LAW OF THE SEA · XXI-2
United States and the Convention on the High Seas
United States became bound on 1961-04-12, by ratification, the 9th state to do so.
- Treaty
- Convention on the High Seas
- State
- United States
- Signed
- 1958-09-15
- Became bound
- 1961-04-12 — by ratification
- Between the two
- 940 days (2.6 years)
- Treaty in force since
- 30 September 1962, in accordance with article 34.
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
Where this sits
- 9 in order of becoming party
- 63 states bound in total
- Gene 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