Treaty

Protocol instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be Responsible for Seeking the settlement of any Disputes which may Arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
Argentina Yes No
Cuba Yes No
Denmark Yes No
United Kingdom Yes No

Argentina

20-07-1964

With regard to […] extending the application of the Convention and the Protocol to the Falkland Islands, Argentina, on 20 July 1964, declared: [...] that the application of these international instruments to these territories in no way affects the sovereignty of Argentina over the said territories, whose occupation by force by the United Kingdom is not accepted by the people or the Argentine Government and reaffirmed [...] the indefeasible and inalienable rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malouines Islands, the South Sandwich Islands and the South Georgia Islands, which are neither a colony nor a possession of any power but rather are part of the Argentine territory and are under its authority and sovereignty. As a result of this declaration, the United Kingdom on 13 October 1964, declared: […] that Her Majesty's Government have no doubts as to their sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands and they reserve their rights in this matter.

Cuba

13-09-2007

Pursuant to Article 25 of the Protocol, the State of Cuba declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of this Article which refer to the settlement of disputes between two or more Contracting States.

Denmark

04-10-1963

By virtue of a notification made under Article 25 of the Protocol, Denmark […] agrees with respect to any other State assuming the same obligation, to refer to the International Court of Justice, after the drafting of the report provided for in Article 17, paragraph 3, any dispute covered by this Protocol on which no friendly solution has been reached in accordance with Article 17, paragraph 1.

United Kingdom

08-01-1964

By virtue of a notification made on 8 January 1964 under Article 25 of the Protocol, the United Kingdom […] agrees with respect to any other State assuming the same obligation, to refer to the International Court of Justice, after the drafting of the report provided for in Article 17, paragraph 3, any dispute covered by this Protocol on which no friendly solution has been reached in accordance with Article 17, paragraph 1.
Through notifications received on 29 May and 2 December 1964, the United Kingdom made it known that the aforesaid declaration shall likewise apply to disputes involving territories covered by the notifications.

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