UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN

AND NORTHERN IRELAND


RATIFICATION HISTORY


Treaty

Ratification1

Entry into force

Declaration2

CERD

07-Mar-69

06-Apr-69

 

CERD - Article 14

 

 

 

CERD - amendment re: Article 8

a: 07-Feb-943

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCPR

20-May-76

20-Aug-76

 

CCPR - Article 41

 

 

20-May-76

CCPR - OPT

 

 

 

CCPR - OPT2

10-Dec-99

10-Mar-00

 

 

 

 

 

CESCR

20-May-76

20-Aug-76

 

 

 

 

 

CEDAW

07-Apr-86

07-May-86

 

CEDAW - amendment re: Article 20(1)

a: 19-Nov-963

 

 

CEDAW - OPT

17-Dec-04

17-Mar-05

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAT

08-Dec-88

07-Jan-89

 

CAT - Article 21

 

 

08-Dec-88

CAT - Article 22

 

 

 

CAT - Article 28 (Re: Article 20)

 

 

 

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

a: 07-Feb-943

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treaty

Ratification1

Entry into force

Declaration2

 

 

 

 

CAT - OPT

10-Dec-03

22-Jun-06

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRC

15-Dec-91

15-Jan-92

 

CRC - amendment re: Article 43(2)

a: 17-Jul-973

 

 

CRC - OPT - AC

24-Jun-03

24-Jul-03

 

CRC - OPT - SC

s: 07-Sep-004

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMW

 

 

 

CMW - Article 76

 

 

 

CMW - Article 77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disability

s: 30-Mar-074

 

 

Disability - OPT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 “a” means acceptance of the amendment.


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



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