| Party | Signature | Provisional application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 30-08-2005 (A) | 28-11-2005 | ||||
| Albania | 18-08-1992 (A) | 16-11-1992 | ||||
| Algeria | 21-02-1963 (Su) | 03-07-1962 | ||||
| Angola | 23-06-1981 (A) | 21-09-1981 | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 07-09-1995 (A) | 06-12-1995 | ||||
| Argentina | 15-11-1961 (A) | 13-02-1962 | ||||
| Armenia | 06-07-1993 (A) | 04-10-1993 | ||||
| Australia | 22-01-1954 (A) | 22-04-1954 | ||||
| Austria | 28-07-1951 | 01-11-1954 (R) | 30-01-1955 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 12-02-1993 (A) | 13-05-1993 | ||||
| Bahamas | 15-09-1993 (A) | 14-12-1993 | ||||
| Belarus | 23-08-2001 (A) | 21-11-2001 | ||||
| Belgium | 28-07-1951 | 22-07-1953 (R) | 22-04-1954 | |||
| Belize | 27-06-1990 (A) | 25-09-1990 | ||||
| Benin | 04-04-1962 (Su) | 01-08-1960 | ||||
| Bolivia | 09-02-1982 (A) | 10-05-1982 | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01-09-1993 (Su) | 06-03-1992 | ||||
| Botswana | 06-01-1969 (A) | 06-04-1969 | ||||
| Brazil | 15-07-1952 | 16-11-1960 (R) | 14-02-1961 | |||
| Bulgaria | 12-05-1993 (A) | 10-08-1993 | ||||
| Burkina Faso | 18-06-1980 (A) | 16-09-1980 | ||||
| Burundi | 19-07-1963 (A) | 17-10-1963 | ||||
| Cambodia | 15-10-1992 (A) | 13-01-1993 | ||||
| Cameroon | 23-10-1961 (Su) | 01-01-1960 | ||||
| Canada | 04-06-1969 (A) | 02-09-1969 | ||||
| Central African Republic | 04-09-1962 (Su) | 13-08-1960 | ||||
| Chad | 19-08-1981 (A) | 17-11-1981 | ||||
| Chile | 28-01-1972 (A) | 27-04-1972 | ||||
| China | 24-09-1982 (A) | 23-12-1982 | ||||
| Colombia | 28-07-1951 | 10-10-1961 (R) | 08-01-1962 | |||
| Costa Rica | 28-03-1978 (A) | 26-06-1978 | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 08-12-1961 (Su) | 07-08-1960 | ||||
| Croatia | 12-10-1992 (Su) | 08-10-1991 | ||||
| Cyprus | 16-05-1963 (Su) | 16-08-1960 | ||||
| Czech Republic | 11-05-1993 (Su) | 01-01-1993 | ||||
| Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) | 26-11-1991 (A) | 24-02-1992 | ||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19-07-1965 (A) | 17-10-1965 | ||||
| Denmark | 28-07-1951 | 04-12-1952 (R) | 22-04-1954 | |||
| Djibouti | 09-08-1977 (Su) | 27-06-1977 | ||||
| Dominica | 17-02-1994 (A) | 18-05-1994 | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 04-01-1978 (A) | 04-04-1978 | ||||
| Ecuador | 17-08-1955 (A) | 15-11-1955 | ||||
| Egypt | 22-05-1981 (A) | 20-08-1981 | ||||
| El Salvador | 28-04-1983 (A) | 27-07-1983 | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 07-02-1986 (A) | 08-05-1986 | ||||
| Estonia | 10-04-1997 (A) | 09-07-1997 | ||||
| Eswatini | 14-02-2000 (A) | 14-05-2000 | ||||
| Ethiopia | 10-11-1969 (A) | 08-02-1970 | ||||
| Fiji | 12-06-1972 (Su) | 10-10-1970 | ||||
| Finland | 10-10-1968 (A) | 08-01-1969 | ||||
| France | 11-09-1952 | 23-06-1954 (R) | 21-09-1954 | |||
| Gabon | 27-04-1964 (A) | 26-07-1964 | ||||
| Gambia, The | 07-09-1966 (Su) | 18-02-1965 | ||||
| Georgia | 09-08-1999 (A) | 07-11-1999 | ||||
| Germany | 19-11-1951 | 01-12-1953 (R) | 22-04-1954 | |||
| Ghana | 18-03-1963 (A) | 16-06-1963 | ||||
| Greece | 10-04-1952 | 05-04-1960 (R) | 04-07-1960 | |||
| Guatemala | 22-09-1983 (A) | 21-12-1983 | ||||
| Guinea | 28-12-1965 (Su) | 02-10-1958 | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 11-02-1976 (A) | 11-05-1976 | ||||
| Haïti | 25-09-1984 (A) | 24-12-1984 | ||||
| Holy See | 21-05-1952 | 15-03-1956 (R) | 13-06-1956 | |||
| Honduras | 23-03-1992 (A) | 21-06-1992 | ||||
| Hungary | 14-03-1989 (A) | 12-06-1989 | ||||
| Iceland | 30-11-1955 (A) | 28-02-1956 | ||||
| Iran | 28-07-1976 (A) | 26-10-1976 | ||||
| Ireland | 29-11-1956 (A) | 27-02-1957 | ||||
| Israel | 01-08-1951 | 01-10-1954 (R) | 30-12-1954 | |||
| Italy | 23-07-1952 | 15-11-1954 (R) | 13-02-1955 | |||
| Jamaica | 30-07-1964 (Su) | 06-08-1962 | ||||
| Japan | 03-10-1981 (A) | 01-01-1982 | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 15-01-1999 (A) | 15-04-1999 | ||||
| Kenya | 16-05-1966 (A) | 14-08-1966 | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 08-10-1996 (A) | 06-01-1997 | ||||
| Latvia | 31-07-1997 (A) | 29-10-1997 | ||||
| Lesotho | 14-05-1981 (A) | 12-08-1981 | ||||
| Liberia | 15-10-1964 (A) | 13-01-1965 | ||||
| Liechtenstein | 28-07-1951 | 08-03-1957 (R) | 06-06-1957 | |||
| Lithuania | 28-04-1997 (A) | 27-07-1997 | ||||
| Luxembourg | 28-07-1951 | 23-07-1953 (R) | 22-04-1954 | |||
| Madagascar | 18-12-1967 (A) | 17-03-1968 | ||||
| Malawi | 10-12-1987 (A) | 09-03-1988 | ||||
| Mali | 02-02-1973 (Su) | 22-09-1960 | ||||
| Malta | 17-06-1971 (A) | 15-09-1971 | ||||
| Mauritania | 05-05-1987 (A) | 03-08-1987 | ||||
| Mexico | 07-06-2000 (A) | 05-09-2000 | ||||
| Moldova | 31-01-2002 (A) | 01-05-2002 | ||||
| Monaco | 18-05-1954 (A) | 16-08-1954 | ||||
| Montenegro | 10-10-2006 (Su) | 03-06-2006 | ||||
| Morocco | 07-11-1956 (Su) | 02-03-1956 | ||||
| Mozambique | 16-12-1983 (A) | 15-03-1984 | ||||
| Namibia | 17-02-1995 (A) | 18-05-1995 | ||||
| Nauru | 28-06-2011 (A) | 26-09-2011 | ||||
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | 28-07-1951 | 03-05-1956 (R) | 01-08-1956 | |||
| New Zealand | 30-06-1960 (A) | 28-09-1960 | ||||
| Nicaragua | 28-03-1980 (A) | 26-06-1980 | ||||
| Niger | 25-08-1961 (Su) | 03-08-1960 | ||||
| Nigeria | 23-10-1967 (A) | 21-01-1968 | ||||
| North Macedonia | 18-01-1994 (Su) | 17-11-1991 | ||||
| Norway | 28-07-1951 | 23-03-1953 (R) | 22-04-1954 | |||
| Panama | 02-08-1978 (A) | 31-10-1978 | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | 17-07-1986 (A) | 15-10-1986 | ||||
| Paraguay | 01-04-1970 (A) | 30-06-1970 | ||||
| Peru | 21-12-1964 (A) | 21-03-1965 | ||||
| Philippines | 22-07-1981 (A) | 20-10-1981 | ||||
| Poland | 27-09-1991 (A) | 26-12-1991 | ||||
| Portugal | 22-12-1960 (A) | 22-03-1961 | ||||
| Republic of Korea, the | 03-12-1992 (A) | 03-03-1993 | ||||
| Republic of the Congo | 15-10-1962 (Su) | 15-08-1960 | ||||
| Romania | 07-08-1991 (A) | 05-11-1991 | ||||
| Russian Federation | 02-02-1993 (A) | 03-05-1993 | ||||
| Rwanda | 03-01-1980 (A) | 02-04-1980 | ||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 01-02-2002 (A) | 02-05-2002 | ||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 03-11-1993 (A) | 01-02-1994 | ||||
| Samoa | 21-09-1988 (A) | 20-12-1988 | ||||
| São Tomé e Principe | 01-02-1978 (A) | 02-05-1978 | ||||
| Senegal | 02-05-1963 (Su) | 20-08-1960 | ||||
| Serbia | 12-03-2001 (Su) | 27-04-1992 | ||||
| Seychelles | 23-04-1980 (A) | 22-07-1980 | ||||
| Sierra Leone | 22-05-1981 (A) | 20-08-1981 | ||||
| Slovakia | 04-02-1993 (Su) | 01-01-1993 | ||||
| Slovenia | 06-07-1992 (Su) | 25-06-1991 | ||||
| Solomon Islands | 28-02-1995 (A) | 29-05-1995 | ||||
| Somalia | 10-10-1978 (A) | 08-01-1979 | ||||
| South Africa | 12-01-1996 (A) | 11-04-1996 | ||||
| South Sudan | 10-12-2018 (A) | 10-03-2019 | ||||
| Spain | 14-08-1978 (A) | 12-11-1978 | ||||
| Sudan | 22-02-1974 (A) | 23-05-1974 | ||||
| Suriname | 29-11-1978 (Su) | 25-11-1975 | ||||
| Sweden | 28-07-1951 | 26-10-1954 (R) | 24-01-1955 | |||
| Switzerland | 28-07-1951 | 21-01-1955 (R) | 21-04-1955 | |||
| Tajikistan | 07-12-1993 (A) | 07-03-1994 | ||||
| Tanzania | 12-05-1964 (A) | 10-08-1964 | ||||
| Timor-Leste | 07-05-2003 (A) | 05-08-2003 | ||||
| Togo | 27-02-1962 (Su) | 27-04-1960 | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10-11-2000 (A) | 08-02-2001 | ||||
| Tunisia | 24-10-1957 (Su) | 20-03-1956 | ||||
| Türkiye | 24-08-1951 | 30-03-1962 (R) | 28-06-1962 | |||
| Turkmenistan | 02-03-1998 (A) | 31-05-1998 | ||||
| Tuvalu | 07-03-1986 (Su) | 01-10-1978 | ||||
| Uganda | 27-09-1976 (A) | 26-12-1976 | ||||
| Ukraine | 10-06-2002 (A) | 08-09-2002 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 28-07-1951 | 11-03-1954 (R) | 09-06-1954 | |||
| Uruguay | 22-09-1970 (A) | 21-12-1970 | ||||
| Yemen | 18-01-1980 (A) | 17-04-1980 | ||||
| Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) | 28-07-1951 | 15-12-1959 (R) | 14-03-1960 | |||
| Zambia | 24-09-1969 (Su) | 24-10-1964 | ||||
| Zimbabwe | 25-08-1981 (A) | 23-11-1981 |