Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages. New York, 10 December 1962

• Reference: XVI-3

XVI 3. STATUS OF WOMEN 1

3. CONVENTION ON CONSENT TO MARRIAGE, MINIMUM AGE FOR MARRIAGE

AND REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES

New York, 10 December 1962

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 9 December 1964 by the exchange of the said letters, in accordance with article 6.

REGISTRATION: 23 December 1964, No. 7525.

STATUS: Signatories: 16. Parties: 56.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 521, p. 231.

Note: The Convention was opened for signature pursuant to resolution 1763 (XVII)1, adopted by the General Assembly

of the United Nations on 7 November 1962.

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Participant2,3

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Antigua and Barbuda...................................

25 Oct 1988 d

Argentina .....................................................

26 Feb 1970 a

Austria .........................................................

1 Oct 1969 a

Azerbaijan....................................................

16 Aug 1996 a

Bangladesh...................................................

5 Oct 1998 a

Barbados ......................................................

1 Oct 1979 a

Benin............................................................

19 Oct 1965 a

Bosnia and

Herzegovina4..........................................

1 Sep 1993 d

Brazil ...........................................................

11 Feb 1970 a

Burkina Faso................................................

8 Dec 1964 a

Chile.............................................................

10 Dec 1962

Côte d'Ivoire ................................................

18 Dec 1995 a

Croatia4........................................................

12 Oct 1992 d

Cuba.............................................................

17 Oct 1963

20 Aug 1965

Cyprus..........................................................

30 Jul 2002 a

Czech Republic5..........................................

22 Feb 1993 d

Denmark ......................................................

31 Oct 1963

8 Sep 1964

Dominican Republic ....................................

8 Oct 1964 a

Fiji ...............................................................

19 Jul 1971 d

Finland.........................................................

18 Aug 1964 a

France ..........................................................

10 Dec 1962

14 Oct 2010

Germany6,7 ...................................................

9 Jul 1969 a

Greece..........................................................

3 Jan 1963

Guatemala....................................................

18 Jan 1983 a

Guinea..........................................................

10 Dec 1962

24 Jan 1978

Hungary .......................................................

5 Nov 1975 a

Iceland .........................................................

18 Oct 1977 a

Israel ............................................................

10 Dec 1962

Italy..............................................................

20 Dec 1963

Jordan...........................................................

1 Jul 1992 a

Participant2,3

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Kyrgyzstan...................................................

10 Feb 1997 a

Liberia..........................................................

16 Sep 2005 a

Libya............................................................

6 Sep 2005 a

Mali..............................................................

19 Aug 1964 a

Mexico.........................................................

22 Feb 1983 a

Mongolia......................................................

6 Jun 1991 a

Montenegro8................................................

23 Oct 2006 d

Netherlands..................................................

10 Dec 1962

2 Jul 1965

New Zealand................................................

23 Dec 1963

12 Jun 1964

Niger ............................................................

1 Dec 1964 a

North Macedonia4........................................

18 Jan 1994 d

Norway ........................................................

10 Sep 1964 a

Philippines ...................................................

5 Feb 1963

21 Jan 1965

Poland ..........................................................

17 Dec 1962

8 Jan 1965

Romania.......................................................

27 Dec 1963

21 Jan 1993

Rwanda ........................................................

26 Sep 2003 a

Samoa ..........................................................

24 Aug 1964 a

Serbia4..........................................................

12 Mar 2001 d

Slovakia5......................................................

28 May 1993 d

South Africa.................................................

29 Jan 1993 a

Spain ............................................................

15 Apr 1969 a

Sri Lanka......................................................

12 Dec 1962

St. Vincent and the

Grenadines .............................................

27 Apr 1999 d

State of Palestine .........................................

10 Apr 2019 a

Sweden.........................................................

10 Dec 1962

16 Jun 1964

Trinidad and Tobago ...................................

2 Oct 1969 a

Tunisia .........................................................

24 Jan 1968 a

United Kingdom of

Great Britain and

Northern Ireland.....................................

9 Jul 1970 a