Treaty

Protocol relating to a Certain Case of Statelessness

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
Australia 12-04-1930 08-07-1935 (R) 01-07-1937
Belgium 12-04-1930
Brazil 19-09-1931 (A) 01-07-1937
Canada 12-04-1930
Chile 12-04-1930 20-03-1935 (R) 01-07-1937
China 12-04-1930 14-02-1935 (R) 01-07-1937
Colombia 12-04-1930
Cuba 12-04-1930
Cyprus 03-04-1978 (Su) 16-08-1960
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 12-04-1930
Denmark 12-04-1930
Egypt 12-04-1930
Estonia 12-04-1930
Fiji 12-06-1972 (Su) 10-10-1970
France 12-04-1930
Greece 12-04-1930
India 12-04-1930 28-09-1932 (R) 01-07-1937
Ireland 12-04-1930
Jamaica 12-06-1968 (A) 10-09-1968
Japan 12-04-1930
Kiribati 29-11-1983 (Su) 12-07-1979
Latvia 12-04-1930
Lesotho 04-11-1974 (Su) 04-10-1966
Luxembourg 12-04-1930
Malawi 11-07-1967 (A) 09-10-1967
Malta 16-08-1966 (Su) 21-09-1964
Mauritius 18-07-1969 (Su) 12-03-1968
Mexico 12-04-1930
Myanmar
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 12-04-1930 02-04-1937 (R) 01-07-1937
Niger 18-07-1968 (A) 16-10-1968
North Macedonia 18-01-1994 (Su) 17-11-1991
Pakistan 29-07-1953 (Su) 15-08-1947
Peru 12-04-1930
Poland 12-04-1930 15-06-1934 (R) 01-07-1937
Portugal 12-04-1930
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
South Africa 09-04-1936 (R) 01-07-1937
Spain 12-04-1930
United Kingdom 12-04-1930 14-01-1932 (R) 01-07-1937
Uruguay 12-04-1930
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 15-12-1959 (A) 14-03-1960
Zimbabwe 01-12-1998 (Su) 18-04-1980

Extensions

Australia

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Nauru (< 31-01-1968) 01-07-1937 31-01-1968
New Guinea (< 16-09-1975) 01-07-1937 16-09-1975
Norfolk Island 01-07-1937
Papua (< 16-09-1975) 01-07-1937 16-09-1975

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Suriname (< 25-11-1975) 01-07-1937 25-11-1975

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 01-07-1937
Bermuda 01-07-1937
British Virgin Islands 01-07-1937
Cayman Islands 01-07-1937
Cyprus (< 16-08-1960) 01-07-1937 16-08-1960
Falkland Islands 01-07-1937
Fiji (< 10-10-1970) 01-07-1937 10-10-1970
Gibraltar 01-07-1937
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979) 01-07-1937 12-07-1979
Lesotho (< 04-10-1966) 01-07-1937 04-10-1966
Malta (< 21-09-1964) 01-07-1937 21-09-1964
Mauritius (< 12-03-1968) 01-07-1937 12-03-1968
Montserrat 01-07-1937
Myanmar (< 04-01-1948) 01-07-1937 04-01-1948
Pitcairn Islands 01-07-1937
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 01-07-1937
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 01-07-1937
Turks and Caicos Islands 01-07-1937

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
Malawi Yes No
Malta Yes No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Yes No
United Kingdom Yes No

Malawi

11-07-1967

Article 1 shall only be binding upon the Government of Malawi in cases where the mother of a person referred to therein is both a citizen of Malawi and of African race. However, no such person who is denied citizenship of Malawi because his mother is not of African race shall be precluded from applying for citizenship of Malawi on the grounds of close connection with Malawi, birth in Malawi being regarded as a close connection for this purpose.

Malta

16-08-1966

In accordance with article 4 of the Protocol, the Government of Malta declares that:
(i) article 1 shall apply unconditionally to any person born in Malta on or after the 21st September 1964;
(ii) in regard to a person born in Malta before the 21st September 1964, shall article 1 only apply, where such person was on 20 September 1964, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and one of his parents was born in Malta.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

12-04-1930

Including the Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curacao.

United Kingdom

14-01-1932

Volgens de gegevens van de depositaris (VN) geldt het Protocol voor "all parts of the British Empire which are not separate Members of the League of Nations". Welke gebiedsdelen dit zijn wordt niet specifiek vermeld.

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