JAMAICA


RATIFICATION HISTORY


Treaty

Ratification1

Entry into force

Declaration2

CERD

04-Jun-71

04-Jul-71

 

CERD - Article 14

 

 

 

CERD - amendment re: Article 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCPR

03-Oct-75

23-Mar-76

 

CCPR - Article 41

 

 

 

CCPR - OPT

03-Oct-753

23-Mar-76

 

CCPR - OPT2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CESCR

03-Oct-75

03-Jan-76

 

 

 

 

 

CEDAW

19-Oct-84

18-Nov-84

 

CEDAW - amendment re: Article 20(1)

 

 

 

CEDAW - OPT

 

 

 

CEDAW - OPT - Article 10 (Re: Articles 8 and 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAT

 

 

 

CAT - Article 21

 

 

 

CAT - Article 22

 

 

 

CAT - Article 28 (Re: Article 20)

 

 

 

CAT - amendment re: Articles 17(7) and 18(5)

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Treaty

Ratification1

Entry into force

Declaration2

 

 

 

 

CAT - OPT

 

 

 

CAT - OPT - Article 24 (Re: Parts III and IV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRC

14-May-91

13-Jun-91

 

CRC - amendment re: Article 43(2)

a: 06-Apr-984

 

 

CRC - OPT - AC

09-May-02

09-Jun-02

 

CRC - OPT - SC

s: 08-Sep-005

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMW

 

 

 

CMW - Article 76

 

 

 

CMW - Article 77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disability

30-Mar-07

03-May-08

 

Disability - OPT

s: 30-Mar-075

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enforced Disappearance

 

 

 

Article 31

 

 

 

Article 32

 

 

 

Article 42

 

 

 




1 “Ratification” includes ratification, accession or succession.


2 In the case of CERD - Article 14; CCPR - Article 41; CEDAW OPT - Article 10 (Re: Articles 8 and 9); CAT - Articles 21, 22 and 28 (re: Article 20); CAT OPT - Article 24 (Re: Parts III and IV); CMW - Articles 76 and 77; and Enforced Disappearances - Articles 31, 32 and 42, the State has the option of making a “declaration” in accordance with the terms of the respective Convention.


3 Jamaica had ratified the Optional Protocol on 3 October 1975. Jamaica subsequently denounced the Optional Protocol, effective 23 January 1998.


4 “a” means acceptance of the amendment.


5 “s” means that the State is a signatory only.



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