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| Summary Information | |
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| Full Title |
2003 United Nations Convention against Corruption |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
UNCAC |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Citations to Text | [2349] UNTS [41], UN Doc. A/58/422 (2003), 43 ILM 37 (2004) |
| Date of Adoption | 31/10/2003 |
| Place of Adoption | New York, United States of America |
| Secretariat / Relevant Authority | |
| Dispute settlement provisions |
Chapter VIII ‘Final Provisions’ Article 66 ‘Settlement of Disputes’: “l. States Parties shall endeavour to settle disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention through negotiation. 2. Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention that cannot be settled through negotiation within a reasonable time shall, at the request of one of those States Parties, be submitted to arbitration. If, six months after the date of the request for arbitration, those States Parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, any one of those States Parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in accordance with the Statute of the Court. 3. Each State Party may, at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance or approval of or accession to this Convention, declare that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of this article. The other States Parties shall not be bound by paragraph 2 of this article with respect to any State Party that has made such a reservation. 4. Any State Party that has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article may at any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.” |
| Depository |
Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| Annexes |
Annex – United Nations Convention Against Corruption Preamble |
| Entry Into Force Status | In Force |
| Date of Entry into Force |
14/12/2005 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
Chapter VIII ‘Final Provisions’ Article 68 ‘Entry into Force’: “1. This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. For the purpose of this paragraph, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of such organization. 2. For each State or regional economic integration organization ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the thirtieth instrument of such action, this Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit by such State or organization of the relevant instrument or on the date this Convention enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article, whichever is later.” |
| General Status | 188 Parties (as of 23/08/2021) |
| Links to Current Status/Reservations |
United Nations Treaty Collection
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| Status | |
| ASEAN States | |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Signature 11/12/2003 Ratification 02/12/2008 Reservation 02/12/2008 Notification 02/12/2008 |
| Cambodia |
Accession 05/09/2007 Notification 05/09/2007 |
| Indonesia |
Signature 18/12/2003 Ratification 19/09/2006 Reservation 19/09/2006 Notification 19/09/2006 |
| Lao PDR |
Signature 10/12/2003 Ratification 25/09/2009 Reservation 25/09/2009 Declaration 25/09/2009 |
| Malaysia |
Signature 09/12/2003 Ratification 24/09/2008 Reservation 24/09/2008 Notification 24/09/2008 |
| Myanmar |
Signature 02/12/2005 Ratification 20/12/2012 Reservation 20/12/2012 Notification 20/12/2012 |
| Philippines |
Signature 09/12/2003 Ratification 08/11/2006 Notification 08/11/2006 Declaration 14/12/2006 |
| Singapore |
Signature 11/11/2005 Ratification 06/11/2009 Reservation 06/11/2009 Notification 06/11/2009 |
| Thailand |
Signature 09/12/2003 Ratification 01/03/2011 Reservation 01/03/2011 Notification 01/03/2011 |
| Vietnam |
Signature 10/12/2003 Reservation 10/12/2003 Ratification 19/08/2009 Declaration 01/12/2009 Notification 01/12/2009 |
| Related Instruments | |
| Related Instruments |
2003 African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption 2000 United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 1999 Criminal Law Convention on Corruption 1999 Civil Law Convention on Corruption 1997 Convention on the Fight against Corruption involving Officials of the European Communities or Officials of Member States of the European Union 1997 Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions 1996 Inter-American Convention against Corruption |
| External Links |
United Nations Office On Drugs and Crime (UNODC) accessed on 23/08/2021 |
