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International Convention against the Taking of Hostages

Treaty data

Treaty number 000836
Date of conclusion 17-12-1979
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 03-06-1983
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1988, 275
Consolidated text 0003905

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 05-01-1989 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 05-01-1989
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 05-01-1989
Curaçao 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten 10-10-2010

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 24-09-2003 (A) 24-10-2003
Albania 22-01-2002 (A) 21-02-2002
Algeria 18-12-1996 (A) 17-01-1997
Andorra 23-09-2004 (A) 23-10-2004
Antigua and Barbuda 06-08-1986 (A) 05-09-1986
Argentina 18-09-1991 (A) 18-10-1991
Armenia 16-03-2004 (A) 15-04-2004
Australia 21-05-1990 (A) 20-06-1990
Austria 03-10-1980 22-08-1986 (R) 21-09-1986
Azerbaijan 29-02-2000 (A) 30-03-2000
Bahamas 04-06-1981 (A) 03-06-1983
Bahrain 16-09-2005 (A) 16-10-2005
Bangladesh 20-05-2005 (A) 19-06-2005
Barbados 09-03-1981 (A) 03-06-1983
Belarus 01-07-1987 (A) 31-07-1987
Belgium 03-01-1980 16-04-1999 (R) 16-05-1999
Belize 14-11-2001 (A) 14-12-2001
Benin 31-07-2003 (A) 30-08-2003
Bhutan 31-08-1981 (A) 03-06-1983
Bolivia 25-03-1980 07-01-2002 (R) 06-02-2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 08-09-2000 (A) 08-10-2000
Brazil 08-03-2000 (A) 07-04-2000
Brunei 18-10-1988 (A) 17-11-1988
Bulgaria 10-03-1988 (A) 09-04-1988
Burkina Faso 01-10-2003 (A) 31-10-2003
Cabo Verde 10-09-2002 (A) 10-10-2002
Cambodia 27-07-2006 (A) 26-08-2006
Cameroon 09-03-1988 (A) 08-04-1988
Canada 18-02-1980 04-12-1985 (R) 03-01-1986
Central African Republic 09-07-2007 (A) 08-08-2007
Chad 01-11-2006 (A) 01-12-2006
Chile 03-01-1980 12-11-1981 (R) 03-06-1983
China 26-01-1993 (A) 25-02-1993
Colombia 14-04-2005 (A) 14-05-2005
Comoros 25-09-2003 (A) 25-10-2003
Costa Rica 24-01-2003 (A) 23-02-2003
Côte d'Ivoire 22-08-1989 (A) 21-09-1989
Croatia 23-09-2003 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 15-11-2001 (A) 15-12-2001
Cyprus 13-09-1991 (A) 13-10-1991
Czech Republic 22-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 27-01-1988 (A) 26-02-1988
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12-11-2001 (A) 12-12-2001
Democratic Republic of the Congo 02-07-1980
Denmark 11-08-1987 (A) 10-09-1987
Djibouti 01-06-2004 (A) 01-07-2004
Dominica 09-09-1986 (A) 09-10-1986
Dominican Republic 12-08-1980 03-10-2007 (R) 02-11-2007
Ecuador 02-05-1988 (A) 01-06-1988
Egypt 18-12-1980 02-10-1981 (R) 03-06-1983
El Salvador 10-06-1980 12-02-1981 03-06-1983
Equatorial Guinea 07-02-2003 (A) 09-03-2003
Estonia 08-03-2002 (A) 07-04-2002
Eswatini 04-04-2003 (A) 04-05-2003
Ethiopia 16-04-2003 (A) 16-05-2003
Federated States of Micronesia 06-07-2004 (A) 05-08-2004
Fiji 15-05-2008 (A) 14-06-2008
Finland 29-10-1980 14-04-1983 (R) 03-06-1983
France 09-06-2000 (A) 09-07-2000
Gabon 29-02-1980 19-04-2005 (R) 19-05-2005
Georgia 18-02-2004 (A) 19-03-2004
Germany 18-12-1979 15-12-1980 (R) 03-06-1983
Ghana 10-11-1987 (A) 10-12-1987
Greece 18-03-1980 18-06-1987 (R) 18-07-1987
Grenada 10-12-1990 (A) 09-01-1991
Guatemala 30-04-1980 11-03-1983 (R) 03-06-1983
Guinea 22-12-2004 (A) 21-01-2005
Guinea-Bissau 06-08-2008 (A) 05-09-2008
Guyana 12-09-2007 (A) 12-10-2007
Haïti 21-04-1980 17-05-1989 (R) 16-06-1989
Honduras 11-06-1980 01-06-1981 (R) 03-06-1983
Hungary 02-09-1987 (A) 02-10-1987
Iceland 06-07-1981 (A) 03-06-1983
India 07-09-1994 (A) 07-10-1994
Iran 20-11-2006 (A) 20-12-2006
Iraq 14-10-1980 26-08-2013 (R) 25-09-2013
Ireland 30-06-2005 (A) 30-07-2005
Israel 19-11-1980
Italy 18-04-1980 20-03-1986 (R) 19-04-1986
Jamaica 27-02-1980 09-08-2005 (R) 08-09-2005
Japan 22-12-1980 08-06-1987 (R) 08-07-1987
Jordan 19-02-1986 (A) 21-03-1986
Kazakhstan 21-02-1996 (A) 22-03-1996
Kenya 08-12-1981 (A) 03-06-1983
Kiribati 15-09-2005 (A) 15-10-2005
Kuwait 06-02-1989 (A) 08-03-1989
Kyrgyzstan 02-10-2003 (A) 01-11-2003
Laos 22-08-2002 (A) 21-09-2002
Latvia 14-11-2002 (A) 14-12-2002
Lebanon 04-12-1997 (A) 03-01-1998
Lesotho 17-04-1980 05-11-1980 (R) 03-06-1983
Liberia 30-01-1980 05-03-2003 (R) 04-04-2003
Libya 25-09-2000 (A) 25-10-2000
Liechtenstein 28-11-1994 (A) 28-12-1994
Lithuania 02-02-2001 (A) 04-03-2001
Luxembourg 18-12-1979 29-04-1991 (R) 29-05-1991
Madagascar 24-09-2003 (A) 24-10-2003
Malawi 17-03-1986 (A) 16-04-1986
Malaysia 29-05-2007 (A) 28-06-2007
Mali 08-02-1990 (A) 10-03-1990
Malta 11-11-2001 (A) 11-12-2001
Marshall Islands 27-01-2003 (A) 26-02-2003
Mauritania 13-03-1998 (A) 12-04-1998
Mauritius 18-06-1980 17-10-1980 (R) 03-06-1983
Mexico 28-04-1987 (A) 28-05-1987
Moldova 10-10-2002 (A) 09-11-2002
Monaco 16-10-2001 (A) 15-11-2001
Mongolia 09-06-1992 (A) 09-07-1992
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 09-05-2007 (A) 08-06-2007
Mozambique 14-01-2003 (A) 13-02-2003
Myanmar 04-06-2004 (A) 04-07-2004
Namibia 02-09-2016 (A) 02-10-2016
Nauru 02-08-2005 (A) 01-09-2005
Nepal 09-03-1990 (A) 08-04-1990
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 18-12-1980 06-12-1988 (R) 05-01-1989
New Zealand 24-12-1980 12-11-1985 (R) 12-12-1985
Nicaragua 24-09-2003 (A) 24-10-2003
Niger 26-10-2004 (A) 25-11-2004
Nigeria 24-09-2013 (A) 24-10-2013
Niue 22-06-2009 (A) 22-07-2009
North Macedonia 12-03-1998 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 18-12-1980 02-07-1981 (R) 03-06-1983
Oman 22-07-1988 (A) 21-08-1988
Pakistan 08-09-2000 (A) 08-10-2000
Palau 14-11-2001 (A) 14-12-2001
Panama 24-01-1980 19-08-1982 (R) 03-06-1983
Papua New Guinea 30-09-2003 (A) 30-10-2003
Paraguay 22-09-2004 (A) 22-10-2004
Peru 06-07-2001 (A) 05-08-2001
Philippines 02-05-1980 14-10-1980 (R) 03-06-1983
Poland 25-05-2000 (A) 24-06-2000
Portugal 16-06-1980 06-07-1984 (R) 05-08-1984
Qatar 11-09-2012 (A) 11-10-2012
Republic of Korea, the 04-05-1983 (A) 03-06-1983
Romania 17-05-1990 (A) 16-06-1990
Russian Federation 11-06-1987 (A) 11-07-1987
Rwanda 13-05-2002 (A) 12-06-2002
Saint Kitts and Nevis 17-01-1991 (A) 16-02-1991
Saint Lucia 17-10-2012 (A) 16-11-2012
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12-09-2000 (A) 12-10-2000
San Marino 16-12-2014 (A) 15-01-2015
São Tomé e Principe 23-08-2006 (A) 22-09-2006
Saudi Arabia 08-01-1991 (A) 07-02-1991
Senegal 02-06-1980 10-03-1987 (R) 09-04-1987
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 12-11-2003 (A) 12-12-2003
Sierra Leone 26-09-2003 (A) 26-10-2003
Singapore 22-10-2010 (A) 21-11-2010
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
South Africa 23-09-2003 (A) 23-10-2003
Spain 26-03-1984 (A) 25-04-1984
Sri Lanka 08-09-2000 (A) 08-10-2000
Sudan 19-06-1990 (A) 19-07-1990
Suriname 30-07-1980 05-11-1981 (R) 03-06-1983
Sweden 25-02-1980 15-01-1981 (R) 03-06-1983
Switzerland 18-07-1980 05-03-1985 (R) 04-04-1985
Tajikistan 06-05-2002 (A) 05-06-2002
Tanzania 22-01-2003 (A) 21-02-2003
Thailand 02-10-2007 (A) 01-11-2007
Togo 08-07-1980 25-07-1986 (R) 24-08-1986
Tonga 09-12-2002 (A) 08-01-2003
Trinidad and Tobago 01-04-1981 (A) 03-06-1983
Tunisia 18-06-1997 (A) 18-07-1997
Türkiye 15-08-1989 (A) 14-09-1989
Turkmenistan 25-06-1999 (A) 25-07-1999
Uganda 10-11-1980 05-11-2003 (R) 05-12-2003
Ukraine 19-06-1987 (A) 19-07-1987
United Arab Emirates 24-09-2003 (A) 24-10-2003
United Kingdom 18-12-1979 22-12-1982 (R) 03-06-1983
United States of America 21-12-1979 07-12-1984 (R) 06-01-1985
Uruguay 04-03-2003 (A) 03-04-2003
Uzbekistan 19-01-1998 (A) 18-02-1998
Venezuela 13-12-1988 (A) 12-01-1989
Vietnam 09-01-2014 (A) 08-02-2014
Yemen 14-07-2000 (A) 13-08-2000
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 29-12-1980 19-04-1985 (R) 19-05-1985
Zambia 17-10-2016 (A) 16-11-2016

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 28-06-1999 20-12-1999
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