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| Entry into force: | 19 March 1967 by the exchange of the said letters, in accordance with VIII. |
| Registration: | 8 June 1967, No. 8640. |
| Status: | Signatories: 38 ,Parties: 471,2. |
| Text: | United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 596, p. 487. |
Note: See "Note:" in chapter III.6.
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| Participant2 | Signature, Succession to signature (d) | Ratification, Accession (a) |
| Argentina | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Australia | 12 Feb 1973 a | |
| Austria | 24 Apr 1963 | 12 Jun 1969 |
| Belgium | 31 Mar 1964 | 9 Sep 1970 |
| Benin | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina3 | 12 Jan 1994 d | |
| Bulgaria | 11 Jul 1989 a | |
| Burkina Faso | 24 Apr 1963 | 11 Aug 1964 |
| Cameroon | 21 Aug 1963 | |
| Central African Republic | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Chile | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| China4 | ||
| Colombia | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Congo | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Denmark | 24 Apr 1963 | 15 Nov 1972 |
| Dominican Republic | 24 Apr 1963 | 4 Mar 1964 |
| Estonia | 21 Oct 1991 a | |
| Finland | 28 Oct 1963 | 2 Jul 1980 |
| France | 24 Apr 1963 | 31 Dec 1970 |
| Gabon | 24 Apr 1963 | 23 Feb 1965 |
| Germany5,6 | 31 Oct 1963 | 7 Sep 1971 |
| Ghana | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Hungary | 8 Dec 1989 a | |
| Iceland | 1 Jun 1978 a | |
| India | 28 Nov 1977 a | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5 Jun 1975 a | |
| Ireland | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Italy | 22 Nov 1963 | 25 Jun 1969 |
| Japan | 3 Oct 1983 a | |
| Kenya | 1 Jul 1965 a | |
| Kuwait | 10 Jan 1964 | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9 Aug 1973 a | |
| Lebanon | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Liberia | 24 Apr 1963 | |
| Liechtenstein | 24 Apr 1963 | 18 May 1966 |
| Luxembourg | 24 Mar 1964 | 8 Mar 1972 |
| Madagascar | 17 Feb 1967 a | |
| Malawi | 23 Feb 1981 a | |
| Mauritius | 13 May 1970 a | |
| Mexico | 15 Mar 2002 a | |
| Montenegro7 | 23 Oct 2006 d | |
| Nepal | 28 Sep 1965 a | |
| Netherlands8 | 17 Dec 1985 a | |
| New Zealand9 | 10 Sep 1974 a | |
| Nicaragua | 9 Jan 1990 a | |
| Niger | 24 Apr 1963 | 21 Jun 1978 |
| Norway | 24 Apr 1963 | 13 Feb 1980 |
| Oman | 31 May 1974 a | |
| Pakistan | 29 Mar 1976 a | |
| Panama | 4 Dec 1963 | 28 Aug 1967 |
| Paraguay | 23 Dec 1969 a | |
| Peru | 24 Apr 1963 | 23 Mar 2007 |
| Philippines | 24 Apr 1963 | 15 Nov 1965 |
| Republic of Korea | 7 Mar 1977 a | |
| Romania | 19 Sep 2007 a | |
| Senegal | 29 Apr 1966 a | |
| Serbia3 | 12 Mar 2001 d | |
| Seychelles | 29 May 1979 a | |
| Slovakia | 27 Apr 1999 a | |
| Suriname | 11 Sep 1980 a | |
| Sweden | 8 Oct 1963 | 19 Mar 1974 |
| Switzerland | 23 Oct 1963 | 3 May 1965 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland10 | 27 Mar 1964 | 9 May 1972 |
| United States of America1 | [24 Apr 1963 | 24 Nov 1969] |
| Uruguay | 24 Apr 1963 |
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1. On 7 March 2005, the Secretary-General received from the Government of the United States of America, a communication notifying its withdrawal from the Optional Protocol. The communication reads as follows:
"... the Government of the United States of America [refers] to the Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes, done at Vienna April 24, 1963.
This letter constitutes notification by the United States of America that it hereby withdraws from the aforesaid Protocol. As a consequence of this withdrawal, the United States will no longer recognize the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice reflected in that Protocol."
2. The Republic of Viet-Nam had acceded to the Protocol on 10 May 1973. See also note 1 under "Viet Nam" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
3. The former Yugoslavia had signed the Optional Protocol on 24 April 1963. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
4. Signed on behalf of the Republic of China on 24 April 1963. See also note 1 under "China" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
5. See note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
6. In a communication deposited on 24 January 1972 with the Registrar of the International Court of Justice, who transmitted it to the Secretary-General pursuant to operative paragraph 3 of Security Council resolution 9 (1946) of 15 October 1946, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany stated as follows:
"In respect of any dispute between the Federal Republic of Germany and any Party to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963 and to the Optional Protocol thereto concerning the Coompulsory Settlement of disputes that may arise within the scope of that Protocol, the Federal Republic of Germany accepts the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. This declaration also applies to such disputes as may arise, within the scope of article IV of the Optional Protocol concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes, in connexion with the Optional Protocol concnerning the Acquisition of antionality.
"It is in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and with the terms and subject to theconditions of the Statute and Rules of the Internaitonal Court of Justice that the jurisdiction of the Court is hereby recognized.
"The Federal Republic of Germany undertakes to comply in good faith with the decisions of the Court and to accpet all the obligations of a Member of the United Nations under article 94 of the Charter."
See also note 1 under "Germany" regarding Berlin (West) in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
7. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
8. For the Kingdom in Europe and the Netherlands Antilles. See also note 1 under "Netherlands" regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
9. See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
10. In respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Associated States (Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Chrisopher-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia and St. Vincent) and territories under the territorial sovereignty of the United Kingdom, as well as the British Solomon Islands Protectorate.