Somalia's inability to sign the Convention is attributed to its lack of governmental structure.

States that have not signed the Convention must specify how foreign legal documents can be certified for its use.

A record 82 States signed the Convention upon its opening in 2007.

In addition, several countries have signed the Convention but not yet ratified it.

By 2008, 39 member states have signed and ratified the Convention, with the notable exception of France.

Japan did sign the Convention, but did not ratify it.

It entered into force, on 17 May 2004, and over 150 countries signed the Convention.

Paragraph 19 urges Belgium to sign the Convention for national minorities.

We are in a situation where non-refoulement will happen even with countries which have not signed the 1951 Convention.

India has also still not signed the Convention on torture.