ABSTRACT
This section records the participation of Asian States in open multilateral law-making treaties, which mostly aim at worldwide adherence. It updates the treaty sections of earlier Volumes until 31 December 2009. New data are preceded by a reference to the most recent previous entry in the multilateral treaties section of the Asian Yearbook of International Law. Where no new data are available, the title of the treaty is listed with a reference to the last Volume containing data on the treaty involved. For the purpose of this section, States broadly situated west of Iran, north of Mongolia, east of Papua New Guinea and south of Indonesia will not be covered. Note
Where no other reference to specific sources is made, data were derived from Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General, https://treaties.un.org" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://treaties.un.org.
Where reference is made to the Hague Conference on Private International Law, data were derived from https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.listing" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.listing.
Where reference is made to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), data were derived from https://ola.iaea.org/OLA/treaties/index.asp" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://ola.iaea.org/OLA/treaties/index.asp.
Where reference is made to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), data were derived from https://www2.icao.int/EN/LEB/Pages/TreatyCollection.aspx" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www2.icao.int/EN/LEB/Pages/TreatyCollection.aspx.
Where reference is made to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), data were derived from https://www.icirc.org/ihl" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.icirc.org/ihl.
Where reference is made to the International Labour Organization (ILO), data were derived from https://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm.
Where reference is made to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), data were derived from Status of Multilateral Conventions and Instruments in respect of which the International Maritime Organization or its Secretary General Performs Depository or other Functions, as at 3 May 2011, available through https://www.imo.org" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.imo.org.
Where reference is made to the Hague Conference on Private International Law, data were derived from https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.listing" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.listing.
Where reference is made to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), data were derived from https://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12025&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=-471.html" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12025&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=-471.html.
Reservations and declarations made upon signature or ratification are not included.
Sig. = Signature; Cons. = Consent to be bound; Eff. date = Effective date; E.i.f. = Entry into force; Rat. = Ratification; Min. age spec. = Minimum age specified.
