(New York, 26/11/1968)
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 12-Nov-74
Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
Parties | Date of Signature | Date of ratification / Other | Entry Into Force | Domestication Legislation (where available) |
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Afghanistan [#] |   | 22 Jul 1983 a |   |   |
Albania [#] |   | 19 May 1971 a |   |   |
Argentina |   | 26 Aug 2003 a |   |   |
Armenia |   | 23 Jun 1993 a |   |   |
Azerbaijan |   | 16 Aug 1996 a |   |   |
Belarus [#] | 7 Jan 1969 | 08 May 1969 Rt |   |   |
Bolivia |   | 06 Oct 1983 a |   |   |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |   | 01 Sep 1993 d |   |   |
Bulgaria [#] | 21 Jan 1969 | 21 May 1969 Rt |   |   |
Cameroon |   | 06 Oct 1972 a |   |   |
Croatia |   | 12 Oct 1992 d |   |   |
Cuba [#] |   | 13 Sep 1972 a |   |   |
Czech Republic |   | 22 Feb 1993 d |   |   |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |   | 08 Nov 1984 a |   |   |
Estonia |   | 21 Oct 1991 a |   |   |
Gambia |   | 29 Dec 1978 a |   |   |
Georgia |   | 31 Mar 1995 a |   |   |
Ghana |   | 07 Sep 2000 a |   |   |
Guinea [#] |   | 07 Jun 1971 a |   |   |
Hungary [#] | 25 Mar 1969 | 24 Jun 1969 Rt |   |   |
India |   | 12 Jan 1971 a |   |   |
Kenya |   | 01 May 1972 a |   |   |
Kuwait |   | 07 Mar 1995 a |   |   |
Lao People's Democratic Republic [#] |   | 28 Dec 1984 a |   |   |
Latvia |   | 14 Apr 1992 a |   |   |
Liberia |   | 16 Sep 2005 a |   |   |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |   | 16 May 1989 a |   |   |
Lithuania |   | 01 Feb 1996 a |   |   |
Mexico | 03 Jul 1969 | 15 Mar 2002 Rt |   |   |
Mongolia [#] | 31 Jan 1969 | 21 May 1969 Rt |   |   |
Nicaragua |   | 03 Sep 1986 a |   |   |
Nigeria |   | 01 Dec 1970 a |   |   |
Peru |   | 11 Aug 2003 a |   |   |
Philippines |   | 15 May 1973 a |   |   |
Poland [#] | 16 Dec 1968 | 14 Feb 1969 Rt |   |   |
Republic of Moldova |   | 26 Jan 1993 a |   |   |
Romania [#] | 17 Apr 1969 | 15 Sep 1969 Rt |   |   |
Russian Federation [#] | 06 Jan 1969 | 22 Apr 1969 Rt |   |   |
Rwanda |   | 16 Apr 1975 a |   |   |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |   | 09 Nov 1981 a |   |   |
Serbia and Montenegro |   | 12 Mar 2001 d |   |   |
Slovakia |   | 28 May 1993 d |   |   |
Slovenia |   | 06 Jul 1992 d |   |   |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |   | 18 Jan 1994 d |   |   |
Tunisia |   | 15 Jun 1972 a |   |   |
Ukraine [#] | 14 Jan 1969 | 19 Jun 1969 Rt |   |   |
Uruguay |   | 21 Sep 2001 a |   |   |
Viet Nam [#] |   | 06 May 1983 a |   |   |
Yemen |   | 09 Feb 1987 a |   |   |
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(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.)
Since the provisions of articles V and VII of the said Convention, according to which some States cannot become a party to the Convention, are not in conformity with the universal character of the Convention, the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan states that, on the basis of the principle of the sovereign equality of States, the Convention should remain open to all States
The Government of the People's Republic of Albania states that the provisions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity are unacceptable because, in preventing a number of States from becoming parties to the Convention, they are discriminatory in nature and thus violate the principle of the sovereign equality of States and are incompatible with the spirit and purposes of the Convention
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that the provisions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, which prevent certain States from signing the Convention or acceding to it are contrary to the principle of the sovereign equality of States
The People's Republic of Bulgaria deems it necessary at the same time to declare that the provisions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, which prevent a number of States from signing the Convention or acceding to it, are contrary to the principle of the sovereign equality of States
The Government of the Republic of Cuba declares that it regards the provisions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity as discriminatory and contrary to the principle of the equality of States
The Government of the Republic of Guinea considers that the dispositions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, adopted by the General Assembly on 26 November 1968, make it impossible for a number of States to become parties to the Convention and are therefore of a discriminatory character which is contradictory to the object and aims of this Convention
The Government of the Republic of Guinea is of the opinion that, in accordance with the principle of sovereign equality of States, the Convention should be open to all States without any discrimination and limitation
The Government of the Hungarian People's Republic declares that the provisions contained in articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on November 26, 1968, which deny the possibility to certain States to become signatories to the Convention are of discriminatory nature, violate the principles of sovereign equality of States and are more particularly incompatible with the objectives and purposes of the said Convention.
Lao People's Democratic Republic [up]
The Lao People's Democratic Republic accedes to the above-mentioned Convention and undertakes to implement faithfully all its clauses, except for the provisions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 26 November 1968, which contravene the principle of the sovereign equality of States. The Convention should be open to universal participation in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations
The Mongolian People's Republic deems it necessary to state that the provisions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity have discriminatory nature and seek to preclude certain States from participation in the Convention and declares that as the Convention deals with matters affecting the interests of all States it should be open to participation by all States without any discrimination or restriction.
The Polish People's Republic considers that the dispositions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, adopted by the General Assembly on the 26th of November 1968, make it impossible for a number of States to become parties to the Convention and are therefore of a discriminatory character which is contradictory to the object and aims of this Convention
The Polish People's Republic is of the opinion that, in accordance with the principle of sovereign equality of States, the Convention should be open to all States without any discrimination and limitation.
The State Council of the Socialist Republic of Romania states that the provisions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity are not compatible with the principle that multilateral international treaties, the subject and purpose of which concern the international community as a whole, should be open for universal participation
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics declares that the provisions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, which prevent certain States from signing the Convention or acceding to it, are contrary to the principle of the sovereign equality of States
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that the provisions of articles V and VII of the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, which prevent certain States from signing the Convention or acceding to it, are contrary to the principle of the sovereign equality of States
The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam deems it necessary to state in accordance with the principle of sovereign equality of States that the Convention should be open to all States without any discrimination and limitation
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