List of parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons explained

The list of parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons encompasses the states who have signed and ratified or acceded to the international agreement prohibiting or restricting the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or have indiscriminate effects.

On April 10, 1981, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCWC) was opened for signature. Mexico became the first state to deposit the treaty on February 11, 1982. The treaty came into force on December 2, 1983. Since April 10, 1982, states that did not sign the treaty can now only accede to it. The instrument of ratification, accession, or succession is deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations

As of September 2023, 127 states have ratified or acceded to the treaty, the most recent being Singapore on September 21, 2023.[1] Four states have signed but not ratified the treaty.

Ratified or acceded states

StateSignedDepositedMethodPI[2] PII[3] PIII[4] PIV[5] PV[6]
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXX
AccessionXXX
RatificationXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXX
AccessionXXXXX
Ratification as XXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXX
AccessionXXXX
Succession from XXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXX
AccessionXXXX
AccessionXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXX
AcceptanceXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
Succession from XXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
Succession from
Signed April 10, 1981
Ratified August 31, 1982
XXXXX
Ratification (extends to the Faroe Islands and Greenland)XXXXX
AccessionXXX
AccessionXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
Ratification
Also
Signed April 10, 1981
Ratified July 20, 1982
XXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXX
AccessionXXXXX
AcceptanceXXXX
AccessionXXX
AccessionXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXX
AccessionXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXX
RatificationXXXX
AccessionXXX
AccessionXX
RatificationXXXX
Succession from XXXXX
RatificationXX
AccessionXXXX
Acceptance (initially for the Kingdom in Europe; in 2014 extended to the Caribbean Netherlands)XXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
Succession from XXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
Ratification as XXXXX
AccessionXXXX
AccessionXXX
Succession from XXXX
AccessionXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXX
Succession from
Signed April 10, 1981
Ratified August 31, 1982
XXXXX
Succession from XXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AcceptanceXXX
AccessionXXXXX
RatificationXXX
AccessionXXX
AccessionXXX
Ratification as XXXXX
AccessionXXX
RatificationXXXX
RatificationXXXXX
AccessionXXXXX
AccessionXXXX
AccessionXXX
AccessionXXXX

Signatory states

The following four states have signed but not ratified the Convention.

StateSigned

Non-signatory states

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UNODA Treaties.
  2. Protocol I on Non-Detectable Fragments.
  3. [Protocol on Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices|Protocol II on Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices]
  4. Protocol III on Incendiary Weapons.
  5. [Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons|Protocol IV on Blinding Laser Weapons]
  6. [Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War|Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War]