DISARMAMENT · XXVI-2

Australia and the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III)

Australia became bound on 1983-09-29, by ratification, the 18th state to do so.

Treaty

Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III)

State

Australia

Signed

1982-04-08

Became bound

1983-09-29 — by ratification

Between the two

539 days (1.5 years)

Treaty in force since

2 December 1983 in accordance with article 5 (1) and (3).

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Where this sits

• 18 in order of becoming party
• 128 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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