PENAL MATTERS · XVIII-5
Japan and the International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages
Japan became bound on 1987-06-08, by ratification, the 38th state to do so.
- Treaty
- International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages
- State
- Japan
- Signed
- 1980-12-22
- Became bound
- 1987-06-08 — by ratification
- Between the two
- 2,359 days (6.5 years)
- Treaty in force since
- 3 June 1983, in accordance with article 18(2).
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
Where this sits
- 38 in order of becoming party
- 176 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.
Every party to this treaty · Everything about Japan
Where this page comes from
- United Nations Treaty Collection — UN document (public domain, ST/AI/189/Add.9/Rev.2) · source