Talk:Universal Postal Union

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Contents 1 List of members 2 Channel Islands 3 Names of members 4 List of Conventions/Congresses 5 French as Official Language

[edit] List of members

We need to have a list of member nations -- WhiteDragon 15:58, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I just completed the list with members' dates of entry into UPU.--Jusjih 05:14, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

I originally entered members' entry dates in ISO 8601 for easier typing, then an IP changed then to American dates. As UPU uses British dates, I just Anglicized the dates as well.

[edit] Channel Islands

I don't think the Channel Islands are technically part of the United Kingdom. In fact: Crown dependencies are possessions of the British Crown, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United Kingdom. They include the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea. None forms a part of the United Kingdom, being separate jurisdictions, nor do they form part of the European Union. (from the entry on Crown dependency. This could be mentioned somewhere, as this makes them appear to be part of the UK. The Jade Knight 03:01, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

As the Treaty was concluded before 1951 (the date of the Bevin Declaration), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man were considered a default part of the United Kingdom in International Law, and were implicitly covered by the UK's accession to the UPU. They did not acceed in any seperate way. As you will note from the Crown Dependency article, the UK has responsibility for the foreign relations of the Crown Dependencies. 136.2.1.101 10:51, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Names of members

Should the names be presented according to the official list [1]? — Instantnood 19:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC) We should also perhaps link for philatelic reasons all the past entities that were once members of the UPU but do not exist any longer Cape of Good Hope, Natal etc. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Yannisl (talk • contribs) 10:59, April 27, 2006 (UTC).

Yes, the names should be presented according to the official list. Historical members may be listed if verifiable.--Jusjih 05:49, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of Conventions/Congresses

It would be useful to give a full list of the UPU conventions/congresses as well as a link to the convention documents (Final Protocol, Detailed Regulations, etc).

[edit] French as Official Language

What is the history and current status of French as the/an official language of the Union?

At least last time I checked, international postal forms at a post office have the native language(s) -- and French.

How does this relate to the Union being a UN agency now -- with the UN having 6 co-equal administrative languages?

Hu? It's not related at all. The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the UN, and it's official languages are English and French as well. What is the problem? JensMueller 18:16, 30 January 2007 (UTC)