Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
AFGHANISTAN | Ratification | 14-May-1937 | |
ANGOLA | Succession | 04-Jun-1976 | |
Antilles | Extension | 05-Aug-1957 | |
ARGENTINA | Ratification | 14-Mar-1950 | |
Aruba | Extension | 01-Jan-1986 | 01-Jan-1986 |
AUSTRALIA | Ratification | 07-Oct-1953 | |
AUSTRALIA | Declaration | 14-Dec-1954 | |
AUSTRALIA | Declaration | 15-Jun-1973 | |
AUSTRALIA | Declaration | 21-Jun-1973 | |
AUSTRIA | Ratification | 03-Jul-1937 | |
AUSTRIA | Denunciation | 03-Apr-2008 | 03-Apr-2009 |
AZERBAIJAN | Ratification | 19-May-1992 | 19-May-1992 |
Bahamas | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
BAHAMAS | Succession | 25-May-1976 | |
BANGLADESH | Ratification | 22-Jun-1972 | |
Basutoland | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
Bechuanaland | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
BELGIUM | Ratification | 04-Aug-1937 | |
BOLIVIA | Ratification | 15-Nov-1973 | |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Ratification | 02-Jun-1993 | 02-Jun-1993 |
BRAZIL | Ratification | 22-Sep-1938 | |
British Guiana | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
British Solomon Islands | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
Brunei | Decision Resvd. | 27-Mar-1950 | |
BULGARIA | Ratification | 29-Dec-1949 | |
BYELORUSSIA S S R | Ratification | 04-Aug-1961 | |
CAMEROON | Ratification | 29-Jan-1963 | |
CANADA | Ratification | 16-Sep-1966 | |
CHILE | Ratification | 16-Mar-1946 | |
CHINA | Ratification | 02-Dec-1936 | |
CHINA | Declaration | 28-May-1982 | 28-May-1999 |
COSTA RICA | Ratification | 22-Mar-1960 | |
CROATIA | Ratification | 08-Oct-1991 | |
CUBA | Ratification | 14-Apr-1936 | |
Cyprus | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
CYPRUS | Ratification | 23-Sep-1960 | |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Succession | 01-Jan-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Denunciation | 24-Apr-2008 | 24-Apr-2009 |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Ratification | 12-Jun-1950 | |
DJIBOUTI | Ratification | 03-Aug-1978 | 03-Aug-1978 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Ratification | 12-Aug-1957 | |
ECUADOR | Ratification | 06-Jul-1954 | |
EGYPT | Ratification | 11-Jul-1947 | |
ESTONIA | Ratification | 04-Jun-1937 | |
ESTONIA | Denunciation | 06-Dec-2007 | 06-Dec-2008 |
Falkland Islands | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
Fiji | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
FIJI | Ratification | 18-Apr-1974 | |
FINLAND | Ratification | 03-Mar-1938 | |
FRANCE | Ratification | 25-Jan-1938 | |
FRANCE | Application | 27-Nov-1974 | |
GABON | Ratification | 13-Jun-1961 | |
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Ratification | 20-Aug-1975 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Ratification | 15-Nov-1954 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Denunciation | 25-Apr-2008 | 25-Apr-2009 |
GHANA | Ratification | 20-May-1957 | |
Gibraltar | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
Gilbert And Ellice Islands | Decision Resvd. | 27-Mar-1950 | |
Gold Coast | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
GREECE | Ratification | 30-May-1936 | |
GUATEMALA | Ratification | 07-Mar-1960 | |
Guernsey | Extension | 18-Jul-1936 | |
Guernsey | Denunciation | 26-May-1988 | 26-May-1989 |
GUINEA | Ratification | 12-Dec-1966 | |
GUINEA BISSAU | Ratification | 21-Feb-1977 | |
GUYANA | Ratification | 08-Jun-1966 | |
HAITI | Ratification | 05-Apr-1960 | |
HONDURAS | Ratification | 20-Jun-1960 | |
Hong Kong | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
Hong Kong | Termination | 28-May-1998 | 28-May-1999 |
HUNGARY | Ratification | 19-Dec-1938 | |
INDIA | Ratification | 25-Mar-1938 | |
INDONESIA | Ratification | 12-Jun-1950 | |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 20-Aug-1936 | |
Isle Of Man | Extension | 18-Jul-1936 | |
Isle Of Man | Denunciation | 26-May-1988 | |
ITALY | Ratification | 22-Oct-1952 | |
ITALY | Declaration | 07-Jun-1954 | |
IVORY COAST | Ratification | 05-May-1961 | |
Jamaica | Decision Resvd. | 27-Mar-1950 | |
JAPAN | Ratification | 11-Jun-1956 | |
Jersey | Extension | 18-Jul-1936 | |
Jersey | Denunciation | 26-May-1988 | 26-May-1989 |
Kenya | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
KENYA | Ratification | 13-Jan-1964 | |
KYRGYZSTAN | Ratification | 31-Mar-1992 | 31-Mar-1992 |
LEBANON | Ratification | 26-Jul-1962 | |
LESOTHO | Ratification | 31-Oct-1966 | |
LUXEMBOURG | Ratification | 03-Mar-1958 | |
MALAWI | Ratification | 22-Mar-1965 | |
Malay States, Federated | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
MALAYA | Ratification | 11-Nov-1957 | |
MALTA | Ratification | 09-Jun-1988 | |
MEXICO | Ratification | 21-Feb-1938 | |
MOROCCO | Ratification | 20-Sep-1956 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Ratification | 20-Feb-1937 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Declaration | 05-Aug-1957 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Declaration | 01-Jan-1986 | 01-Jan-1986 |
New Guinea | Extension | 21-Jun-1973 | |
NEW ZEALAND | Ratification | 29-Mar-1938 | |
NEW ZEALAND | Denunciation | 23-Jun-1987 | 23-Jun-1988 |
NICARAGUA | Ratification | 01-Mar-1976 | |
Nigeria | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
NIGERIA | Ratification | 17-Oct-1960 | |
Northern Rhodesia | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
Nyasaland | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
PAKISTAN | Ratification | 25-Mar-1938 | |
PANAMA | Ratification | 16-Feb-1959 | |
Papua | Extension | 15-Jun-1973 | |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Succession | 01-May-1976 | |
PERU | Ratification | 08-Nov-1945 | |
POLAND | Ratification | 15-Jun-1957 | |
PORTUGAL | Ratification | 18-Oct-1937 | |
PORTUGAL | Reservation | 18-Oct-1937 | |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Declaration | 04-May-1961 | |
Sarawak | Decision Resvd. | 27-Mar-1950 | |
SAUDI ARABIA | Ratification | 15-Jun-1978 | 15-Jun-1979 |
Sierra Leone | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
SIERRA LEONE | Ratification | 13-Jun-1961 | |
Singapore | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
SINGAPORE | Ratification | 25-Oct-1965 | |
SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Ratification | 01-Jan-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Denunciation | 20-Feb-2008 | 20-Feb-2009 |
SLOVENIA | Ratification | 09-Jun-1992 | 09-Jun-1992 |
SLOVENIA | Denunciation | 18-Mar-2008 | 18-Mar-2009 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS | Succession | 06-Aug-1985 | 06-Aug-1986 |
SOMALIA | Ratification | 18-Nov-1960 | |
Somaliland | Extension | 07-Jun-1954 | |
SOUTH AFRICA | Ratification | 25-Jun-1936 | |
Southern Rhodesia | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
SOVIET UNION | Ratification | 04-May-1961 | |
SPAIN | Ratification | 24-Jun-1958 | |
SPAIN | Denunciation | 14-Apr-2008 | 14-Apr-2009 |
SRI LANKA | Ratification | 20-Dec-1950 | 20-Dec-1951 |
Swaziland | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
SWAZILAND | Ratification | 05-Jun-1981 | 05-Jun-1982 |
SWEDEN | Ratification | 11-Jul-1936 | |
SWITZERLAND | Ratification | 23-May-1940 | |
SYRIA | Ratification | 26-Jul-1960 | |
TAJIKISTAN | Succession | 26-Nov-1993 | 26-Nov-1993 |
Tanganyika | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
TANGANYIKA | Ratification | 30-Jan-1962 | |
TUNISIA | Ratification | 15-May-1957 | |
TURKEY | Ratification | 21-Apr-1938 | |
Uganda | Extension | 27-Mar-1950 | |
UGANDA | Ratification | 04-Jun-1963 | |
UKRAINE | Ratification | 04-Aug-1961 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Signature | 21-Jun-1935 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 18-Jul-1936 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 27-Mar-1950 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Denunciation | 26-May-1988 | 26-May-1989 |
URUGUAY | Ratification | 18-Mar-1954 | |
VENEZUELA | Ratification | 20-Nov-1944 | |
VIETNAM | Ratification | 06-Jun-1953 | |
VIETNAM | Ratification | 03-Oct-1994 | 03-Oct-1995 |
YUGOSLAVIA | Ratification | 21-May-1952 | |
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 24-Nov-2000 | 24-Nov-2000 |
ZAMBIA | Ratification | 02-Dec-1964 | |
ZIMBABWE | Ratification | 06-Jun-1980 | 06-Jun-1980 |