What formalities are involved in ratification and accession?
Both ratification and accession involve two steps. Step One: The appropriate organ(s) of the country (whether it be the Parliament, the Senate, the Crown or the Head of State / Government) take(s) a formal decision to be a party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in accordance with the relevant domestic constitutional procedures. Step Two: As required by articles 47 and 48 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Government (normally the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) deposits the instrument of ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This means: a formal letter, under seal, referring to the relevant decision, signed by the responsible authority in the country is prepared. This is the instrument of ratification or accession; this document in original is submitted to the UN Office of Legal Affairs in New York. The date of receipt of the document is then registered as the date of ratification or accession for the country in question. Th
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