LAW OF THE SEA
Convention on the High Seas
- Reference
- XXI-2
- Adopted
- Geneva, 29 April 1958
- Entry into force
- 30 September 1962, in accordance with article 34.
- Registration
- 3 January 1963, No. 6465
- Signatories
- 46
- Parties
- 63
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- 46 signed
- 63 ratified or acceded
- 82 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 30 Oct 1958 | 28 Apr 1959 |
| Albania | - | 7 Dec 1964 a |
| Argentina | 29 Apr 1958 | - |
| Australia | 30 Oct 1958 | 14 May 1963 |
| Austria | 27 Oct 1958 | 10 Jan 1974 |
| Belarus | 30 Oct 1958 | 27 Feb 1961 |
| Belgium | - | 6 Jan 1972 a |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 17 Oct 1958 | - |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 Sep 1993 d |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 | - | 1 Sep 1993 d |
| Bulgaria | 31 Oct 1958 | 31 Aug 1962 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 4 Oct 1965 a |
| Cambodia | - | 18 Mar 1960 a |
| Canada | 29 Apr 1958 | - |
| Central African Republic | - | 15 Oct 1962 a |
| Colombia | 29 Apr 1958 | - |
| Costa Rica | 29 Apr 1958 | 16 Feb 1972 |
| Croatia | - | 3 Aug 1992 d |
| Croatia 2 | - | 3 Aug 1992 d |
| Cuba | 29 Apr 1958 | - |
| Cyprus | - | 23 May 1988 a |
| Czech Republic | - | 22 Feb 1993 d |
| Czech Republic 3 | - | 22 Feb 1993 d |
| Denmark | 29 Apr 1958 | 26 Sep 1968 |
| Dominican Republic | 29 Apr 1958 | 11 Aug 1964 |
| Eswatini | - | 16 Oct 1970 a |
| Fiji | - | 25 Mar 1971 d |
| Finland | 27 Oct 1958 | 16 Feb 1965 |
| France | 30 Oct 1958 | - |
| Germany | 30 Oct 1958 | 26 Jul 1973 |
| Germany 4 , 5 | 30 Oct 1958 | 26 Jul 1973 |
| Ghana | 29 Apr 1958 | - |
| Guatemala | 29 Apr 1958 | 27 Nov 1961 |
| Haiti | 29 Apr 1958 | 29 Mar 1960 |
| Holy See | 30 Apr 1958 | - |
| Hungary | 31 Oct 1958 | 6 Dec 1961 |
| Iceland | 29 Apr 1958 | - |
| Indonesia | 8 May 1958 | 10 Aug 1961 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 28 May 1958 | - |
| Ireland | 2 Oct 1958 | - |
| Israel | 29 Apr 1958 | 6 Sep 1961 |
| Italy | - | 17 Dec 1964 a |
| Jamaica | - | 8 Oct 1965 d |
| Japan | - | 10 Jun 1968 a |
| Kenya | - | 20 Jun 1969 a |
| Latvia | - | 17 Nov 1992 a |
| Lebanon | 29 May 1958 | - |
| Lesotho | - | 23 Oct 1973 d |
| Liberia | 27 May 1958 | - |
| Madagascar | - | 31 Jul 1962 a |
| Malawi | - | 3 Nov 1965 a |
| Malaysia | - | 21 Dec 1960 a |
| Mauritius | - | 5 Oct 1970 d |
| Mexico | - | 2 Aug 1966 a |
| Mongolia | - | 15 Oct 1976 a |
| Montenegro | - | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Montenegro 6 | - | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Nepal | 29 Apr 1958 | 28 Dec 1962 |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 31 Oct 1958 | 18 Feb 1966 |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7 | 31 Oct 1958 | 18 Feb 1966 |
| New Zealand | 29 Oct 1958 | - |
| Nigeria | - | 26 Jun 1961 d |
| Pakistan | 31 Oct 1958 | - |
| Panama | 2 May 1958 | - |
| Poland | 31 Oct 1958 | 29 Jun 1962 |
| Portugal | 28 Oct 1958 | 8 Jan 1963 |
| Romania | 31 Oct 1958 | 12 Dec 1961 |
| Russian Federation | 30 Oct 1958 | 22 Nov 1960 |
| Senegal | - | 25 Apr 1961 a |
| Serbia | - | 12 Mar 2001 d |
| Serbia 2 | - | 12 Mar 2001 d |
| Sierra Leone | - | 13 Mar 1962 d |
| Slovakia | - | 28 May 1993 d |
| Slovakia 3 | - | 28 May 1993 d |
| Slovenia | - | 6 Jul 1992 d |
| Slovenia 2 | - | 6 Jul 1992 d |
| Solomon Islands | - | 3 Sep 1981 d |
| South Africa | - | 9 Apr 1963 a |
| Spain | - | 25 Feb 1971 a |
| Sri Lanka | 30 Oct 1958 | - |
| Switzerland | 24 May 1958 | 18 May 1966 |
| Thailand | 29 Apr 1958 | 2 Jul 1968 |
| Tonga | - | 29 Jun 1971 d |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 11 Apr 1966 d |
| Tunisia | 30 Oct 1958 | - |
| Uganda | - | 14 Sep 1964 a |
| Ukraine | 30 Oct 1958 | 12 Jan 1961 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9 Sep 1958 | 14 Mar 1960 |
| United States of America | 15 Sep 1958 | 12 Apr 1961 |
| Uruguay | 29 Apr 1958 | - |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 30 Oct 1958 | 15 Aug 1961 |
Participants that are UN member states link to their profile. The Holy See, the European Union, the Cook Islands and Niue appear in these tables and are not member states, so they are named without a link rather than attached to the nearest match. The third column carries the depositary’s own annotation. Accession, succession and acceptance are legally distinct from ratification and are shown as the record states them rather than flattened into one word.
Counts verified against the depositary’s own totals for this treaty before publication. The United Nations Treaty Collection is the authority; this page is a readable copy and may lag it.