LAW OF THE SEA
Optional Protocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes
- Reference
- XXI-5
- Adopted
- Geneva, 29 April 1958
- Entry into force
- 30 September 1962.
- Registration
- 3 January 1963, No. 6466
- Signatories
- 14
- Parties
- 37
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- 14 signed
- 37 ratified or acceded
- 44 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | - | 14 May 1963 s |
| Austria | 27 Oct 1958 | - |
| Belgium | - | 6 Jan 1972 s |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | - | 17 Oct 1958 s |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 12 Jan 1994 d |
| Cambodia | 22 Jan 1970 | - |
| Canada | 29 Apr 1958 | - |
| Colombia | - | [29 Apr 1958 s] |
| Costa Rica | - | 29 Apr 1958 s |
| Cuba | - | 29 Apr 1958 s |
| Denmark | 29 Apr 1958 | 26 Sep 1968 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 29 Apr 1958 s |
| Finland | 27 Oct 1958 | 16 Feb 1965 |
| France | - | 30 Oct 1958 s |
| Germany | 30 Oct 1958 | 26 Jul 1973 |
| Ghana | - | 29 Apr 1958 s |
| Haiti | 29 Apr 1958 | 29 Mar 1960 |
| Holy See | - | 30 Apr 1958 s |
| Hungary | - | 8 Dec 1989 s |
| Indonesia | 8 May 1958 | - |
| Israel | 29 Apr 1958 | - |
| Liberia | - | 27 May 1958 s |
| Madagascar | - | 10 Aug 1962 s |
| Malawi | - | 17 Dec 1965 s |
| Malaysia | - | 1 May 1961 s |
| Malta | - | 19 May 1966 d |
| Mauritius | - | 5 Oct 1970 d |
| Montenegro | - | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Nepal | - | 29 Apr 1958 s |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 31 Oct 1958 | 18 Feb 1966 |
| New Zealand | - | 29 Oct 1958 s |
| Pakistan | - | 6 Nov 1958 s |
| Panama | - | 2 May 1958 s |
| Portugal | 28 Oct 1958 | 8 Jan 1963 |
| Serbia | - | 12 Mar 2001 d |
| Sierra Leone | - | 14 Feb 1963 s |
| Solomon Islands | - | 3 Sep 1981 d |
| Sri Lanka | - | 30 Oct 1958 s |
| Sweden | 1 Jun 1966 | 28 Jun 1966 |
| Switzerland | 24 May 1958 | 18 May 1966 |
| Uganda | - | 15 Sep 1964 s |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | - | 9 Sep 1958 s |
| United States of America | 15 Sep 1958 | - |
| Uruguay | - | 29 Apr 1958 s |
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.