Statute of the International Court of Justice
Treaty data
Treaty number
006633
Date of conclusion
26-06-1945
Place of conclusion
San Francisco
Provisional application
Entry into force
24-10-1945
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
1951, 90 (external link)
1952, 9 (external link)
1953, 57 (external link)
1956, 119 (external link)
1956, 45 (external link)
1957, 235 (external link)
1959, 38 (external link)
1965, 171 (external link)
1971, 55 (external link)
1979, 36 (external link)
1987, 114 (external link)
1997, 106 (external link)
2012, 128 (external link)
2017, 46 (external link)
Bulletin of Acts and Decrees
1945, F 321
Approval act
1945, 253
Consolidated text
0005509
Comment
The Statute is in force for the entire Kingdom as of 10-12-1945.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
10-12-1945
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-01-1986
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=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
Afghanistan
19-11-1946
Albania
14-12-1955
Algeria
08-10-1962
Andorra
28-07-1993
Angola
01-12-1976
Antigua and Barbuda
11-11-1981
Argentina
24-10-1945
Armenia
02-03-1992
Australia
01-11-1945
Austria
14-12-1955
Azerbaijan
02-03-1992
Bahamas
18-09-1973
Bahrain
21-09-1971
Bangladesh
17-09-1974
Barbados
09-12-1966
Belarus
24-10-1945
Belgium
27-12-1945
Belize
25-09-1981
Benin
20-09-1960
Bhutan
21-09-1971
Bolivia
14-11-1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina
22-05-1992
Botswana
17-10-1966
Brazil
24-10-1945
Brunei
21-09-1984
Bulgaria
14-12-1955
Burkina Faso
20-09-1960
Burundi
18-09-1962
Cabo Verde
16-09-1975
Cambodia
14-12-1955
Cameroon
20-09-1960
Canada
09-11-1945
Central African Republic
20-09-1960
Chad
20-09-1960
Chile
24-10-1945
China
24-10-1945
Colombia
05-11-1945
Comoros
12-11-1975
Costa Rica
02-11-1945
Côte d'Ivoire
20-09-1960
Croatia
22-05-1992
Cuba
24-10-1945
Cyprus
20-09-1960
Czech Republic
19-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
24-10-1945
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
17-09-1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20-09-1960
Denmark
24-10-1945
Djibouti
20-09-1977
Dominica
18-12-1978
Dominican Republic
24-10-1945
Ecuador
21-12-1945
Egypt
24-10-1945
El Salvador
24-10-1945
Equatorial Guinea
12-11-1968
Eritrea
28-05-1993
Estonia
17-09-1991
Eswatini
24-09-1968
Ethiopia
13-11-1945
Federated States of Micronesia
17-09-1991
Fiji
13-10-1970
Finland
14-12-1955
France
24-10-1945
Gabon
20-09-1960
Gambia, The
21-09-1965
Georgia
31-07-1992
Germany
18-09-1973
Ghana
08-03-1957
Greece
25-10-1945
Grenada
17-09-1974
Guatemala
21-11-1945
Guinea
12-12-1958
Guinea-Bissau
17-09-1974
Guyana
20-09-1966
Haïti
24-10-1945
Honduras
17-12-1945
Hungary
14-12-1955
Iceland
19-11-1946
India
30-10-1945
Indonesia
28-09-1950
Iran
24-10-1945
Iraq
21-12-1945
Ireland
14-12-1955
Israel
11-05-1949
Italy
14-12-1955
Jamaica
18-09-1962
Japan
18-12-1956
Jordan
14-12-1955
Kazakhstan
02-03-1992
Kenya
16-12-1963
Kiribati
14-09-1999
Kuwait
14-05-1963
Kyrgyzstan
02-03-1992
Laos
14-12-1955
Latvia
17-09-1991
Lebanon
24-10-1945
Lesotho
17-10-1966
Liberia
02-11-1945
Libya
14-12-1955
Liechtenstein
18-09-1990
Lithuania
17-09-1991
Luxembourg
24-10-1945
Madagascar
20-09-1960
Malawi
01-12-1964
Malaysia
17-09-1957
Maldives
21-09-1965
Mali
28-09-1960
Malta
01-12-1964
Marshall Islands
17-09-1991
Mauritania
27-10-1961
Mauritius
24-04-1968
Mexico
07-11-1945
Moldova
02-03-1992
Monaco
28-05-1993
Mongolia
27-10-1961
Montenegro
28-06-2006
Morocco
12-11-1956
Mozambique
16-09-1975
Myanmar
19-04-1948
Namibia
23-04-1990
Nauru
29-01-1988
Nepal
14-12-1955
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
10-12-1945
New Zealand
24-10-1945
Nicaragua
24-10-1945
Niger
20-09-1960
Nigeria
07-10-1960
North Macedonia
08-04-1993
Norway
27-11-1945
Oman
07-10-1971
Pakistan
30-09-1947
Palau
15-12-1994
Panama
13-11-1945
Papua New Guinea
10-10-1975
Paraguay
24-10-1945
Peru
31-10-1945
Philippines
24-10-1945
Poland
24-10-1945
Portugal
14-12-1955
Qatar
21-09-1971
Republic of Korea, the
17-09-1991
Republic of the Congo
20-09-1960
Romania
14-12-1955
Russian Federation
24-10-1945
Rwanda
18-09-1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis
23-09-1983
Saint Lucia
18-09-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
16-09-1980
Samoa
15-12-1976
San Marino
02-03-1992
São Tomé e Principe
16-09-1975
Saudi Arabia
24-10-1945
Senegal
28-09-1960
Serbia
01-11-2000
Seychelles
21-09-1976
Sierra Leone
27-09-1961
Singapore
21-09-1965
Slovakia
19-01-1993
Slovenia
22-05-1992
Solomon Islands
19-09-1978
Somalia
20-09-1960
South Africa
07-11-1945
South Sudan
14-07-2011
Spain
14-12-1955
Sri Lanka
14-12-1955
Sudan
12-11-1956
Suriname
04-12-1975
Sweden
19-11-1946
Switzerland
10-09-2002
Syria
24-10-1945
Tajikistan
02-03-1992
Tanzania
14-12-1961
Thailand
16-12-1946
Timor-Leste
27-09-2002
Togo
20-09-1960
Tonga
14-09-1999
Trinidad and Tobago
18-09-1962
Tunisia
12-11-1956
Türkiye
24-10-1945
Turkmenistan
02-03-1992
Tuvalu
05-09-2000
Uganda
25-10-1962
Ukraine
24-10-1945
United Arab Emirates
09-12-1971
United Kingdom
24-10-1945
United States of America
24-10-1945
Uruguay
18-12-1945
Uzbekistan
02-03-1992
Vanuatu
15-09-1981
Venezuela
15-11-1945
Vietnam
20-09-1977
Yemen
30-09-1947
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
24-10-1945
Zambia
01-12-1964
Zimbabwe
25-08-1980
Extensions
China
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Hong Kong SAR
01-07-1997
Macao SAR
20-12-1999
Portugal
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999)
14-12-1955
20-12-1999
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
24-10-1945
01-07-1997