Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, 1957
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Entry into force: August 11, 1958 |
Signed by 29 countries, ratified by 74 countries
| Country | Signature date | Ratification date * | Reservation / Declaration |
Comments |
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 Tunisia |
- |
January 24, 1968 |
Reservation
[Article 10]
For any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice, the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in every case. |
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 Chile |
March 18, 1957 |
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Reservation
The Government of Chile makes a reservation with regard to article 10, in the sense that it does not accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice for the purpose of the settlement of disputes which may arise between Contracting States concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention.
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 Venezuela |
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May 31, 1983 |
Reservation
Reservation with regard to article IX:
[Venezuela] does not accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice for the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention. |
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 India |
May 15, 1957 |
- |
Reservation
Reservation as to Article 10:
"Any dispute which may arise between any two or more Contracting States concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention which is not settled by negotiations shall with the consent of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision unless the parties agree to another mode of settlement." |
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 Uruguay |
February 20, 1957 |
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Reservation
On behalf of Uruguay we hereby make a reservation to the provisions of article 3 which has a bearing on the application of the Convention. The Constitution of Uruguay does not authorize the granting of nationality to an alien unless he is the child of a Uruguayan father or mother, in which case he may become a natural citizen. This case apart, an alien who fulfils the constitutionality and legal conditions may be granted only legal citizenship, and not nationality.
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 Argentina |
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October 10, 1963 |
Reservation
Article 7:
The Argentine Government expressly reserves the rights of the Republic with respect to the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands), the South Sandwich Islands and the lands included within the Argentine Antarctic Sector, declaring that they do not constitute a colony or possession of any nation but are part of Argentine territory and lie within its dominion and sovereignty. Article 10: The Argentine Government reserves the right not to submit disputes directly or indirectly linked with the territories under Argentine sovereignty to the procedure indicated in this article. |
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 Guatemala |
February 20, 1957 |
July 13, 1960 |
Reservation
Article 10 of the said Convention shall, by reason of constitutional requirements, be applied without prejudice to article 149, paragraph 3 (b) of the Constitution of the Republic.
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 Brazil |
July 26, 1966 |
December 4, 1968 |
Reservation
"Reservation is made concerning application of article 10."
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 Albania |
- |
July 27, 1960 |
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 Antigua and Barbuda |
- |
October 25, 1988 |
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 Armenia |
- |
March 14, 1961 |
- | - |
 Austria |
- |
January 19, 1968 |
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 Azerbaijan |
- |
August 16, 1996 |
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 Bahamas |
- |
June 10, 1976 |
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 Belarus |
October 7, 1957 |
December 23, 1958 |
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 Belgium |
May 15, 1972 |
- |
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
- |
September 1, 1993 |
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 Bulgaria |
- |
June 22, 1960 |
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 Cambodia |
November 11, 2001 |
- |
- | - |
 Canada |
February 20, 1957 |
October 21, 1959 |
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 Colombia |
February 20, 1957 |
- |
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 Ivory Coast |
- |
November 2, 1999 |
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 Croatia |
- |
October 12, 1992 |
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 Cuba |
February 20, 1957 |
December 5, 1957 |
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 Cyprus |
- |
April 26, 1971 |
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 Czech Republic |
- |
February 22, 1993 |
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 Denmark |
February 20, 1957 |
June 22, 1959 |
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 Dominican Republic |
February 20, 1957 |
October 10, 1957 |
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 Ecuador |
January 16, 1958 |
March 29, 1960 |
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 Fiji |
- |
June 12, 1972 |
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 Finland |
- |
May 15, 1968 |
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 Germany |
- |
February 7, 1974 |
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 Ghana |
- |
August 15, 1966 |
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 Guinea |
March 19, 1975 |
- |
- | - |
 Hungary |
December 5, 1957 |
December 3, 1959 |
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 Iceland |
- |
October 18, 1977 |
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 Ireland |
September 24, 1957 |
November 25, 1957 |
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 Israel |
March 12, 1957 |
June 7, 1957 |
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 Jamaica |
March 12, 1957 |
July 30, 1964 |
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 Jordan |
- |
July 1, 1992 |
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 Kazakhstan |
- |
March 28, 2000 |
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 Kyrgyzstan |
- |
February 10, 1997 |
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 Latvia |
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April 14, 1992 |
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 Lesotho |
- |
November 4, 1974 |
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 Libya |
- |
May 16, 1989 |
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 Malawi |
- |
September 8, 1966 |
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 Malaysia |
- |
February 24, 1959 |
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 Mali |
- |
February 2, 1973 |
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 Malta |
- |
June 7, 1967 |
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 Mauritius |
- |
July 18, 1969 |
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 Mexico |
- |
April 4, 1979 |
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 New Zealand |
July 7, 1958 |
December 17, 1958 |
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 Nicaragua |
- |
January 9, 1986 |
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 Norway |
September 9, 1957 |
May 20, 1958 |
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 Pakistan |
April 10, 1958 |
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 Poland |
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July 3, 1959 |
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 Portugal |
February 21, 1957 |
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- | - |
 Romania |
- |
December 2, 1960 |
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 Russian Federation |
September 6, 1957 |
September 17, 1958 |
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 Rwanda |
- |
September 26, 2003 |
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 Saint Lucia |
- |
October 14, 1991 |
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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April 27, 1999 |
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 Sierra Leone |
- |
March 13, 1962 |
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 Singapore |
- |
March 18, 1966 |
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 Slovakia |
- |
May 28, 1993 |
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 Slovenia |
- |
July 6, 1992 |
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 South Africa |
January 29, 1993 |
December 17, 2002 |
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 Sri Lanka |
- |
May 30, 1958 |
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 Swaziland |
- |
September 18, 1970 |
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 Sweden |
May 6, 1957 |
May 13, 1958 |
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 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
- |
April 20, 1994 |
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 Trinidad and Tobago |
- |
April 11, 1966 |
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 Uganda |
- |
April 15, 1965 |
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 Ukraine |
October 15, 1957 |
December 3, 1958 |
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 United Republic of Tanzania |
- |
November 28, 1962 |
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 Zambia |
- |
January 22, 1975 |
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 Zimbabwe |
- |
December 1, 1998 |
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 Australia |
- |
March 14, 1961 |
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 Montenegro |
- |
October 23, 2006 |
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 Serbia |
- |
March 12, 2001 |
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 Liberia |
- |
September 16, 2005 |
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 Madagascar |
September 12, 2002 |
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 Barbados |
- |
October 26, 1979 |
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 China |
February 20, 1957 |
September 22, 1958 |
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