ian Republic of)
[See chapter XVI.1.]
Objections (Unless otherwise indicated, the reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.)
Finland
13 December 1999
With regard to the reservations made by Bangladesh upon accession:
"The Government of Finland notes that the reservation of Bangladesh, being of such a general nature, raises doubts as to the full commitment of Bangladesh to the object and purpose of the Convention and would like to recall that, according to the Vienna Convention on the Law of the Treaties, a reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention shall not be permitted.
Furthermore, reservations are subject to the general principle of treaty interpretation according to which a party may not invoke the provisions of its domestic law as justification for a failure to perform its treaty obligations.
Therefore the Government of Finland objects to the aforesaid reservations made by the Government of Bangladesh. This objection does not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between Bangladesh and Finland. The Convention will thus become operative between the two States without Bangladesh benefitting from this reservation".
Sweden
14 December 1999
With regard to the reservations made by Bangladesh upon accession:
"The Government of Sweden notes that the reservations include a reservation of a general kind, in respect of articles 1 and 2, which reads as follows:
[See reservation to Articles 1 and 2 made by Bangladesh under "Reservations and Declarations".]
The Government of Sweden is of the view that this general reservation, referring to the Personal Laws of different religious communities of the country, raises doubts as to the commitment of Bangladesh to the object and purpose of the Convention and would recall that, according to well-established international law, a reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of a treaty shall not be permitted.
It is in the common interest of States that treaties to which they have chosen to become parties are respected, as to their object and purpose, by all parties and that States are prepared to undertake any legislative changes necessary to comply with their obligations under these treaties.
The Government of Sweden therefore objects to the aforesaid general reservation made by the Government of Bangladesh to the Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages.
This objection does not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between Bangladesh and Sweden. The Convention will thus become operative between the two States without Bangladesh benefitting from the reservation".
Territorial Application
Participant Date of receipt of Territories
the notification
Netherlands <12> 2 Jul 1965 Netherlands Antilles and Suriname
United Kingdom of 9 Jul 1970 Associated States (Antigua,
Great Britain and Dominica, Grenada, Saint
Northern Ireland Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, Saint Lucia
<3>, <11> and Saint Vincent), State of
Brunei, Territories under the
territorial sovereignty of the
United Kingdom
15 Oct 1974 Montserrat
End Note
1. Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventeenth Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/5217), p. 28.
2. Signed on behalf of the Republic of China on 4 April 1963. See note concerning signatures, ratifi
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