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Summary Information | |
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Full Title |
1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling |
Short Title / Abbreviations |
1946 Whaling Convention |
CIL Subject Classification | |
Citations to Text | 161 UNTS 72, 62 Stat. 1716, TIAS 1849 |
Date of Adoption | 02/12/1946 |
Place of Adoption | Washington, USA |
Secretariat / Relevant Authority | |
Depository |
Government of the United States of America |
Annexes |
Schedule |
Entry Into Force Status | In Force |
Source |
Government of the United States of America, Department of State |
Date of Entry into Force |
10/11/1948 |
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
Article X(4): “This Convention shall, when instruments of ratification have been deposited by at least six signatory Governments, which shall include the Governments of the Netherlands, Norway, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America, enter into force with respect to those Governments and shall enter into force with respect to each Government which subsequently ratifies or adheres on the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or the receipt of its notification of adherence.” |
General Status | 88 Parties (as of 14/11/2023) |
Links to Current Status/Reservations |
International Whaling Commission
Government of the United States of America, Department of State |
Status | |
ASEAN States | |
Brunei Darussalam | |
Cambodia |
Adherence 01/06/2006 |
Indonesia | |
Lao PDR |
Adherence 22/05/2007 |
Malaysia | |
Myanmar | |
Philippines |
Accession 10/08/1981 Withdrawal 30/06/1988 |
Singapore | |
Thailand | |
Vietnam | |
Related Instruments | |
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument |
1956 Protocol to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling |
This instrument amends/supersedes |
1937 International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling 1938 Protocol on Regulation of Whaling |
Related Instruments |
1975 Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the International Whaling Commission |
External Links |
International Whaling Commission accessed on 14/11/2023 |
Additional Information |
This Convention does not include dispute settlement provisions. However, Article IX provides that: “1. Each Contracting Government shall take appropriate measures to ensure the application of provisions of this Convention and the punishment of infractions against the said provision in operations carried out by persons or by vessels under its jurisdiction. 2. Each Contracting Government shall transmit to the Commission full details of each infraction of the provisions of this Convention by persons or vessels under the jurisdiction of that Government as reported by its inspectors. This information shall include a statement of measures taken for dealing with the infraction and of penalties imposed.” The latest version of the Schedule is the 2018 Schedule, as amended by the Commission at the 67th Meeting on September 2018. |