1.
The present Covenant is open for signature by any State
Member of the United Nations or member of any of its specialized agencies, by any
State Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and by any other
State which has been invited by the General Assembly of the United Nations to
become a party to the present Covenant.
2. The present Covenant is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification
shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
3. The present Covenant shall be open to accession by any State referred to in
paragraph 1 of this article.
4.
Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with
the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
5.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States which
have signed this Covenant or acceded to it of the deposit of each instrument of ratifi
cation or accession.
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In force from 16 December 1966
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