B-47: INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON EXTRADITION
ADOPTED AT: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
CONF/ASSEM/MEETING: INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON EXTRADITION
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 03/28/92, ON THE THIRTIETH DAY AFTER THE DEPOSIT OF THE
SECOND INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 31 OF THE CONVENTION
DEPOSITORY: GENERAL SECRETARIAT, OAS (ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT AND RATIFICATIONS)
TEXT: OAS, TREATY SERIES, NO. 60
UN REGISTRATION: 08/08/95 No. 39979 Vol.
OBSERVATIONS: This Convention shall remain open for signature and subject to ratification
by the Member States of the OAS. It is open to accession by any American State. It is also open
to accession by the Permanent Observers to the OAS, following approval of the pertinent request
by the General Assembly of the Organization.
For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the second instrument
of ratification, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State
of its instrument of ratification or accession.
This Convention shall apply to the States Parties that ratify it or accede to it and shall not supersede
multilateral or bilateral treaties that are in force or were concluded earlier unless the States
concerned otherwise expressly declare or agree, respectively.
GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE TREATY: B-47
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SIGNATORY COUNTRIES SIGNATURE REF RA/AC/AD REF DEPOSIT INST INFORMA REF
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Antigua and Barbuda.. / / 03/13/03 03/14/03 RA / /
Argentina ........... 02/11/94 / / / / / /
Bolivia ............. 08/02/83 / / / / / /
Chile ............... 02/25/81 / / / / / /
Costa Rica .......... 02/25/81 03/02/00 05/02/00 RA / /
Dominican Republic .. 02/25/81 / / / / / /
Ecuador ............. 02/25/81 02/05/98 4/15/98 RA / /
El Salvador ......... 02/25/81 / / / / / /
Guatemala ........... 02/25/81 D 1 / / / / / /
Haiti ............... 02/25/81 R 2 / / / / / /
Nicaragua ........... 02/25/81 / / / / / /
Panama .............. 02/25/81 01/02/92 02/28/92 RA / /
Paraguay............. 06/02/98 / / / / / /
St. Lucia............ / / 01/23/03 04/30/03 AD / /
Uruguay ............. 02/25/81 / / / / / /
Venezuela ........... 02/25/81 06/09/82 10/04/82 RA / /
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REF = REFERENCE INST = TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
D = DECLARATION RA = RATIFICATION
R = RESERVATION AC = ACCEPTANCE
INFORMA = INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE TREATY AD = ACCESSION
*DECLARATIONS/RESERVATIONS/DENUNCIATIONS/WITHDRAWALS
B-47: INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON EXTRADITION
1. Guatemala:
(Declaration made at
the time of signature)
As there is no
homogeneous system for defining offenses in
Comparative law nor in our legislation, and as an essentially
subjective and integral procedure for classifying them has been
adopted in this Convention, our Delegation has signed it with the
understanding that the interpretation of articles 7 and 8 when
applicable will be subject to the provisions of article 61 of our
Constitution, particularly in that "no Guatemalan shall be handed
over to a foreign government for trial or punishment except for
crimes covered by international treaties in force in Guatemala".
2. Haiti:
(Reservations made at
the time of signature)
Under
reservations.
