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Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 1953

Entry into force: Wednesday, July 7, 1954

Adoption date: Mar 31, 1953

Adoption place: New York

Depositary: Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies

Signed by 47 countries, ratified by 122 countries

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Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
Afghanistan

-

Nov 16, 1966

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Albania

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May 12, 1955

1. As regards Article VII: The People's Republic of Albania declares its disagreement with the last sentence of article VII and considers that the juridical effect of a reservation is to make the Convention operative as between the State making the reservation and all other States parties to the Convention, with the exception only of that part thereof to which the reservation relates.

2. As regards Article IX: The People's Republic of Albania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article IX which provides that disputes between Contracting Parties con- cerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision, and declares that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in each individual case.

Algeria

-

Aug 5, 2004

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Angola

-

Sep 17, 1986

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Antigua and Barbuda

-

Oct 25, 1988

Reservation:

"The Government of Antigua and Barbuda reserves from the application of this Convention all matters relating to the recruit- ment to, and conditions of service in, the armed forces of Antigua and Barbuda."

Argentina

Mar 31, 1953

Feb 27, 1961

The Argentine Government reserves the right not to submit to the procedure set out in this article [article IX] any dispute which is directly connected with territories which fall within Argentine sovereignty.

Armenia

-

Jan 24, 2008

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Australia

-

Dec 10, 1974

"The Government of Australia hereby declares that the accession by Australia shall be subject to the reservation that article III of the Convention shall have no application as regards recruitment to and conditions of service in the Defence Forces.

"The Government of Australia furthermore declares that the Convention shall not extend to Papua New Guinea."

Austria

Oct 19, 1959

Apr 18, 1969

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Bahamas

-

Aug 16, 1977

-
Bangladesh

-

Oct 5, 1998

Declarations:

Article III:

"The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh will apply article III of the Convention in consonance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of Bangladesh and in particular, article 28 (4) allowing special provision in favour of women; article 29.3 (c) allowing reservation of any class of employment or office for one sex on the ground that it is considered by its nature to be unsuited to members of the opposite sex; and article 65 (3) providing for reservation of 30 seats in the National Assembly for women in addition to the provision allowing women to be elected to any and all of the 300 seats.

Article IX:

For the submission of any dispute in terms of this article to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the consent of all the parties to the dispute will be required in each case."

Barbados

-

Jan 12, 1973

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Belarus

Mar 31, 1953

Aug 11, 1954

As regards article VII:

[Same declaration as the one reproduced under "Albania".]

1. As regards Article VII : The People's Republic of Albania declares its disagreement with the last sentence of article VII and considers that the juridical effect of a reservation is to make the Convention operative as between the State making the reservation and all other States parties to the Convention, with the exception only of that part thereof to which the reservation relates.

2. As regards Article IX: The People's Republic of Albania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article IX which provides that disputes between Contracting Parties con- cerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision, and declares that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in each individual case.

Belgium

-

May 20, 1964

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Bolivia

Apr 9, 1953

Sep 22, 1970

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

-

Sep 1, 1993

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Brazil

May 20, 1953

Aug 13, 1963

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Bulgaria

-

Mar 17, 1954

As regards article VII:

[Same declaration and reservation as the ones reproduced under "Albania".]

1. As regards Article VII : The People's Republic of Albania declares its disagreement with the last sentence of article VII and considers that the juridical effect of a reservation is to make the Convention operative as between the State making the reservation and all other States parties to the Convention, with the exception only of that part thereof to which the reservation relates.

2. As regards Article IX: The People's Republic of Albania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article IX which provides that disputes between Contracting Parties con- cerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision, and declares that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in each individual case.

Burkina Faso

-

Dec 9, 1998

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Burundi

-

Feb 18, 1993

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Cambodia

Nov 11, 2001

-

-
Canada

-

Jan 30, 1957

"Inasmuch as under the Canadian constitutional system legislative jurisdiction in respect of political rights is divided between the provinces and the Federal Government, the Government of Canada is obliged, in acceding to this Convention, to make a reservation in respect of rights within the legislative jurisdiction of the provinces."



Objection to the reservations made in respect of articles VII and IX by the Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Central African Republic

-

Sep 4, 1962

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Chile

Mar 31, 1953

Oct 18, 1967

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Colombia

-

Aug 5, 1986

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Congo

-

Oct 15, 1962

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Costa Rica

Mar 31, 1953

Jul 25, 1967

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Croatia

-

Oct 12, 1992

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Cuba

Mar 31, 1953

Apr 8, 1954

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Cyprus

Sep 10, 1968

Nov 12, 1968

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Czech Republic

-

Feb 22, 1993

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

-

Oct 12, 1977

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Denmark

Oct 29, 1953

Jul 7, 1954

Subject to a reservation with respect to article III of the Con- vention, in so far as it relates to the right of women to hold military appointments or to act as heads of recruitment services or to serve on recruitment boards.




Objection to the reservations in respect of articles VII and IX:

[ Same States as the ones listed under "Canada". ]

the Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Dominican Republic

Mar 31, 1953

Dec 11, 1953

Objection to the reservations made by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in respect of articles VII and IX.

Ecuador

Mar 31, 1953

Apr 23, 1954

"The Government of Ecuador signs this Convention subject to a reservation with respect to the last phrase in article I, `without any discrimination', since article 22 of the Political Constitution of the Republic specifies that "a vote in popular elections is obligatory for a man and optional for a woman".

Egypt

-

Sep 8, 1981

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El Salvador

Jun 24, 1953

Mar 26, 2008

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Ethiopia

Mar 31, 1953

Jan 21, 1969

Objection to the reservations in respect of articles VII and IX:

The Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Fiji

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Jun 12, 1972

"The reservations of the United Kingdom 1 (a), (b), (d) and (f) are affirmed and are redrafted as more suitable to the situation of Fiji in the following terms:

"Article III is accepted subject to reservations, pending noti- fication of withdrawal of any case, insofar as it relates to:

"(a) succession to the Crown;

"(b) certain offices primarily of a ceremonial nature;

"(d) recruitment to and conditions of service in the armed forces;

"(f) the employment of married women in the civil service

"All other reservations made by the United Kingdom are withdrawn."

Finland

-

Oct 6, 1958

As regards Article III: "A decree may be issued to the effect that only men or women can be appointed to certain functions, which because of their nature, can be properly discharged either only by men or by women."

France

Mar 31, 1953

Apr 22, 1957

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Gabon

Apr 19, 1967

Apr 19, 1967

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Georgia

-

Jul 6, 2005

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Germany

-

Nov 4, 1970

"The Federal Republic of Germany accedes to the Conven- tion with the reservation that article III of the Convention does not apply to service in the armed forces."

Ghana

-

Dec 28, 1965

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Greece

Apr 1, 1953

Dec 29, 1953

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Guatemala

Mar 31, 1953

Oct 7, 1959

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Guinea

Mar 19, 1975

Jan 24, 1978

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Haiti

Jul 23, 1957

Feb 12, 1958

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Hungary

Sep 2, 1954

Jan 20, 1955

As regards article VII:

[Same declaration as the one reproduced under "Albania".]

1. As regards Article VII : The People's Republic of Albania declares its disagreement with the last sentence of article VII and considers that the juridical effect of a reservation is to make the Convention operative as between the State making the reservation and all other States parties to the Convention, with the exception only of that part thereof to which the reservation relates.

2. As regards Article IX: The People's Republic of Albania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article IX which provides that disputes between Contracting Parties con- cerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision, and declares that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in each individual case.

Iceland

Nov 25, 1953

Jun 30, 1954

-
India

Apr 29, 1953

Nov 1, 1961

"Article III of the Convention shall have no application as regards recruitment to, and conditions of service in any of the Armed Forces of India or the Forces charged with the mainten- ance of public order in India."

Indonesia

Mar 31, 1953

Dec 16, 1958

"The last sentence of article VII and the whole article IX do not apply to Indonesia."

Ireland

-

Nov 14, 1968

"Article III is accepted subject to reservation in so far as it relates to

"(a) the employment of married women in the public service;

"(b) the unequal remuneration of women in certain positions in the public service,

"and subject to the following declarations:

"(1) that the exclusion of women from positions of employ- ment for which by objective standards or for physical reasons they are not suitable is not regarded as discriminatory;

"(2) that the fact that jury service is not at present obligatory for women is not regarded as discriminatory."
Israel

Apr 14, 1953

Jul 6, 1954

Objection to the reservations in respect of articles VII and IX:

The Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Italy

-

Mar 6, 1968

"In acceding to the Convention on the Political Rights of Women, done at New York on 31 March 1953, the Italian Government declares that it reserves its rights to apply the provisions of Art. III as far as service in the armed forces and in special armed corps is concerned within the limits established by national legislation."

Ivory Coast

-

Dec 18, 1995

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Jamaica

-

Aug 14, 1966

-
Japan

Apr 1, 1955

Jul 13, 1955

-
Jordan

-

Jul 1, 1992

-
Kazakhstan

-

Mar 28, 2000

-
Kyrgyzstan

-

Feb 10, 1997

-
Lao People's Democratic Republic

-

Jan 28, 1969

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Latvia

-

Apr 14, 1992

-
Lebanon

Feb 24, 1954

Jun 5, 1956

-
Lesotho

-

Nov 4, 1974

"Article III is accepted subject to reservation, pending noti- fication of withdrawal in any case, so far as it relates to: Matters regulated by Basotho Law and Custom."

Liberia

Dec 9, 1953

-

-
Libya

-

May 16, 1989

-
Luxembourg

Jun 4, 1969

Nov 1, 1976

-
Madagascar

-

Feb 12, 1964

-
Malawi

-

Jun 29, 1966

-
Mali

-

Jul 16, 1974

-
Malta

-

Jul 9, 1968

"In acceding to this Convention, the Government of Malta hereby declares that it does not consider itself bound by article III in so far as that article applies to conditions of service in the Public Service and to Jury Service."

Mauritania

-

May 4, 1976

-
Mauritius

-

Jul 18, 1969

"The Government of Mauritius hereby declares that it does not consider itself bound by article III of the Convention in so far as that Article applies to recruitment to and conditions of service in the armed forces or to jury service."

Mexico

Mar 31, 1953

Mar 23, 1981

Declaration:

"It is expressly understood that the Government of Mexico will not deposit its instrument of ratification pending the entry into force of the amendment to the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States which is now under consideration, providing that citizenship rights shall be granted to Mexican women."

Mongolia

-

Aug 18, 1965

"To articles IV and V:

"The Government of the Mongolian People's Republic declares its disagreement with paragraph 1 of article IV and paragraph 1 of article V and considers that the present Convention should be open to all States for signature or accession.

Montenegro

-

Oct 23, 2006

Objections

Confirmed upon succession:

Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Guatemala, in respect of articles I, II and III, as these reservations "are not in accordance with the principles contained in Article I of the Charter of the United?Nations and with the aims of the Convention".

Morocco

-

Nov 22, 1976

The consent of all the parties concerned is required for the referral of any dispute to the International Court of Justice.

Myanmar

Sep 14, 1954

-

-
Nepal

-

Apr 26, 1966

As regards article IX of the Convention:

"A dispute shall be referred for decision to the International Court of Justice only at the request of all the parties to the dispute."

Netherlands

Aug 8, 1968

Jul 30, 1971

-
New Zealand

-

May 22, 1968

"Subject to a reservation with respect to Article III of the Convention, in so far as it relates to recruitment and conditions of service in the armed forces of New Zealand."

Nicaragua

-

Jan 17, 1957

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Niger

-

Dec 7, 1964

-
Nigeria

Jul 11, 1980

Nov 17, 1980

-
Norway

Sep 18, 1953

Aug 24, 1956

Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Argentina in respect of article VII.
Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Guatemala in respect of articles I, II and III.
Objection to the reservations in respect of articles VII and IX:

[ Same States as the ones listed under "Canada". ]

Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


15 March 1999

With regard to the reservation with reagard to article III made by the Government of Bangladesh upon accession:

"A reservation by which a State Party limits its responsibilities under the Convention by invoking general principles of internal law may create doubts about the commitment of the reserving State to the object and purpose of the Convention and, moreover contribute to undermining the basis of international treaty law. Under well-established international treaty law, a state is not permitted to invoke internal law as justification for its failure to perform its treaty obligations. For this reason, the Government of Norway objects to the said reservation made by the Government of Bangladesh.

The Government of Norway does not consider this objection to preclude the entry into force in its entirety of the Convention between the Kingdom of Norway and the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Convention thus becomes operative between the Kingdom of Norway and the People's Republic of Bangladesh without the Republic of Bangladesh benefiting from these reservations."

Pakistan

May 18, 1954

Dec 7, 1954

"Article III of the Convention shall have no application as regards recruitment to and conditions of services charged with the maintenance of public order or unsuited to women because of the hazards involved."




Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Argentina in respect of article VII.

Objection to the reservation made by France and recorded in the procès-verbal of signature of the Convention.

Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Guatemala in respect of articles I, II and III.

Objection to the reservations in respect of articles VII and IX:

[ Same States as the ones listed under "Canada". ]

Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Papua New Guinea

-

Jan 27, 1982

-
Paraguay

Nov 16, 1953

Feb 22, 1990

-
Peru

-

Jul 1, 1975

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Philippines

Sep 23, 1953

Sep 12, 1957

Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Albania in respect of articles VII and IX.

Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Romania in respect of articles VII and IX.
Poland

Mar 31, 1953

Aug 11, 1954

As regards article VII:

[Same declaration and reservation as the onesreproduced under "Albania".]

1. As regards Article VII : The People's Republic of Albania declares its disagreement with the last sentence of article VII and considers that the juridical effect of a reservation is to make the Convention operative as between the State making the reservation and all other States parties to the Convention, with the exception only of that part thereof to which the reservation relates.

2. As regards Article IX: The People's Republic of Albania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article IX which provides that disputes between Contracting Parties con- cerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision, and declares that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in each individual case.

Republic of Korea

-

Jun 23, 1959

Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Mongolia in respect of articles IV, paragraph 1, and V, paragraph 1.

Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Mongolia in respect of articles IV, paragraph 1, and V, paragraph 1.

Republic of Moldova

-

Jan 26, 1993

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Romania

Apr 27, 1954

Aug 6, 1954

As regards article VII:

[Same declaration and reservation as the onesreproduced under "Albania".]

1. As regards Article VII : The People's Republic of Albania declares its disagreement with the last sentence of article VII and considers that the juridical effect of a reservation is to make the Convention operative as between the State making the reservation and all other States parties to the Convention, with the exception only of that part thereof to which the reservation relates.

2. As regards Article IX: The People's Republic of Albania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article IX which provides that disputes between Contracting Parties con- cerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision, and declares that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in each individual case.

Russian Federation

Mar 31, 1953

May 3, 1954

As regards article VII:

[Same declaration as the one reproduced under "Albania".]

1. As regards Article VII : The People's Republic of Albania declares its disagreement with the last sentence of article VII and considers that the juridical effect of a reservation is to make the Convention operative as between the State making the reservation and all other States parties to the Convention, with the exception only of that part thereof to which the reservation relates.

2. As regards Article IX: The People's Republic of Albania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article IX which provides that disputes between Contracting Parties con- cerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision, and declares that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in each individual case.

Rwanda

-

Sep 26, 2003

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-

Apr 27, 1999

Reservation:

"The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines reserves from the application of article III of this Convention all matters relating to the recruitment to, and conditions of service in, the armed forces of St. Vincent and the Grenadines."

Senegal

-

May 2, 1963

-
Serbia

-

Mar 12, 2001

Confirmed upon succession:

Objection to the reservations made by the Government of Guatemala, in respect of articles I, II and III, as these reservations "are not in accordance with the principles contained in Article I of the Charter of the United?Nations and with the aims of the Convention".

Sierra Leone

-

Jul 25, 1962

"In acceding to this Convention, the Government of Sierra Leone hereby declares that it does not consider itself bound by article III in so far as that article applies to recruitment to and conditions of service in the Armed Forces or to jury service."

Slovakia

-

May 28, 1993

-
Slovenia

-

Jul 6, 1992

-
Solomon Islands

-

Sep 3, 1981

10 May 1982

In relation to the succession:

The Government of Solomon Islands declared that Solomon Islands maintains the reservations entered by the United Kingdom save in so far as the same cannot apply to Solomon Islands.

South Africa

Jan 29, 1993

-

-
Spain

-

Jan 14, 1974

Articles I and III of the Convention shall be interpreted with out prejudice to the provisions which in current Spanish legisla- tion define the status of head of family.

Articles II and III shall be interpreted without prejudice to the norms relating to the office of Head of State contained in the Spanish Fundamental Laws.

Article III shall be interpreted without prejudice to the fact that certain functions, which by their nature can be exercised satisfactorily only by men or only by women, shall be exercised exclusively by men or by women, as appropriate, in accordance with Spanish legislation.

Swaziland

-

Jul 20, 1970

"(a) Article III of the Convention shall have no application as regards remuneration for women in certain posts in the Civil Service of the Kingdom of Swaziland;

"(b) The Convention shall have no application to matters which are regulated by Swaziland Law and Custom in accordance with Section 62 (2) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland. [(a) The office of Nggwenyama; (b) the office of Ndlovukazi (the Queen Mother); (c) the authorization of a person to perform the functions of Regent for the purposes of section 30 of this Constitution; (d) the appointment, revocation of appointment and suspension of Chiefs; (e) the composition of the Swazi National Council, the appointment and revocation of appointment of members of the Council, and the procedure of the Council; (f) the Ncwala Ceremony; (g) the Libutfo (regimental) system.]

Sweden

Oct 6, 1953

Mar 31, 1954

Objection to reservations:

[ Same objections as the ones listed under "Norway". ]

14 December 1999

With regard to the declarations made by Bangladesh upon accession:

“In this context the Government of Sweden would like to recall, that under well-established international treaty law, the name assigned to a statement whereby the legal effect of certain provisions of a treaty is excluded or modified, does not determine its status as a reservation to the treaty. Thus, the Government of Sweden considers that the declarations made by the Government of Bangladesh, in the absence of further clarification, in substance constitute reservations to the Convention.

The Government of Sweden notes that the declaration relating to article III is of a general kind, stating that Bangladesh will apply the said article in consonance with the relevant provisions of its Constitution. The Government of Sweden is of the view that this declaration raises doubts as to the commitment of Bangladesh to the object and purpose of the Convention and would recall that, according to well-established international law, a reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of a treaty shall not be permitted.

It is in the common interest of States that treaties to which they have chosen to become parties are respected, as to their object and purpose, by all parties and that States are prepared to undertake any legislative changes necessary to comply with their obligations under those treaties.

For the reasons set out above the Government of Sweden objects to the aforesaid declaration made by the Government of Bangladesh to the Convention on the Political Rights of Women.

This objection does not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between Bangladesh and Sweden. The Convention will thus become operative between the two States without Bangladesh benefitting from the declaration".

Tajikistan

-

Jun 7, 1999

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Thailand

Mar 5, 1954

Nov 30, 1954

-
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

-

Jan 18, 1994

-
Trinidad and Tobago

-

Jun 24, 1966

-
Tunisia

-

Jan 24, 1968

[Article IX] For any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice, the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in every case.

Turkey

Jan 12, 1954

Jan 26, 1960

-
Turkmenistan

-

Oct 11, 1999

-
Uganda

-

Jun 21, 1995

-
Ukraine

Mar 31, 1953

Nov 15, 1954

As regards article VII:

[Same declaration as the one reproduced under "Albania".]

1. As regards Article VII : The People's Republic of Albania declares its disagreement with the last sentence of article VII and considers that the juridical effect of a reservation is to make the Convention operative as between the State making the reservation and all other States parties to the Convention, with the exception only of that part thereof to which the reservation relates.

2. As regards Article IX: The People's Republic of Albania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article IX which provides that disputes between Contracting Parties con- cerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision, and declares that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in each individual case.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Feb 24, 1967

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland accedes to the Convention with the following reservations submitted in accordance with article VII:

"(1) Article III is accepted subject to reservations, pending notification of withdrawal in any case, in so far as it relates to:

"(a) succession to the Crown;

"(b) certain offices primarily of a ceremonial nature;

"(c) the function of sitting and voting in the House of Lords pertaining to holders of hereditary peerages and holders of certain offices in the Church of England;

"(d) recruitment to and conditions of service in the armed forces;

"(e) jury service in Grenada, [...] as well as in the Kingdom of Tonga;

"(f) . . .

"(g) remuneration for women in the Civil Service of [...] Hong Kong, as well as of the Protectorate of Swaziland;

"(h) . . .

"(i) in the State of Brunei, the exercise of the royal powers, jury service or its equivalent and the holding of certain offices governed by Islamic Law.

"(2) The United Kingdom reserves the right to postpone the application of this Convention in respect of women living in the Colony of Aden, having regard to the local customs and tradi- tions. Further, the United Kingdom reserves the right not to apply this Convention to Rhodesia unless and until the United Kingdom informs the Secretary-General of the United Nations that it is in a position to ensure that the obligations imposed by the Convention in respect of that territory can be fully implemented."

United Republic of Tanzania

-

Jun 19, 1975

-
United States of America

-

Apr 8, 1976

-
Uruguay

May 26, 1953

-

-
Uzbekistan

-

Sep 29, 1997

-
Venezuela

-

May 31, 1983

Reservation with regard to article IX:

[Venezuela] does not accept the jurisdiction of the Interna- tional Court of Justice for the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention.

Yemen

-

Feb 9, 1987

(a) The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen declares that it does not accept the last sentence of article VII and considers that the juridical effect of a reservation is to make the Convention operative as between the State making the reservation and all other States parties to the Convention with the exception only of that part thereof to which the reservation relates.

(b) The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen does not consider itself bound by the text of article IX, which provides that disputes between Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention may, at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute, be referred to the International Court of Justice. It declares that the competence of the International Court of Justice with respect to disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention shall in each case be subject to the express consent of all parties to the dispute.

Zambia

-

Feb 4, 1972

-
Zimbabwe

-

Jun 5, 1995

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