Reservations and/or Declarations Entered by States parties to the ICESCR

As at April 2004, the following States Parties had reservations and/or declarations to the ICESCR.

• Afghanistan | Declaration, Article 48 (1) & (3) Details
  
• Algeria | Interpretative declarations, Article 1, Article 14, Article 8, Article 13(3) & (4) Details
  
• Bangladesh | Declarations, Article 1, Articles 2 and 3, Articles 7 and 8, Articles 10 and 13 Details
  
• Barbados | Reservation, Article 7(1)(a), Article 10 (2), Article 13 (2)(a) Details
  
• Belgium | Interpretative declarations, Article 2(2) & (3) Details
  
• Bulgaria | Declaration, Article 26(1) and (3) Details
  
• Congo | Reservation, Article 13, paragraphs 3 and 4 Details
  
• Denmark | Reservation, Article 7(d) Details
  
• Egypt | General declaration regarding Islamic Shariah Law Details
  
• France | Declarations, Articles 6, 9, 11 and 13, Article 8 Details
  
• Guinea | Declaration Article 26(1), Article 1(3), Article 14 Details
  
• Hungary | Declaration, Article 26 Details
  
• India | Declarations, Article 1, Article 4, Article 7(c), Article 8 Details
  
• Iraq | General declarations Details
  
• Ireland | Reservations, Article 2(2), Article 13(2)(a) Details
  
• Japan | Reservations, Article 7(d), Article 8(1)(d), Article 8(2), Article 13(2)(b) and (c) Details
  
• Kenya | Reservation, Article 10(2) Details
  
• Kuwait | Interpretative declaration, Article 2(2), Article 3, Article 9, Reservation Article 8(1)(d) Details
  
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | General declaration Details
  
• Madagascar | Reservation, Article 13(2) Details
  
• Malta | Reservation, Article 13 Details
  
• Mexico | Interpretative declaration, Article 8 Details
  
• Monaco | Interpretative declarations, Article 2(2), Articles 6, 9, 11 and 13, Article 8 Details
  
• Mongolia | Declaration Article 26(1) Details
  
• Netherlands | Reservation Article 8(1)(d) Details
  
• New Zealand | Reservation Article 8, Article 10(2) Details
  
• Norway | Reservation Article 8(1)(d) Details
  
• Romania | Declaration Article 26 (1), Articles 1 (3) and 14 Details
  
• Russian Federation | Declaration Article 26(1) Details
  
• Rwanda | General declaration Details
  
• Sweden | Reservation Article 7(d) Details
  
• Syrian Arab Republic | Declaration Article 26(1) Details
  
• Trinidad and Tobago | Reservation Article 8 (1) (d) and 8 (2) Details
  
• Ukraine | Declaration Article 26(1) Details
  
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | General declaration and Reservation Article 7(a)(i), Article 6, Article 8(1)(b), Article 9, Article 10(1) & (2), Article 13(2)(a), Article 14. Declaration that the Covenant shall not automatically apply to Southern Rhodesia Details
  
• Viet Nam | Declaration Article 26(1) Details
  
• Yemen | General Declaration Details
  
• Zambia | Reservation, Article 13(2)(a) Details

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