Treaty

Slavery Convention, signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 and amended by the Protocol

Treaty data

Treaty number 012897
Date of conclusion 07-12-1953
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 07-07-1955
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Bulletin of Acts and Decrees
Consolidated text 0006262

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 07-07-1955 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 07-07-1955
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 07-07-1955
Albania 02-07-1957 (A) 02-07-1957
Algeria 20-11-1963 (A) 20-11-1963
Antigua and Barbuda 01-11-1981
Australia 07-07-1955
Austria 07-07-1955
Azerbaijan 16-08-1996
Bahamas 10-07-1973
Bahrain 27-03-1990 (A) 27-03-1990
Bangladesh 07-01-1985
Barbados 30-11-1966
Belarus 13-09-1956 (A) 13-09-1956
Belgium 13-12-1962
Bolivia 06-10-1983
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Brazil 06-01-1966 (A) 06-10-1966
Cameroon 27-06-1984
Canada 07-07-1955
Chile 20-06-1995
Croatia 12-10-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 07-07-1955
Cyprus 21-04-1986 (Su) 16-08-1960
Denmark 07-07-1955
Dominica 03-11-1978
Ecuador 17-08-1955
Egypt 07-07-1955
Ethiopia 21-01-1969 (R) 21-01-1969
Fiji 10-10-1970
Finland 07-07-1955
France 14-02-1963
Germany 29-05-1973
Greece 12-12-1955
Guatemala 11-11-1983
Guinea 12-07-1963
Hungary 26-02-1958
India 07-07-1955
Iraq 07-07-1955
Ireland 31-08-1961
Israel 12-09-1955
Italy 07-07-1955
Jamaica 30-07-1964 (Su) 06-08-1962
Jordan 05-05-1959 (A) 05-05-1959
Kazakhstan 01-05-2008
Kuwait 28-05-1963 (A) 28-05-1963
Kyrgyzstan 05-09-1997 (A) 05-09-1997
Lesotho 04-11-1974 (Su) 04-10-1966
Liberia 07-07-1955
Libya 14-02-1957 (A) 14-02-1957
Madagascar 12-02-1964 (A) 12-02-1964
Malawi 02-08-1965 (A) 02-08-1965
Mali 02-02-1973
Malta 03-01-1966 (Su) 21-09-1964
Mauritania 06-06-1986
Mauritius 18-07-1969 (Su) 12-03-1968
Mexico 07-07-1955
Monaco 07-07-1955
Mongolia 20-12-1986 (A) 20-12-1986
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 11-05-1959
Myanmar 29-04-1957
Nepal 07-01-1963 (A) 07-01-1963
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 07-07-1955
New Zealand 07-07-1955
Nicaragua 14-01-1986
Niger 07-12-1964
Nigeria 26-06-1961 (Su) 01-10-1960
Norway 11-04-1957
Pakistan 30-09-1955 (A) 30-09-1955
Papua New Guinea 27-01-1982 (A) 27-01-1982
Paraguay 27-09-2007
Philippines 12-07-1955 (A) 12-07-1955
Romania 13-11-1957
Russian Federation 08-08-1956 (A) 08-08-1956
Saint Lucia 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 09-11-1980 (R) 09-11-1980
Saudi Arabia 05-07-1973 (A) 05-07-1973
Serbia 12-02-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Sierra Leone 13-03-1962 (Su) 27-04-1961
Solomon Islands 07-07-1978
South Africa 07-07-1955
Spain 10-11-1976
Sri Lanka 21-03-1958 (A) 21-03-1958
Sudan 09-09-1957 (Su) 01-01-1956
Sweden 07-07-1955
Switzerland 07-07-1955
Syria 07-07-1955
Tanzania 28-11-1962 (A) 28-11-1962
Trinidad and Tobago 11-04-1966 (Su) 31-08-1962
Tunisia 15-07-1966 (A) 15-07-1966
Türkiye 07-07-1955
Turkmenistan 01-05-1997
Uganda 12-08-1964 (A) 12-08-1964
Ukraine 27-01-1959 (A) 27-01-1959
United Kingdom 07-07-1955
United States of America 07-03-1956
Uruguay 07-06-2001 (A) 07-06-2001
Vietnam 14-08-1956 (A) 14-08-1956
Yemen 09-02-1987 (A) 09-02-1987
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 07-07-1955
Zambia 26-03-1973 (Su) 24-10-1964

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
Slavery Convention 25-09-1926 Genève
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