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National Participation in International Human Rights Treaty Regimes

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Prepared by Michele Ameri

Link to Updated Table (2000)


December 1998

This table is designed to demonstrate the participation of various States in International Human Rights treaty regimes. The States chosen for study are meant to represent a cross section of the international community. In addition, all of the permanent members of the Security Council were included. A key to the chart and a preliminary analysis of the data have also been prepared.

Countries UNCESC ICCPR CEAFFW CTCP CRC ICEAFRD CPPCG ICSPCA
Algeria Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify
Argentina Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify Reserve Ratify Reserve Ratify
Australia Ratify Reserve Reserve Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Non-party
Brazil Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
Canada Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Non-party
Chile Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
China Sign Sign Reserve Reserve Reserve Reserve Reserve Ratify
Cote D'Ivoire Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
Czech Republic Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Denmark Reserve Reserve Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Non-party
Egypt Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify Reserve Reserve Ratify Ratify
France Ratify Reserve Reserve Reserve Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
Germany Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Non-party
India Reserve Ratify Reserve Sign Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Indonesia Non-party Non-party Reserve Reserve Reserve Non-party Non-party Non-party
Israel Ratify Reserve Reserve Reserve Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
Italy Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
Jamaica Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Japan Reserve Ratify Ratify Non-party Reserve Reserve Non-party Non-party
Libya Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Malaysia Non-party Non-party Reserve Non-party Reserve Non-party Ratify Non-party
Mexico Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Netherlands Reserve Reserve Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Non-party
Phillipines Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify
Poland Ratify Ratify Ratify Reserve Reserve Reserve Reserve Ratify
Republic of Korea Ratify Reserve Reserve Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Non-party
Romania Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify
Russia Ratify Reserve Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Reserve Ratify
South Africa Sign Sign Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Non-party
Sudan Ratify Ratify Non-party Sign Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify
Syria Ratify Ratify Non-party Non-party Reserve Ratify Ratify Ratify
United Kingdom Reserve Reserve Reserve Ratify Reserve Reserve Ratify Non-party
United States Ratify Reserve Sign Reserve Sign Reserve Reserve Non-party
Zimbabwe Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify

Key To Chart

UNCESC  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
CEAFFW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
CTCP Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child
ICEAFRD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
CPPCG Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
ICSPCA International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
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Link to Updated Table (2000)
 

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