||
Apr 5, 2004 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Dec 5, 1972 | Ratification | |
May 17, 2005 | Accession | ||
Jun 13, 1974 | Accession | ||
Apr 30, 1979 | Accession | ||
Jan 11, 2018 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Jun 24, 1971 | Ratification | |
May 1, 1986 | Accession as the | ||
Sep 1, 1992 | Accession | ||
Nov 2, 2017 | Accession | ||
Sep 1, 1993 | Succession from | ||
May 23, 1969 | Sep 25, 2009 | Ratification | |
Apr 21, 1987 | Accession | ||
May 25, 2006 | Accession | ||
Oct 23, 1991 | Accession | ||
Oct 14, 1970 | Accession | ||
Dec 10, 1971 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Apr 9, 1981 | Ratification | |
Sep 3, 1997 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Apr 10, 1985 | Ratification | |
May 23, 1969 | Apr 12, 1982 | Ratification | |
Jul 25, 1977 | Accession as | ||
May 23, 1969 | Nov 22, 1996 | Ratification | |
Oct 12, 1992 | Succession from | ||
Sep 9, 1998 | Accession | ||
Dec 28, 1976 | Accession | ||
Feb 22, 1993 | Succession from | ||
Apr 18, 1970 | Jun 1, 1976 | Ratification | |
Apr 1, 2010 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Feb 11, 2005 | Ratification | |
Feb 11, 1982 | Accession | ||
Oct 21, 1991 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Aug 19, 1977 | Ratification | |
Nov 5, 2004 | Accession | ||
Jun 8, 1995 | Accession | ||
Apr 30, 1970 | Jul 21, 1987 | Ratification as Also acceded by | |
Oct 30, 1974 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Jul 21, 1997 | Ratification | |
Sep 16, 2005 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Sep 15, 2005 | Ratification | |
Aug 25, 1980 | Accession | ||
Sep 30, 1969 | Feb 25, 1977 | Ratification | |
May 23, 1969 | Sep 20, 1979 | Ratification | |
Jun 19, 1987 | Accession | ||
Aug 7, 2006 | Accession | ||
Apr 22, 1970 | Jul 25, 1974 | Ratification | |
May 23, 1969 | Jul 28, 1970 | Ratification | |
Jul 2, 1981 | Accession | ||
Jan 5, 1994 | Accession | ||
Sep 15, 2005 | Accession | ||
Nov 27, 1969 | Apr 27, 1977 | Ratification | |
Nov 11, 1975 | Accession | ||
May 11, 1999 | Accession | ||
Mar 31, 1998 | Accession | ||
May 4, 1993 | Accession | ||
Mar 3, 1972 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Aug 29, 1985 | Ratification | |
Dec 22, 2008 | Accession as the | ||
Feb 8, 1990 | Accession | ||
Jan 15, 1992 | Accession | ||
Sep 4, 1969 | May 23, 2003 | Ratification | |
Jul 8, 1999 | Succession from | ||
Aug 23, 1983 | Accession | ||
Jul 27, 1994 | Accession | ||
Sep 14, 2005 | Accession | ||
Aug 31, 1998 | Accession | ||
Sep 26, 2012 | Accession | ||
Jan 18, 1973 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Sep 25, 1974 | Ratification | |
Jan 26, 1993 | Accession | ||
May 16, 1988 | Accession | ||
Oct 23, 2006 | Succession from | ||
May 23, 1969 | Sep 26, 1972 | Ratification | |
May 8, 2001 | Accession | ||
Sep 16, 1998 | Accession | ||
May 5, 1978 | Accession | ||
Apr 9, 1985 | Accession | ||
Apr 29, 1970 | Aug 4, 1971 | Ratification | |
Oct 27, 1971 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Jul 31, 1969 | Ratification | |
Oct 18, 1990 | Accession | ||
Jul 28, 1980 | Accession | ||
Feb 3, 1972 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Sep 14, 2000 | Ratification | |
May 23, 1969 | Nov 15, 1972 | Ratification | |
Jul 2, 1990 | Accession | ||
Feb 6, 2004 | Accession | ||
Apr 29, 1986 | Accession as the | ||
Jan 3, 1980 | Accession | ||
Apr 14, 2003 | Accession | ||
Apr 11, 1986 | Accession | ||
Mar 12, 2001 | Succession as | ||
May 28, 1993 | Succession from | ||
Jul 6, 1992 | Succession from | ||
Aug 9, 1989 | Accession | ||
May 16, 1972 | Accession | ||
Apr 27, 1999 | Accession | ||
Apr 2, 2014 | Accession | ||
May 23, 1969 | Apr 18, 1990 | Ratification | |
Jan 31, 1991 | Accession | ||
Apr 23, 1970 | Feb 4, 1975 | Ratification | |
May 7, 1990 | Accession | ||
Oct 2, 1970 | Accession | ||
May 6, 1996 | Accession | ||
Apr 12, 1976 | Accession | ||
Jan 8, 2013 | Accession | ||
Dec 28, 1979 | Accession | ||
Jun 23, 1971 | Accession | ||
Jan 4, 1996 | Accession | ||
May 14, 1986 | Accession as the | ||
Apr 20, 1970 | Jun 25, 1971 | Ratification | |
May 23, 1969 | Mar 5, 1982 | Ratification | |
Jul 12, 1995 | Accession | ||
Oct 10, 2001 | Accession |
List of signatories that have not ratified
State[3] | Signed |
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May 23, 1969 | |
May 23, 1969 | |
May 23, 1969 | |
Jul 23, 1969 | |
Feb 16, 1970 | |
Apr 30, 1970 | |
May 23, 1969 | |
May 23, 1969 | |
May 23, 1969 | |
May 23, 1969 | |
May 23, 1969 | |
Apr 29, 1970 | |
May 23, 1969 | |
Apr 24, 1970 | |
May 23, 1969 |
- Partially recognized state
The Republic of China (Taiwan), which is currently only recognized by 16 UN member states, signed the treaty prior to the United Nations General Assembly's vote to transfer China's seat to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1971. When the PRC subsequently acceded the treaty, they described the Republic of China's (ROC) signature as "illegal".[3]
State[3] | Signed |
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Apr 27, 1970 |
References
- ↑ untreaty.un.org, Law of treaties Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine., International Law Commission, last update: 30 June 2005. Consulted on 7 December 2008.
- 1 2 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, pg. 1
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties". United Nations Treaty Series. Retrieved 23 July 2013.