HUMAN RIGHTS · IV-11

South Africa and the Convention on the Rights of the Child

South Africa became bound on 1995-06-16, by ratification, the 159th state to do so.

Treaty

Convention on the Rights of the Child

State

South Africa

Signed

1993-01-29

Became bound

1995-06-16 — by ratification

Between the two

868 days (2.4 years)

Treaty in force since

2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49(1).

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Where this sits

• 159 in order of becoming party
• 196 states bound in total
• New treaty adopted

Order is by the date the depositary records, and states that became bound on the same day share a position — eleven states became party to the Charter on 24 October 1945 and none of them was eleventh.

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