Skip to content
Nederlands

You are here:

  1. Home
  2. Search

Treaty

Convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide

Treaty data

Treaty number 007213
Date of conclusion 09-12-1948
Place of conclusion Parijs
Provisional application
Entry into force 12-01-1951
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1964, 242
Consolidated text 0005551

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 18-09-1966 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 18-09-1966
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 01-01-1986
Curaçao 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten 10-10-2010

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 22-03-1956 (A) 20-06-1956
Albania 12-05-1955 (A) 10-08-1955
Algeria 31-10-1963 (A) 29-01-1964
Andorra 22-09-2006 (A) 21-12-2006
Antigua and Barbuda 25-10-1988 (Su) 01-11-1981
Argentina 05-06-1956 (A) 03-09-1956
Armenia 23-06-1993 (A) 21-09-1993
Australia 11-12-1948 08-07-1949 (R) 12-01-1951
Austria 19-03-1958 (A) 17-06-1958
Azerbaijan 16-08-1996 (A) 14-11-1996
Bahamas 05-08-1975 (Su) 10-07-1973
Bahrain 27-03-1990 (A) 25-06-1990
Bangladesh 05-10-1998 (A) 03-01-1999
Barbados 14-01-1980 (A) 13-04-1980
Belarus 16-12-1949 11-08-1954 (R) 09-11-1954
Belgium 12-12-1949 05-09-1951 (R) 04-12-1951
Belize 10-03-1998 (A) 08-06-1998
Benin 02-11-2017 (A) 31-01-2018
Bolivia 11-12-1948 14-06-2005 (R) 12-09-2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina 29-12-1992 (Su) 06-03-1992
Brazil 11-12-1948 15-04-1952 (R) 14-07-1952
Bulgaria 21-07-1950 (A) 12-01-1951
Burkina Faso 14-09-1965 (A) 13-12-1965
Burundi 06-01-1997 (A) 06-04-1997
Cabo Verde 10-10-2011 (A) 08-01-2012
Cambodia 14-10-1950 (A) 12-01-1951
Canada 28-11-1949 03-09-1952 (R) 02-12-1952
Chile 11-12-1948 03-06-1953 (R) 01-09-1953
China 20-07-1949 18-04-1983 (R) 17-07-1983
Colombia 12-08-1949 27-10-1959 (R) 25-01-1960
Comoros 27-09-2004 (A) 26-12-2004
Costa Rica 14-10-1950 (A) 12-01-1951
Côte d'Ivoire 18-12-1995 (A) 17-03-1996
Croatia 12-10-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 28-12-1949 04-03-1953 (R) 02-06-1953
Cyprus 29-03-1982 (A) 27-06-1982
Czech Republic 22-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 28-12-1949 21-12-1950 (R) 21-03-1951
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 31-01-1989 (A) 01-05-1989
Democratic Republic of the Congo 31-05-1962 (Su) 30-06-1960
Denmark 28-09-1949 15-06-1951 (R) 13-09-1951
Dominica 13-05-2019 (A) 11-08-2019
Dominican Republic 11-12-1948
Ecuador 11-12-1948 21-12-1949 (R) 12-01-1951
Egypt 12-12-1948 08-02-1952 (R) 08-05-1952
El Salvador 27-04-1949 28-09-1950 (R) 12-01-1951
Estonia 21-10-1991 (A) 19-01-1992
Ethiopia 11-12-1948 01-07-1949 (R) 12-01-1951
Fiji 11-01-1973 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 18-12-1959 (A) 17-03-1960
France 11-12-1948 14-10-1950 (R) 12-01-1951
Gabon 21-01-1983 (A) 21-04-1983
Gambia, The 29-12-1978 (A) 29-03-1979
Georgia 11-10-1993 (A) 09-01-1994
Germany 24-11-1954 (A) 22-02-1955
Ghana 24-12-1958 (A) 24-03-1959
Greece 29-12-1949 08-12-1954 (R) 08-03-1955
Guatemala 22-06-1949 13-01-1950 (R) 12-01-1951
Guinea 07-09-2000 (A) 06-12-2000
Guinea-Bissau 24-09-2013 (A) 23-12-2013
Haïti 11-12-1948 14-10-1950 (R) 12-01-1951
Honduras 22-04-1949 05-03-1952 (R) 03-06-1952
Hungary 07-01-1952 (A) 06-04-1952
Iceland 14-05-1949 29-08-1949 (R) 12-01-1951
India 29-11-1949 27-08-1959 (R) 25-11-1959
Iran 08-12-1949 14-08-1956 (R) 12-11-1956
Iraq 20-01-1959 (A) 20-04-1959
Ireland 22-06-1976 (A) 20-09-1976
Israel 17-08-1949 09-03-1950 (R) 12-01-1951
Italy 04-06-1952 (A) 02-09-1952
Jamaica 23-09-1968 (A) 22-12-1968
Jordan 03-04-1950 (A) 12-01-1951
Kazakhstan 26-08-1998 (A) 24-11-1998
Kuwait 07-03-1995 (A) 05-06-1995
Kyrgyzstan 05-09-1997 (A) 04-12-1997
Laos 08-12-1950 (A) 08-03-1951
Latvia 14-04-1992 (A) 13-07-1992
Lebanon 30-12-1949 17-12-1953 (R) 17-03-1954
Lesotho 29-11-1974 (A) 27-02-1975
Liberia 11-12-1948 09-06-1950 (R) 12-01-1951
Libya 16-05-1989 (A) 14-08-1989
Liechtenstein 24-03-1994 (A) 22-06-1994
Lithuania 01-02-1996 (A) 01-05-1996
Luxembourg 07-10-1981 (A) 05-01-1982
Malawi 14-07-2017 (A) 12-10-2017
Malaysia 20-12-1994 (A) 20-03-1995
Maldives 24-04-1984 (A) 23-07-1984
Mali 16-07-1974 (A) 14-10-1974
Malta 06-06-2014 (A) 04-09-2014
Mauritius 08-07-2019 (A) 06-10-2019
Mexico 14-12-1948 22-07-1952 (R) 20-10-1952
Moldova 26-01-1993 (A) 26-04-1993
Monaco 30-03-1950 (A) 12-01-1951
Mongolia 05-01-1967 (A) 05-04-1967
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 24-01-1958 (A) 24-04-1958
Mozambique 18-04-1983 (A) 17-07-1983
Myanmar 30-12-1949 14-03-1956 (R) 12-06-1956
Namibia 28-11-1994 (A) 26-02-1995
Nepal 17-01-1969 (A) 17-04-1969
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 20-06-1966 (A) 18-09-1966
New Zealand 25-11-1949 28-12-1978 (R) 28-03-1979
Nicaragua 29-01-1952 (A) 28-04-1952
Nigeria 27-07-2009 (A) 25-10-2009
North Macedonia 18-01-1994 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 11-12-1948 22-07-1949 (R) 12-01-1951
Pakistan 11-12-1948 12-10-1957 (R) 10-01-1958
Palestine 02-04-2014 (A) 01-07-2014
Panama 11-12-1948 11-01-1950 (R) 12-01-1951
Papua New Guinea 27-01-1982 (A) 27-04-1982
Paraguay 11-12-1948 03-10-2001 (R) 01-01-2002
Peru 11-12-1948 24-02-1960 (R) 24-05-1960
Philippines 11-12-1948 07-07-1950 (R) 12-01-1951
Poland 14-11-1950 (A) 12-02-1951
Portugal 09-02-1999 (A) 10-05-1999
Republic of Korea, the 14-10-1950 (A) 12-01-1951
Romania 02-11-1950 (A) 31-01-1951
Russian Federation 16-12-1949 03-05-1954 (R) 01-08-1954
Rwanda 16-04-1975 (A) 15-07-1975
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 09-11-1981 (A) 07-02-1982
San Marino 08-11-2013 (A) 06-02-2014
Saudi Arabia 13-07-1950 (A) 12-01-1951
Senegal 04-08-1983 (A) 02-11-1983
Serbia 12-03-2001 (A) 10-06-2001
Seychelles 05-05-1992 (A) 03-08-1992
Singapore 18-08-1995 (A) 16-11-1995
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
South Africa 10-12-1998 (A) 10-03-1999
Spain 13-09-1968 (A) 12-12-1968
Sri Lanka 12-10-1950 (A) 12-01-1951
Sudan 13-10-2003 (A) 11-01-2004
Sweden 30-12-1949 27-05-1952 (R) 25-08-1952
Switzerland 07-09-2000 (A) 06-12-2000
Syria 25-06-1955 (A) 23-09-1955
Tajikistan 03-11-2015 (A) 01-02-2016
Tanzania 05-04-1984 (A) 04-07-1984
Togo 24-05-1984 (A) 22-08-1984
Tonga 16-02-1972 (A) 16-05-1972
Trinidad and Tobago 13-12-2002 (A) 13-03-2003
Tunisia 29-11-1956 (A) 27-02-1957
Türkiye 31-07-1950 (A) 12-01-1951
Turkmenistan 26-12-2018 (A) 26-03-2019
Uganda 14-11-1995 (A) 12-02-1996
Ukraine 16-12-1949 15-11-1954 (R) 13-02-1955
United Arab Emirates 11-11-2005 (A) 09-02-2006
United Kingdom 30-01-1970 (A) 30-04-1970
United States of America 11-12-1948 25-11-1988 (R) 23-02-1989
Uruguay 11-12-1948 11-07-1967 (R) 09-10-1967
Uzbekistan 09-09-1999 (A) 08-12-1999
Venezuela 12-07-1960 (A) 10-10-1960
Vietnam 09-06-1981 (A) 07-09-1981
Yemen 09-02-1987 (A) 10-05-1987
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 11-12-1948 29-08-1950 (R) 12-01-1951
Zambia 20-04-2022 (A) 19-07-2022
Zimbabwe 13-05-1991 (A) 11-08-1991

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

New Zealand

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Tokelau Islands 09-07-2002

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 16-09-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Bahamas (< 10-07-1973) 30-01-1970 10-07-1973
Bermuda 30-01-1970
British Antarctic Territory 30-01-1970
British Virgin Islands 30-01-1970
Dominica (< 03-11-1978) 30-01-1970 03-11-1978
Falkland Islands 30-01-1970
Fiji (< 10-10-1970) 30-01-1970 10-10-1970
Gibraltar 30-01-1970
Grenada (< 07-02-1974) 30-01-1970 07-02-1974
Guernsey 30-01-1970
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 30-01-1970 01-07-1997
Jersey 30-01-1970
Man, Isle of 30-01-1970
Pitcairn Islands 30-01-1970
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 30-01-1970 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) 30-01-1970 27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 30-01-1970
Seychelles (< 29-06-1976) 30-01-1970 29-06-1976
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 30-01-1970
Tonga (< 04-06-1970) 02-06-1970 04-06-1970
Turks and Caicos Islands 30-01-1970
Go to top