Treaty name

Location

Date signed

Date entered into force

Number of States party

UK ratified?

1948

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

United Nations
(Vol.78 p.277)

09/12/48

12/01/51

152

Yes

1951

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

United Nations
(Vol.189 p.137)

28/07/51

22/04/54

146

Yes

1967

Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

United Nations
(Vol.606 p.267)

31/01/67

04/10/67

147

Yes

1965

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

United Nations
(Vol.660 p.195)

07/03/66

04/01/69

182

Yes

1966

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

United Nations
(Vol.999 p.171)

16/12/66

23/03/76

173

Yes

1966

(First) Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

United Nations
(Vol.999 p.171)

16/12/66

23/03/76

116

No

1990

(Second) Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

GA Resolution
A/RES/44/128, annex

15/12/89

11/07/91

88

Yes

1966

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

United Nations
(Vol.993 p.3)

16/12/66

03/01/76

171

Yes

2008

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

GA Resolution A/RES/63/117

10/12/08

5/5/13

24

No

1979

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

United Nations
(Vol.1249 p.13)

18/12/79

03/09/81

189

Yes

1999

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Forms of Discrimination against Women

GA Resolution A/RES/54/4

06/10/99

22/12/00

114

Yes

1984

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

United Nations
(Vol.1465 p.85)

10/12/84

26/06/87

170

Yes

2002

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture

GA Resolution A/RES/57/199

18/12/02

22/06/06

90

Yes

1989

Convention on the Rights of the Child

United Nations (Vol.1577 p.3)

20/11/89

02/09/90

196

Yes

2000

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

United Nations (Vol. 2171 p.227)

25/5/00

18/1/02

176

Yes

2000

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict

United Nations (Vol. 2173 p.222)

25/5/00

12/2/02

170

Yes

2011

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure

GA Resolution A/66/138

19/12/11

11/4/14

46

No

1990

International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Their Families

GA Resolution A/RES/45/158

18/12/90

01/07/03

55

No

1998

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

United Nations
(Vol.2187 p.3)

17/07/98

01/07/02

123

Yes

2006

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Doc. A/61/611

13/12/06

03/05/08

182

Yes

2006

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Doc. A/61/611

13/12/06

[03/05/08

96

Yes

2006

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Doc. A/51/448

02/10/08

63

60

No