PENAL MATTERS · XVIII-7

Switzerland and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents

Switzerland became bound on 1985-03-05, by accession, the 57th state to do so.

Treaty

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents

State

Switzerland

Signed

not signed

Became bound

1985-03-05 — by accession

Treaty in force since

20 February 1977, in accordance with article 17(1).

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Accession is not ratification. A state accedes to a treaty it never signed, so there is no signature date to show and none is missing. The two are often written as though interchangeable; the record does not treat them that way, so neither does this page.

Where this sits

• 57 in order of becoming party
• 180 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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