Guidance

Treaty Action Bulletin: March 2025

Published 2 April 2025

1. Treaties for which the UK is depositary

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation

Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports serving International Civil Aviation, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation

Somalia: accession

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies

UK: objection

2. Published in the Treaty Series

Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events [CETS No. 218]

Decision of the Board of Supervisors modifying Annex IV to the Convention between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of the French Republic, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Italian Republic on the Establishment of the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement, OCCAR) (with four annexes) signed at Farnborough on 9 September 1998

Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education

Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Protocol No. 15 amending the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms [CETS No. 213]

Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930

3. Multilateral treaties: UK actions

Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, opened for signature, in Strasbourg, on 18 December 1997 (ETS No. 167): extension to Sovereign Base Areas

Protocol amending the Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, opened for signature, in Strasbourg, on 22 November 2017 (CETS No. 222): extension to Sovereign Base Areas

Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime, opened for signature, in Strasbourg, on 8 November 1990 (ETS No. 141): extension to Gibraltar with declarations

Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism, opened for signature, in Warsaw, on 16 May 2005 (CETS No. 198): extension to Gibraltar with declarations

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: objection (PDF, 76KB)

International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations: declaration (PDF, 55KB)

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: declaration (PDF, 169KB)