United Nations Treaty Collection
[As of 5 February 2002]



1. Convention on the International Right of Correction

New York, 31 March 1953



 
Entry into force:  24 August 1962, in accordance with article VIII.
Registration:  24 August 1962, No. 6280.
Status:  Signatories: 12 ,Parties: 15.
Text:  United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 435, p. 191. 

Note: The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in resolution 630 (VII)1, of 16 December 1952, and it was opened for signature at the closing of the seventh session of the General Assembly.
 
 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Signature  Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d) 
Argentina  11 Jun 1953   
Bosnia and Herzegovina2   12 Jan 1994 d 
Burkina Faso    23 Mar 1987 a 
Chile  22 Apr 1953   
Cuba    17 Nov 1954 a 
Cyprus  20 Jun 1972  13 Nov 1972 
Ecuador  31 Mar 1953   
Egypt  27 Jan 1955  4 Aug 1955 
El Salvador  11 Mar 1958  28 Oct 1958 
Ethiopia  31 Mar 1953  21 Jan 1969 
France  2 Apr 1954  16 Nov 1962 
Guatemala3 1 Apr 1953  9 May 1957 
Guinea  19 Mar 1975   
Jamaica    15 Jun 1967 a 
Latvia    14 Apr 1992 a 
Paraguay  16 Nov 1953   
Peru  12 Nov 1959   
Sierra Leone    25 Jul 1962 a 
Syrian Arab Republic    4 Aug 1955 
Uruguay    21 Nov 1980 a 
Yugoslavia2   12 Mar 2001 d 
 

NOTES

1. Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventh Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/2361), p. 22.

2. The former Yugoslavia had acceeded to the Convention on 31 January 1956. See also notes 1 regarding "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", "Slovenia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

3. The Convention was signed on behalf of Guatemala with reservation to article V of the Convention. Upon ratification, the Government of Guatemala did not maintain the said reservation.