PENAL MATTERS · XVIII-5
United States and the International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages
United States became bound on 1984-12-07, by ratification, the 25th state to do so.
- Treaty
- International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages
- State
- United States
- Signed
- 1979-12-21
- Became bound
- 1984-12-07 — by ratification
- Between the two
- 1,813 days (5.0 years)
- Treaty in force since
- 3 June 1983, in accordance with article 18(2).
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
Where this sits
- 25 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.
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Where this page comes from
- United Nations Treaty Collection — UN document (public domain, ST/AI/189/Add.9/Rev.2) · source