Convention relative to the Protection of Civilians in Time of War

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
HUMAN RIGHTS
Signed at
Signed on
12 August 1949
In force on
21 October 1950

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANDORRA
  5. ANGOLA
  6. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  7. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  8. ARMENIA
  9. Aruba
  10. AUSTRALIA
  11. AUSTRIA
  12. AZERBAIJAN
  13. BAHAMAS
  14. Bahrain
  15. BANGLADESH
  16. BARBADOS
  17. Belgian Congo
  18. BELGIUM
  19. BELIZE
  20. BENIN
  21. BHUTAN
  22. BOLIVIA
  23. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  24. BOTSWANA
  25. BRAZIL
  26. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  27. BULGARIA
  28. BURUNDI
  29. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  30. CAMBODIA
  31. CAMEROON
  32. CANADA
  33. CAPE VERDE
  34. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  35. CEYLON
  36. CHAD
  37. CHILE
  38. CHINA
  39. COLOMBIA
  40. COMOROS
  41. CONGO, REPUBLIC OF
  42. Cook Islands
  43. COSTA RICA
  44. CROATIA
  45. CUBA
  46. CYPRUS
  47. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  48. CZECH REPUBLIC
  49. DENMARK
  50. DJIBOUTI
  51. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  52. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  53. ECUADOR
  54. EGYPT
  55. EL SALVADOR
  56. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  57. ESTONIA
  58. ETHIOPIA
  59. Fiji
  60. FINLAND
  61. FRANCE
  62. GABON
  63. GAMBIA THE
  64. GEORGIA
  65. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  66. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  67. GHANA
  68. GREECE
  69. GRENADA
  70. GUATEMALA
  71. GUINEA
  72. GUINEA BISSAU
  73. GUYANA
  74. HAITI
  75. HONDURAS
  76. HUNGARY
  77. ICELAND
  78. INDIA
  79. INDONESIA
  80. IRAN
  81. IRAQ
  82. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  83. ISRAEL
  84. ITALY
  85. IVORY COAST
  86. JAMAICA
  87. JAPAN
  88. JORDAN
  89. KAZAKHSTAN
  90. KENYA
  91. KIRIBATI
  92. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  93. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  94. KUWAIT
  95. KYRGYZSTAN
  96. Land Berlin
  97. LAOS
  98. LATVIA
  99. LEBANON
  100. LESOTHO
  101. LIBERIA
  102. LIBYA
  103. LIECHTENSTEIN
  104. LITHUANIA
  105. LUXEMBOURG
  106. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  107. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  108. MALAWI
  109. MALAYSIA
  110. MALDIVES
  111. MALI
  112. MALTA
  113. MARSHALL ISLANDS
  114. MAURITANIA
  115. MAURITIUS
  116. MEXICO
  117. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  118. MONACO
  119. MONGOLIA
  120. MONTENEGRO
  121. MOROCCO
  122. MOZAMBIQUE
  123. MYANMAR
  124. NAMIBIA
  125. NEPAL
  126. NETHERLANDS THE
  127. NEW ZEALAND
  128. NICARAGUA
  129. NIGER
  130. NIGERIA
  131. NORWAY
  132. PAKISTAN
  133. PALAU
  134. PANAMA
  135. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  136. PARAGUAY
  137. PERU
  138. PHILIPPINES
  139. POLAND
  140. PORTUGAL
  141. Qatar
  142. ROMANIA
  143. ROUMANIA
  144. Ruanda Urundi
  145. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  146. RWANDA
  147. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
  148. SAINT LUCIA
  149. SAN MARINO
  150. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  151. SAUDI ARABIA
  152. SENEGAL
  153. SEYCHELLES
  154. SIERRA LEONE
  155. SINGAPORE
  156. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  157. SLOVENIA
  158. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  159. SOMALIA
  160. SOUTH AFRICA
  161. SOUTH VIETNAM, PROV. REV. GOVT. OF REP.
  162. SOVIET UNION
  163. SPAIN
  164. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  165. SUDAN
  166. SURINAME
  167. SWAZILAND
  168. SWEDEN
  169. SWITZERLAND
  170. SYRIA
  171. TAJIKISTAN
  172. TANGANYIKA
  173. THAILAND
  174. TOGO
  175. TONGA
  176. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  177. TUNISIA
  178. TURKEY
  179. TURKMENISTAN
  180. TUVALU
  181. UGANDA
  182. UKRAINE
  183. UK Responsibility Territories
  184. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  185. UNITED KINGDOM
  186. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  187. UPPER VOLTA
  188. URUGUAY
  189. UZBEKISTAN
  190. VANUATU
  191. VATICAN CITY
  192. VENEZUELA
  193. VIETNAM
  194. VIETNAM D R
  195. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
  196. VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OF
  197. WESTERN SAMOA
  198. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  199. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  200. YUGOSLAVIA
  201. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  202. ZAIRE
  203. ZAMBIA
  204. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 8 December 1949
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 26 September 1956
ALBANIA Signature 12 December 1949
ALBANIA Ratification 27 May 1957
ALBANIA Reservation 27 May 1957
ALGERIA Accession 20 June 1960
ANDORRA Succession 17 September 1993 17 March 1993
ANGOLA Accession 20 September 1984 20 March 1985
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 6 October 1986 1 November 1986
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 8 December 1949
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Ratification 18 September 1956
ARMENIA Accession 7 June 1993 7 December 1993
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 4 January 1950
AUSTRALIA Ratification 14 October 1958
AUSTRIA Signature 12 August 1949
AUSTRIA Ratification 27 August 1953
AZERBAIJAN Accession 1 June 1993 1 December 1993
BAHAMAS Succession 11 July 1975 10 July 1973
Bahrain Accession 30 November 1971 30 May 1972
BANGLADESH Succession 4 April 1972
BARBADOS Succession 10 September 1968
Belgian Congo Extension 9 September 1952
BELGIUM Signature 8 December 1949
BELGIUM Ratification 9 September 1952
BELIZE Accession 29 June 1984 29 December 1984
BENIN Succession 9 January 1962
BHUTAN Accession 10 January 1991 10 July 1991
BOLIVIA Signature 8 December 1949
BOLIVIA Ratification 10 December 1976 10 June 1977
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 31 December 1992 6 March 1992
BOTSWANA Accession 29 March 1968
BRAZIL Signature 8 December 1949
BRAZIL Ratification 29 June 1957
BRAZIL Declaration 3 December 1973
BRAZIL Declaration 21 February 1974
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 14 October 1991 14 April 1992
BULGARIA Signature 28 December 1949
BULGARIA Ratification 22 July 1954
BULGARIA Reservation 22 July 1954
BURUNDI Succession 27 December 1971 1 July 1962
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 12 December 1949
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 3 August 1954
BYELORUSSIA S S R Reservation 3 August 1954
CAMBODIA Accession 8 December 1958
CAMEROON Succession 1 January 1960 1 January 1960
CANADA Signature 8 December 1949
CANADA Ratification 14 May 1965
CANADA Declaration 14 May 1965
CAPE VERDE Accession 11 May 1984 11 November 1984
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Succession 13 August 1960
CEYLON Accession 28 February 1959
CHAD Accession 5 August 1970 5 February 1971
CHILE Signature 12 August 1949
CHILE Ratification 12 October 1950
CHINA Signature 10 December 1949
CHINA Ratification 28 December 1956
CHINA Reservation 28 December 1956
COLOMBIA Signature 12 August 1949
COLOMBIA Ratification 8 November 1961
COMOROS Accession 21 November 1985 21 May 1986
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Succession 15 August 1960
Cook Islands Succession 7 May 2002 11 June 2001
COSTA RICA Accession 15 October 1969 15 April 1970
CROATIA Succession 11 May 1992 8 October 1994
CUBA Signature 12 August 1949
CUBA Ratification 15 April 1954
CYPRUS Succession 23 May 1962
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 5 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 8 December 1949
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 19 December 1950
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 19 December 1950
DENMARK Signature 12 August 1949
DENMARK Ratification 27 June 1951
DJIBOUTI Succession 6 March 1978 27 June 1977
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Succession 28 September 1981 3 November 1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 22 January 1958
ECUADOR Signature 12 August 1949
ECUADOR Ratification 11 August 1954
EGYPT Signature 8 December 1949
EGYPT Ratification 10 November 1952
EL SALVADOR Signature 8 December 1949
EL SALVADOR Ratification 17 June 1953
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 24 July 1986 24 January 1987
ESTONIA Accession 18 January 1993 18 July 1993
ETHIOPIA Signature 8 December 1949
ETHIOPIA Ratification 2 October 1969 2 April 1970
Fiji Succession 9 August 1971 10 October 1970
FINLAND Signature 8 December 1949
FINLAND Ratification 22 February 1955
FRANCE Signature 8 December 1949
FRANCE Ratification 28 June 1951
GABON Succession 17 August 1960
GAMBIA THE Succession 18 February 1965
GEORGIA Succession 14 September 1993 14 March 1993
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 30 November 1956
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 3 December 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 3 September 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 3 December 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 3 December 1973
GHANA Accession 2 August 1958
GREECE Signature 22 December 1949
GREECE Ratification 5 June 1956
GRENADA Succession 13 April 1981 7 February 1974
GUATEMALA Signature 12 August 1949
GUATEMALA Ratification 14 May 1952
GUINEA Accession 11 July 1984 11 January 1985
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 21 February 1974
GUINEA BISSAU Declaration 21 February 1974
GUYANA Succession 22 July 1968 26 May 1966
HAITI Accession 11 April 1957
HONDURAS Accession 31 December 1965
HUNGARY Signature 8 December 1949
HUNGARY Ratification 3 August 1954
HUNGARY Reservation 3 August 1954
HUNGARY Declaration 3 December 1973
ICELAND Accession 19 August 1965
INDIA Signature 16 December 1949
INDIA Ratification 9 November 1950
INDONESIA Accession 30 September 1958
IRAN Signature 8 December 1949
IRAN Ratification 20 February 1957
IRAQ Accession 14 February 1956
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 19 December 1949
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 27 September 1962
ISRAEL Signature 8 December 1949
ISRAEL Ratification 6 July 1951
ISRAEL Reservation 6 July 1951
ISRAEL Declaration 25 May 1977
ITALY Signature 8 December 1949
ITALY Ratification 17 December 1951
IVORY COAST Succession 28 December 1961
JAMAICA Succession 17 July 1964 6 August 1962
JAPAN Accession 21 April 1953
JORDAN Accession 29 May 1951
KAZAKHSTAN Succession 5 May 1992 21 December 1991
KAZAKHSTAN Notification 18 March 2004 1 January 1900
KENYA Accession 20 September 1966
KIRIBATI Succession 5 January 1989 12 July 1979
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Accession 27 August 1957
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Reservation 27 August 1957
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 16 August 1966
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Reservation 16 August 1966
KUWAIT Accession 2 September 1967
KYRGYZSTAN Succession 18 September 1992 21 December 1991
KYRGYZSTAN Notification 3 August 2000
Land Berlin Extension 3 December 1954
LAOS Accession 29 October 1956
LATVIA Accession 24 December 1991 24 June 1992
LEBANON Signature 8 December 1949
LEBANON Ratification 10 April 1951
LESOTHO Succession 20 May 1968 4 October 1966
LIBERIA Accession 29 March 1954
LIBYA Accession 22 May 1956
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 12 August 1949
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 21 September 1950 21 March 1951
LITHUANIA Accession 3 October 1996 3 April 1997
LUXEMBOURG Signature 8 December 1949
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 1 July 1953
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 1 September 1993 8 September 1991
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Declaration 18 October 1996
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Succession 19 July 1963 26 June 1960
MALAWI Accession 5 January 1968
MALAYSIA Accession 24 August 1962
MALDIVES Accession 18 June 1991 18 December 1991
MALI Succession 24 May 1965
MALTA Succession 22 August 1968 21 September 1964
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 1 June 2004 1 December 2004
MAURITANIA Succession 30 October 1962
MAURITIUS Succession 18 August 1970 12 March 1968
MEXICO Signature 8 December 1949
MEXICO Ratification 29 October 1952 29 April 1953
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 24 May 1993 24 November 1993
MONACO Signature 12 August 1949
MONACO Ratification 5 July 1950 5 January 1951
MONGOLIA Accession 20 December 1958
MONGOLIA Declaration 3 December 1973
MONGOLIA Declaration 21 February 1974
MONTENEGRO Accession 2 August 2006 2 February 2007
MOROCCO Accession 26 July 1956
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 14 March 1983 14 September 1983
MYANMAR Accession 25 August 1992 25 February 1993
NAMIBIA Accession 18 October 1983 18 April 1984
NAMIBIA Succession 22 August 1991 21 March 1990
NEPAL Accession 7 August 1964 7 August 1964
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 8 December 1949
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 3 August 1954
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 3 August 1954
NETHERLANDS THE Withdrawal Res. 7 February 1983
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 1 January 1986
NEW ZEALAND Signature 11 February 1950
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 2 May 1959
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 2 March 1976
NICARAGUA Signature 12 August 1949
NICARAGUA Ratification 17 December 1953
NIGER Succession 16 May 1964 3 August 1960
NIGERIA Succession 1 October 1960
NORWAY Signature 12 August 1949
NORWAY Ratification 3 August 1954
PAKISTAN Signature 12 August 1949
PAKISTAN Ratification 12 June 1951
PAKISTAN Reservation 12 June 1951
PALAU Accession 25 June 1995 25 December 1996
PANAMA Accession 10 February 1956
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Succession 26 May 1976 16 September 1975
PARAGUAY Signature 10 December 1949
PARAGUAY Ratification 23 October 1961
PERU Signature 12 August 1949
PERU Ratification 14 March 1961
PHILIPPINES Signature 8 December 1949
PHILIPPINES Ratification 6 October 1952
POLAND Signature 8 December 1949
POLAND Ratification 26 November 1954
POLAND Reservation 26 November 1954
POLAND Declaration 3 December 1973
POLAND Declaration 21 February 1974
POLAND Withdrawal Res. 22 September 2004 1 January 1900
PORTUGAL Signature 8 December 1949
PORTUGAL Ratification 14 March 1961
PORTUGAL Declaration 3 December 1973
PORTUGAL Declaration 21 February 1974
Qatar Accession 15 October 1975 15 April 1976
ROMANIA Withdrawal Res. 24 June 2002
ROUMANIA Signature 12 August 1949
ROUMANIA Ratification 1 June 1954
ROUMANIA Reservation 1 June 1954
ROUMANIA Declaration 3 December 1973
Ruanda Urundi Extension 9 September 1952
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Declaration 13 January 1992
RWANDA Succession 5 May 1964 1 July 1962
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Succession 14 February 1986 19 September 1983
SAINT LUCIA Succession 18 September 1981 22 February 1979
SAN MARINO Accession 29 August 1953
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 21 May 1976 21 November 1976
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 18 May 1963
SENEGAL Succession 20 August 1960
SEYCHELLES Accession 8 November 1984 8 May 1985
SIERRA LEONE Succession 27 April 1961
SINGAPORE Accession 27 April 1973 27 October 1973
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 2 April 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 26 March 1992 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 6 July 1981 7 July 1978
SOMALIA Accession 12 July 1962 12 January 1963
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 31 March 1952
SOUTH VIETNAM, PROV. REV. GOVT. OF REP. Accession 3 December 1973 3 December 1973
SOUTH VIETNAM, PROV. REV. GOVT. OF REP. Declaration 3 December 1973
SOVIET UNION Signature 12 December 1949
SOVIET UNION Ratification 10 May 1954
SOVIET UNION Reservation 10 May 1954
SOVIET UNION Declaration 3 December 1973
SPAIN Signature 8 December 1949
SPAIN Ratification 4 August 1952 4 February 1953
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 1 April 1981 1 October 1981
SUDAN Accession 23 September 1957
SURINAME Succession 13 October 1976 25 November 1975
SWAZILAND Accession 28 June 1973 28 December 1973
SWEDEN Signature 8 December 1949
SWEDEN Ratification 28 December 1953
SWITZERLAND Signature 12 August 1949
SWITZERLAND Ratification 31 March 1950 21 October 1950
SWITZERLAND Declaration 3 December 1973
SWITZERLAND Declaration 21 February 1974
SYRIA Signature 12 August 1949
SYRIA Ratification 2 November 1953 2 May 1954
TAJIKISTAN Succession 13 January 1993 21 December 1991
TAJIKISTAN Communication 11 December 2002
TANGANYIKA Succession 18 January 1963
THAILAND Accession 29 December 1954
TOGO Accession 11 January 1962
TONGA Succession 13 April 1978 4 June 1970
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 24 September 1963
TUNISIA Accession 4 May 1957
TURKEY Signature 12 August 1949
TURKEY Ratification 10 February 1954
TURKEY Declaration 3 December 2001
TURKMENISTAN Succession 10 April 1992 21 December 1991
TUVALU Succession 19 February 1981 1 October 1978
UGANDA Accession 18 May 1964 18 November 1964
UK Responsibility Territories Application 23 September 1957
UKRAINE Signature 12 December 1949
UKRAINE Ratification 3 August 1954
UKRAINE Reservation 3 August 1954
UKRAINE Declaration 3 December 1973
UKRAINE Notification 30 June 2006 15 August 2006
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 10 May 1972 10 November 1972
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 8 December 1949
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 8 December 1949
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 26 November 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 30 November 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 28 June 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 August 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 23 September 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 23 September 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 20 June 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 14 December 1971
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 19 November 1975
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 13 June 1997 1 July 1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 12 August 1949
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 2 August 1955
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Reservation 2 August 1955
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 3 December 1973
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 21 February 1974
UPPER VOLTA Succession 7 November 1961
URUGUAY Signature 12 August 1949
URUGUAY Ratification 5 March 1969
URUGUAY Declaration 5 December 2001
UZBEKISTAN Accession 8 October 1993 8 April 1994
VANUATU Accession 27 October 1982 27 April 1983
VATICAN CITY Signature 8 August 1949
VATICAN CITY Ratification 22 February 1951 22 August 1951
VENEZUELA Signature 12 August 1949
VENEZUELA Ratification 13 February 1956
VIETNAM Accession 14 November 1953
VIETNAM D R Accession 28 June 1957
VIETNAM D R Reservation 28 June 1957
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 3 December 1973
VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OF Notification 4 July 1976
WESTERN SAMOA Succession 23 August 1984 1 January 1962
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 16 July 1970 16 January 1971
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 25 May 1977 25 November 1977
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 10 February 1950
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 21 April 1950 21 October 1950
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 21 April 1950
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 16 October 2001 27 April 1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Declaration 16 October 2001
ZAIRE Accession 30 June 1960
ZAMBIA Accession 19 October 1966
ZIMBABWE Accession 7 March 1983 7 September 1983

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 032/2005: Cm 6652||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0032.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  3. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/401/0: 0
  4. UN Registration /0: 75 287
  5. Treaty Series 039/1958: Cmd 550
  6. Miscellaneous Series 004/1950: Cmd 8033
Metadata

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UUID: 6ac8d416-7a34-4092-9721-4a92e2b6074a
Treaty ID: 2118
Record ID: 70335