The Vienna Convention establishes a nuclear liability and compensation regime similar to that provided for under the Paris Convention. The Vienna Convention is open to any state.
- Adopted: 21 May 1963
- Opened for signature: 21 May 1963
- Entered into force: 12 November 1977
- Parties: 44 (see table below)
More information on the Vienna Convention, including the text and current status, is available here.
The following is a sampling of the articles related to the Vienna Convention that have been published in the Nuclear Law Bulletin and Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law:
- The Simultaneous Application of the Paris and Vienna Conventions in the Danish Draft Act, by Judge Spleth (NLB 6, p. 58).
- International Co-operation in Providing Insurance Cover for Nuclear Damage to Third Parties and for Damage to Nuclear Installations, by J. Deprimoz (NLB 32, p. 33).
- A Bridge Between two Conventions on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage: the Joint Protocol relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention, by O. Von Busekist (NLB 43, p. 10).
- Towards a New Regime of State Responsibility for Nuclear Activities, by L. De La Fayette (NLB 50, p. 7).
- Vienna Convention Revision: A Review of the Exercise and Insurance Implications in the Provisions under Discussion, by G. C. Warren (NLB 55, p. 9).
- The Protocol Amending the 1963 Vienna Convention, by V. Lamm (NLB 61, p. 7).
- Revised Paris and Vienna Nuclear Liability Conventions – Challenges for Insurers, by M. Tetley (NLB 77, p. 27).
- International Pooling of Operators' Funds: An Option to Increase the Amount of Financial Security to Cover Nuclear Liability?, by N. Pelzer (NLB 79, p. 37).
- Perspective on the Pros and Cons of a Pooling-type Approach to Nuclear Third Party Liability, by S. Carroll (NLB 81, p. 75).
- The Brussels I Regulation and Liability for Nuclear Damage, by J. Handrlica (NLB 86, p. 29).
- Progress towards a global nuclear liability regime (NLB 93, p. 9).
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments on civil liability for nuclear damage, by U. Magnus (NLB 106, p. 7).
- Liability and compensation for third party damage resulting from a nuclear incident, by J.A. Schwatrz (Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law, p. 409).
- Insurance of nuclear risks, by S. M. S. Reitsma and M. G. Tetley (Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law, p. 445).
- The qualification of nuclear substances and nuclear liability, by E. de Boissieu (NLB 108/109, p. 75).
Parties to the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage |
Argentina* |
Cuba |
Mauritius |
Romania* |
Armenia* |
Czech Republic* |
Mexico* |
Russia* |
Belarus* |
Egypt |
Moldova |
Rwanda |
Benin |
Estonia |
Montenegro |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Bolivia |
Ghana |
Morocco |
Saudi Arabia |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Hungary* |
Niger |
Senegal |
Brazil* |
Jordan |
Nigeria |
Serbia |
Bulgaria* |
Kazakhstan |
North Macedonia |
Slovak Republic |
Cameroon |
Latvia |
Peru |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Chile |
Lebanon |
Philippines |
Ukraine* |
Croatia |
Lithuania |
Poland |
Uruguay |
* Country with at least one nuclear power plant in operation.