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| Summary Information | |
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| Full Title |
1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
1989 CRC |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Citations to Text | 1577 UNTS 3, [1991] ATS 4, 28 ILM 1456 (1989), UN Doc. A/RES/44/25 |
| Date of Adoption | 20/11/1989 |
| Place of Adoption | New York, United States of America |
| Secretariat / Relevant Authority | |
| Depository |
Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| Entry Into Force Status | In Force |
| Date of Entry into Force |
02/09/1990 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
“Article 49 1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession. 2. For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification or accession.” |
| General Status | 196 Parties (as of 16/07/2021) |
| Links to Current Status/Reservations |
United Nations Treaty Collection
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| Status | |
| ASEAN States | |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Accession 27/12/1995 Reservation 27/12/1995 |
| Cambodia |
Accession 15/10/1992 |
| Indonesia |
Signature 26/01/1990 Ratification 05/09/1990 Reservation 05/09/1990 Withdrawal of Reservation 02/02/2005 |
| Lao PDR |
Accession 08/05/1991 |
| Malaysia |
Accession 17/02/1995 Reservation 17/02/1995 Declaration 17/02/1995 Declaration 23/03/1999 Declaration 19/07/2010 |
| Myanmar |
Accession 15/07/1991 Reservation 15/07/1991 Withdrawal of Reservation 19/10/1993 |
| Philippines |
Signature 26/01/1990 Ratification 21/08/1990 |
| Singapore |
Accession 05/10/1995 Reservation 05/10/1995 Declaration 05/10/1995 |
| Thailand |
Accession 27/03/1992 Reservation 27/03/1992 Withdrawal of Reservation 11/04/1997 Withdrawal of Reservation 13/12/2010 |
| Vietnam |
Signature 26/01/1990 Ratification 28/02/1990 |
| Related Instruments | |
| Protocols / Amendments to this instrument |
1995 Amendment to Article 43(2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child 2011 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure |
| Related Instruments |
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1986 Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with 1959 Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child 1924 Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child |
| External Links |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights accessed on 16/07/2021 |
