Chart of Australian Treaty Ratifications as of May 2012 - Human rights at your fingertips - Human rights at your fingertips
View a May 2012 chart listing international human rights treaties Australia had ratified and their ratification dates.
International
Guide
14 December 2012
Human rights at your fingertips
- Back to Contents
- 1 Foreword
- 2 Chart of Australian Treaty Ratifications as of May 2012
- 3 Chart of related rights and articles in human rights instruments
- 4 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- 5 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- 6 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- 7 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- 8 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- 9 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- 10 Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 11 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- 12 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- 13 Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (Paris Principles)
- 14 Useful resources
2 Chart of Australian Treaty Ratifications as of May 2012
| Abbreviation | Name of treaty | Date Ratified by Australia |
|---|---|---|
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 | 13 August 1980 |
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966 | 10 December 1975 |
| ICERD | International Covenant on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 1965 | 30 September 1975 |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 1979 | 28 July 1983 |
| CAT | Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984 | 8 August 1989 |
| CRC | Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 | 17 December 1990 |
| CRPD | Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities 2006 | 17 July 2008 |
| DRIP | Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007 | Declarations are not ratified. Adopted by the General Assembly on 17 September 2007. Supported by the Australian Government on 3 April 2009. |
