Treaty

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Treaty data

Treaty number 003919
Date of conclusion 15-12-1989
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 11-07-1991
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 0000032240 (external link)
Consolidated text 0001043

Comment

The Second Optional Protocol was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 11-07-1991 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 11-07-1991
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 11-07-1991
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
Albania 17-10-2007 (A) 17-01-2008
Andorra 05-08-2002 22-09-2006 (R) 22-12-2006
Angola 24-09-2013 02-10-2019 (R) 02-01-2020
Argentina 20-12-2006 02-09-2008 (R) 02-12-2008
Armenia 26-09-2019 18-03-2021 (R) 18-06-2021
Australia 02-10-1990 (A) 11-07-1991
Austria 08-04-1991 02-03-1993 (R) 02-06-1993
Azerbaijan 22-01-1999 (A) 22-04-1999
Belgium 12-07-1990 08-12-1998 (R) 08-03-1999
Benin 05-07-2012 (A) 05-10-2012
Bolivia 12-07-2013 (A) 12-10-2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina 07-09-2000 16-03-2001 (R) 16-06-2001
Brazil 25-09-2009 (A) 25-12-2009
Bulgaria 11-03-1999 10-08-1999 (R) 10-11-1999
Cabo Verde 19-05-2000 (A) 19-08-2000
Canada 25-11-2005 (A) 25-02-2006
Chile 15-11-2001 26-09-2008 (R) 26-12-2008
Colombia 05-08-1997 (A) 05-11-1997
Costa Rica 14-02-1990 05-06-1998 (R) 05-09-1998
Croatia 12-10-1995 (A) 12-01-1996
Cyprus 10-09-1999 (A) 10-12-1999
Czech Republic 15-06-2004 (A) 15-09-2004
Denmark 13-02-1990 24-02-1994 (R) 24-05-1994
Djibouti 05-11-2002 (A) 05-02-2003
Dominican Republic 21-09-2016 (A) 21-12-2016
Ecuador 23-02-1993 (A) 23-05-1993
El Salvador 08-04-2014 (A) 08-07-2014
Estonia 30-01-2004 (A) 30-04-2004
Finland 13-02-1990 04-04-1991 (R) 11-07-1991
France 02-10-2007 (A) 02-01-2008
Gabon 02-04-2014 (A) 02-07-2014
Gambia, The 20-09-2017 28-09-2018 (R) 28-12-2018
Georgia 22-03-1999 (A) 22-06-1999
Germany 13-02-1990 18-08-1992 (R) 18-11-1992
Greece 05-05-1997 (A) 05-08-1997
Guinea-Bissau 12-09-2000 24-09-2013 (R) 24-12-2013
Honduras 10-05-1990 01-04-2008 (R) 01-07-2008
Hungary 24-02-1994 (A) 24-05-1994
Iceland 30-01-1991 02-04-1991 (R) 11-07-1991
Ireland 18-06-1993 (A) 18-09-1993
Italy 13-02-1990 14-02-1995 (R) 14-05-1995
Kazakhstan 23-09-2020 24-03-2022 (R) 24-06-2022
Kyrgyzstan 06-12-2010 (A) 06-03-2011
Latvia 19-04-2013 (A) 19-07-2013
Liberia 16-09-2005 (A) 16-12-2005
Liechtenstein 10-12-1998 (A) 10-03-1999
Lithuania 08-09-2000 27-03-2002 (R) 27-06-2002
Luxembourg 13-02-1990 12-02-1992 (R) 12-05-1992
Madagascar 24-09-2012 21-09-2017 (R) 21-12-2017
Malta 29-12-1994 (A) 29-03-1995
Mexico 26-09-2007 (A) 26-12-2007
Moldova 20-09-2006 (A) 20-12-2006
Monaco 28-03-2000 (A) 28-06-2000
Mongolia 13-03-2012 (A) 13-06-2012
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Mozambique 21-07-1993 (A) 21-10-1993
Namibia 28-11-1994 (A) 28-02-1995
Nepal 04-03-1998 (A) 04-06-1998
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 09-08-1990 26-03-1991 (R) 11-07-1991
New Zealand 22-02-1990 22-02-1990 (R) 11-07-1991
Nicaragua 21-02-1990 25-02-2009 (R) 25-05-2009
North Macedonia 26-01-1995 (A) 26-04-1995
Norway 13-02-1990 05-09-1991 (R) 05-12-1991
Palestine 18-03-2019 (A) 18-06-2019
Panama 21-01-1993 (A) 21-04-1993
Paraguay 18-08-2003 (A) 18-11-2003
Philippines 20-09-2006 20-11-2007 (R) 20-02-2008
Poland 21-03-2000 25-04-2014 (R) 25-07-2014
Portugal 13-02-1990 17-10-1990 (R) 11-07-1991
Romania 15-03-1990 27-02-1991 (R) 11-07-1991
Rwanda 15-12-2008 (A) 15-03-2009
San Marino 26-09-2003 17-08-2004 (R) 17-11-2004
São Tomé e Principe 06-09-2000 10-01-2017 (R) 10-04-2017
Serbia 06-09-2001 (A) 06-12-2001
Seychelles 15-12-1994 (A) 15-03-1995
Slovakia 22-09-1998 22-06-1999 (R) 22-09-1999
Slovenia 14-09-1993 10-03-1994 (R) 10-06-1994
South Africa 28-08-2002 (A) 28-11-2002
Spain 23-02-1990 11-04-1991 (R) 11-07-1991
Sweden 13-02-1990 11-05-1990 (R) 11-07-1991
Switzerland 16-06-1994 (A) 16-09-1994
Timor-Leste 18-09-2003 (A) 18-12-2003
Togo 14-09-2016 (A) 14-12-2016
Türkiye 06-04-2004 02-03-2006 (R) 02-06-2006
Turkmenistan 11-01-2000 (A) 11-04-2000
Ukraine 25-07-2007 (A) 25-10-2007
United Kingdom 31-03-1999 10-12-1999 (R) 10-03-2000
Uruguay 13-02-1990 21-01-1993 (R) 21-04-1993
Uzbekistan 23-12-2008 (A) 23-03-2009
Venezuela 07-06-1990 22-02-1993 (R) 22-05-1993

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 16-12-1966 New York
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