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| Summary Information | |
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| Full Title |
1989 Second Optional Protocol to the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
1989 Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR / ICCPR-OP2 |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Citations to Text | 1642 UNTS 414, [1991] ATS 19, 29 ILM 1464 (1990), UN Doc. A/RES/44/128 |
| Date of Adoption | 15/12/1989 |
| Place of Adoption | New York, United States of America, 44th session of the United Nations General Assembly |
| Secretariat / Relevant Authority |
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) |
| Dispute settlement provisions |
In accordance with Articles 41 – 42 of the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. |
| Depository |
Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| Annexes |
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| Entry Into Force Status | In Force |
| Date of Entry into Force |
11/07/1991 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
“Article 8 1. The present Protocol shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession. 2. For each State ratifying the present Protocol or acceding to it after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession, the present Protocol shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit of its own instrument of ratification or accession.” |
| General Status | 89 Parties (as of 16/07/2021) |
| Links to Current Status/Reservations |
United Nations Treaty Collection
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| Status | |
| ASEAN States | |
| Brunei Darussalam | |
| Cambodia | |
| Indonesia | |
| Lao PDR | |
| Malaysia | |
| Myanmar | |
| Philippines |
Signature 20/09/2006 Ratification 20/11/2007 |
| Singapore | |
| Thailand | |
| Vietnam | |
| Related Instruments | |
| This instrument amends/supersedes | |
| Related Instruments |
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| External Links |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights accessed on 16/07/2021 |
