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Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, 1957

Entry into force: Monday, August 11, 1958

Adoption date: Feb 20, 1957

Adoption place: New York

Depositary: Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies

Signed by 33 countries, ratified by 100 countries

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Signatory countries
Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
Afghanistan

-

Jul 6, 1983

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Albania

-

Jul 27, 1960

-


Antigua and Barbuda

-

Oct 7, 1982

-


Argentina

-

Oct 10, 1963

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.


Armenia

-

Jun 23, 1993

-


Australia

-

Mar 14, 1961

-


Austria

-

Jan 19, 1968

-


Azerbaijan

-

Aug 16, 1996

-


Bahamas

-

Mar 31, 1981

-


Bangladesh

-

Feb 5, 1985

-


Barbados

-

Oct 26, 1979

-


Belarus

Mar 4, 1974

Dec 2, 1975

-


Belgium

May 15, 1972

-

-


Bolivia

-

Oct 6, 1983

-


Bosnia and Herzegovina

-

Sep 1, 1993

-


Brazil

Jul 26, 1966

Dec 4, 1968

"Reservation is made concerning application of article 10."


Bulgaria

Jun 27, 1974

Jul 18, 1974

-


Burundi

-

Jul 12, 1978

-


Cambodia

-

Jul 28, 1981

-


Canada

Feb 20, 1957

Oct 21, 1959

-


Central African Republic

-

May 8, 1981

-


Chile

Mar 18, 1957

-

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.


China

-

Apr 18, 1983

-


Colombia

Feb 20, 1957

-

-


Congo

-

Oct 5, 1983

-


Croatia

-

Oct 12, 1992

-


Cuba

Feb 20, 1957

Dec 5, 1957

-


Cyprus

-

Apr 26, 1971

-


Czech Republic

-

Feb 22, 1993

-


Denmark

Feb 20, 1957

Jun 22, 1959

-


Dominican Republic

Feb 20, 1957

Oct 10, 1957

-


Ecuador

Mar 12, 1975

May 12, 1975

-


El Salvador

-

Nov 30, 1979

-


Eswatini (Swaziland)

-

Sep 18, 1970

-


Ethiopia

-

Sep 19, 1978

-


Fiji

-

Jun 12, 1972

-


Finland

-

May 15, 1968

-


Gambia

-

Dec 29, 1978

-


Germany

-

Feb 7, 1974

-


Ghana

-

Aug 1, 1978

-


Guatemala

Feb 20, 1957

Jul 13, 1960

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.


Guinea

Mar 1, 1974

Mar 3, 1975

-


Haiti

-

Dec 19, 1977

-


Hungary

Apr 26, 1974

Jun 20, 1974

-


Iceland

-

Oct 18, 1977

-


India

May 15, 1957

-

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."


Iran

-

Apr 17, 1985

-


Ireland

Sep 24, 1957

Nov 25, 1957

-


Israel

Mar 12, 1957

Jun 7, 1957

-


Ivory Coast

-

Nov 2, 1999

-


Jamaica

Mar 30, 1976

Feb 18, 1977

-


Jordan

-

Jul 1, 1992

-


Kazakhstan

-

Mar 28, 2000

-


Kenya

Oct 2, 1974

-

-


Kyrgyzstan

-

Sep 5, 1997

-


Latvia

-

Apr 14, 1992

-


Lesotho

-

Nov 4, 1974

-


Liberia

-

Nov 5, 1976

-


Libya

-

May 16, 1989

-


Madagascar

-

May 26, 1977

-


Malawi

-

Sep 8, 1966

-


Malaysia

-

Feb 24, 1959

-


Mali

-

Aug 19, 1977

-


Malta

-

Jun 7, 1967

-


Mauritius

-

Jul 18, 1969

-


Mexico

-

Mar 4, 1980

-


Montenegro

-

Oct 23, 2006

-


Namibia

-

Nov 11, 1982

-


New Zealand

Jul 7, 1958

Dec 17, 1958

-


Nicaragua

-

Mar 28, 1980

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Nigeria

Jun 26, 1974

Mar 31, 1977

-


North Macedonia

-

Apr 20, 1994

-


Norway

Sep 9, 1957

May 20, 1958

-


Oman

Apr 3, 1974

Aug 22, 1991

-


Pakistan

Apr 10, 1958

-

-


Palestine

-

Apr 2, 2014

-


Panama

May 7, 1976

Mar 16, 1977

-


Peru

-

Nov 1, 1978

-


Poland

Jun 7, 1974

Mar 15, 1976

-


Portugal

Feb 21, 1957

-

-


Republic of Moldova

-

Oct 28, 2005

-


Romania

-

Dec 2, 1960

-


Russian Federation

Feb 12, 1974

Nov 26, 1975

-


Rwanda

-

Sep 26, 2003

-


Saint Lucia

-

Oct 14, 1991

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-

Apr 27, 1999

-


Sao Tome and Principe

-

Oct 5, 1979

-


Serbia

-

Mar 12, 2001

-


Sierra Leone

-

Mar 13, 1962

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Singapore

-

Mar 18, 1966

-


Slovakia

-

May 28, 1993

-


Slovenia

-

Jul 6, 1992

-


Somalia

Aug 2, 1974

Jan 28, 1975

-


South Africa

Jan 29, 1993

Dec 17, 2002

-


Sri Lanka

-

Feb 18, 1982

-


Suriname

-

Jun 3, 1980

-


Sweden

May 6, 1957

May 13, 1958

-


Togo

-

May 24, 1984

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Trinidad and Tobago

-

Apr 11, 1966

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Tunisia

-

Jan 21, 1977

[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.


Uganda

-

Apr 15, 1965

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Ukraine

Feb 20, 1974

Nov 10, 1975

-


United Republic of Tanzania

-

Jun 11, 1976

-


Uruguay

Feb 20, 1957

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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.


Venezuela

-

Jan 28, 1983

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.


Yemen

-

Aug 17, 1987

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Zambia

-

Jan 22, 1975

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Zimbabwe

-

May 13, 1991

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