ADOPTED AT: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
DATE: 02/25/81
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)
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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
04/15/98 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
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.
