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Switzerland ratified the Rome Statute
On Friday, 12 October 2001, Switzerland ratified the Rome Statute
of the
International Criminal Court, thereby becoming the 43rd state
party to the
treaty. Congratulations to everyone at AI Switzerland who have
been working
for this ratification.
Only 17 more ratifications are required until the 60th ratification
is
reached and the Rome Statute will enter into force.
The countdown is now in progress and the 60th ratification could
realistically be reached in the next 3-6 months, please continue to
lobby
your governments to be in the first 60.
As of 12 October 2001, there are 139 signatories and 43 states
parties.
(The first date is that on which the country signed the Statute,
and the
second is the date of ratification or accession.)
Albania
18 July 1998
Algeria
28 December 2000
Andorra
18 July 1998
30 April 2001
Angola
7 October 1998
Antigua and Barbuda 23 October
1998 18 June 2001
Argentina
8 January 1999
8 February 2001
Armenia
1 October 1999
Australia
9 December 1998
Austria
7 October 1998
28 December 2000
Bahamas
29 December 2000
Bahrain
11 December 2000
Bangladesh
16 September 1999
Barbados
8 September 2000
Belgium
10 September 1998 28 June 2000
Belize
5 April 2000
5 April 2000
Benin
24 September 1999
Bolivia
17 July 1998
Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 July 2000
Botswana
8 September 2000 8 September
2000
Brazil
7 February 2000
Bulgaria
11 February 1999
> > Burkina Faso
30 November 1998
> > Burundi
13 January 1999
> > Cambodia
23 October 2000
> > Cameroon
17 July 1998
> > Canada
18 December 1998 7 July
2000
> > Cape Verde
28 December 2000
> > Central African Republic 7 December 1999
3 October 2001
> > Chad
20 October 1999
> > Chile
11 September 1998
> > Colombia
10 December 1998
> > Comoros
22 September 2000
> > Congo (Brazzaville) 17 July
1998
> > Costa Rica
7 October 1998
7 June 2001
> > Cote d'Ivoire
30 November 1998
> > Croatia
12 October 1998 21
May 2001
> > Cyprus
15 October 1998
> > Czech Republic
13 April 1999
> > Dem. Rep. of the Congo 8 September 2000
> > Denmark
25 September 1998 21 June 2001
> > Djibouti
7 October 1998
> > Dominica
12 February 2001a
> > Dominican Republic 8
September 2000
> > Ecuador
7 October 1998
> > Egypt
26 December 2000
> > Eritrea
7 October 1998
> > Estonia
27 December 1999
> > Fed. Rep. of Yugoslavia 19 December 2000
6 September 2001
> > Fiji
29 November 1999 29 November
1999
> > Finland
7 October 1998
29 December 2000
> > France
18 July 1998
9 June 2000
> > Gabon
22 December 1998 21 September
2000
> > Gambia
7 December 1998
> > Germany
10 December 1998 11 December
2000
> > Georgia
18 July 1998
> > Ghana
18 July 1998
20 December 1999
> > Greece
18 July 1998
> > Guinea
8 September 2000
> > Guinea-Bissau
12 September 2000
> > Guyana
28 December 2000
> > Haiti
26 February 1999
> > Honduras
7 October 1998
> > Hungary
15 December 1999
> > Iceland
26 August 1998
25 May 2000
> > Iran
31 December 2000
> > Ireland
7 October 1998
> > Israel
31 December 2000
> > Italy
18 July 1998
26 July 1999
> > Jamaica
8 September 2000
> > Jordan
7 October 1998
> > Kenya
11 August 1999
> > Kuwait
8 September 2000
> > Kyrgyzstan
8 December 1998
> > Latvia
22 April 1999
> > Lesotho
30 November 1998 6 September
2000
> > Liberia
17 July 1998
> > Liechtenstein
18 July 1998
2 October 2001
> > Lithuania
10 December 1998
> > Luxembourg
13 October 1998 8
September 2000
> > Macedonia, FYR
7 October 1998
> > Madagascar
18 July 1998
> > Malawi
3 March 1999
> > Mali
17 July 1998
16 August 2000
> > Malta
17 July 1998
> > Marshall Islands
6 September 2000 7 December
2000
> > Mauritius
11 November 1998
> > Mexico
7 September 2000
> > Monaco
18 July 1998
> > Mongolia
29 December 2000
> > Morocco
8 September 2000
> > Mozambique
28 December 2000
> > Namibia
27 October 1998
> > Nauru
13 December 2000
> > Netherlands
18 July 1998
17 July 2001
> > New Zealand
7 October 1998
7 September 2000
> > Niger
17 July 1998
> > Nigeria
1 June 2000
27 September 2001
> > Norway
28 August 1998
16 February 2000
> > Oman
20 December 2000
> > Panama
18 July 1998
> > Paraguay
7 October 1998
14 May 2001
> > Peru
7 December 2000
> > Phillipines
28 December 2000
> > Poland
9 April 1999
> > Portugal
7 October 1998
> > Republic of Korea
8 March 2000
> > Republic of Moldova 8 September
2000
> > Romania
7 July 1999
> > Russian Federation 13
September 2000
> > Samoa
17 July 1998
> > San Marino
18 July 1998
13 May 1999
> > Sao Tome et Principe 28 December
2000
> > Senegal
18 July 1998
2 February 1999
> > Seychelles
28 December 2000
> > Sierra Leone
17 October 1998 15
September 2000
> > Slovakia
23 December 1998
> > Slovenia
7 October 1998
> > Solomon Islands
3 December 1998
> > South Africa
17 July 1998
27 November 2000
> > Spain
18 July 1998
24 October 2000
> > St. Lucia
27 August 1999
> > Sudan
8 September 2000
> > Sweden
7 October 1998
28 June 2001
> > Switzerland
18 July 1998
12 October 2001
> > Syrian Arab Republic 29 November
2000
> > Tajikistan
30 November 1998 5 May
2000
> > Tanzania
29 December 2000
> > Thailand
2 October 2000
> > Trinidad & Tobago
23 March 1999
6 April 1999
> > Uganda
17 March 1999
> > Ukraine
20 January 2000
> > United Arab Emirates 27 November
2000
> > United Kingdom
30 November 1998 4 October
2001
> > United States of America 31 December 2000
> > Uruguay
19 December 2000
> > Uzbekistan
29 December 2000
> > Venezuela
14 October 1998 7
June 2000
> > Yemen
28 December 2000
> > Zambia
17 July 1998
> > Zimbabwe
17 July 1998
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