International Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
RED CROSS
Signed at
Signed on
27 July 1929
In force on
19 June 1931

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. ARGENTINA
  3. AUSTRALIA
  4. AUSTRIA
  5. BELGIUM
  6. BOLIVIA
  7. BRAZIL
  8. BULGARIA
  9. BURMA
  10. CANADA
  11. CHILE
  12. CHINA
  13. COLOMBIA
  14. CUBA
  15. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  16. DENMARK
  17. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  18. EGYPT
  19. ESTONIA
  20. Fiji
  21. FINLAND
  22. FRANCE
  23. GERMANY
  24. GREECE
  25. HUNGARY
  26. INDIA
  27. INDONESIA
  28. IRAQ
  29. Irish Free State
  30. ISRAEL
  31. ITALY
  32. JAPAN
  33. JORDAN
  34. LATVIA
  35. LIECHTENSTEIN
  36. LITHUANIA
  37. LUXEMBOURG
  38. MEXICO
  39. MONACO
  40. NETHERLANDS THE
  41. NEW ZEALAND
  42. NICARAGUA
  43. NORWAY
  44. PAKISTAN
  45. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  46. PERSIA
  47. PHILIPPINES
  48. POLAND
  49. PORTUGAL
  50. ROUMANIA
  51. SALVADOR
  52. SIAM
  53. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  54. SOUTH AFRICA
  55. SPAIN
  56. SWEDEN
  57. SWITZERLAND
  58. TRANSJORDAN
  59. TURKEY
  60. UNITED KINGDOM
  61. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  62. URUGUAY
  63. VENEZUELA
  64. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 7 January 1939
ARGENTINA Accession 5 September 1945 17 March 1945
AUSTRALIA Signature 27 July 1929
AUSTRALIA Ratification 23 June 1931
AUSTRIA Signature 27 July 1929
AUSTRIA Ratification 13 March 1936
BELGIUM Signature 27 July 1929
BELGIUM Ratification 12 May 1932
BOLIVIA Signature 27 July 1929
BOLIVIA Ratification 13 August 1940
BRAZIL Signature 27 July 1929
BRAZIL Ratification 23 March 1932
BULGARIA Signature 27 July 1929
BULGARIA Ratification 13 October 1937
BURMA Extension 12 November 1938
CANADA Signature 27 July 1929
CANADA Ratification 20 February 1933
CHILE Signature 27 July 1929
CHILE Ratification 1 June 1933
CHINA Signature 27 July 1929
CHINA Ratification 19 November 1935
COLOMBIA Signature 27 July 1929
COLOMBIA Ratification 5 June 1941
CUBA Signature 27 July 1929
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 27 July 1929
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 12 October 1937
DENMARK Signature 27 July 1929
DENMARK Ratification 5 August 1932
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 27 July 1929
EGYPT Signature 27 July 1929
EGYPT Ratification 25 July 1933
ESTONIA Signature 27 July 1929
ESTONIA Ratification 11 June 1936
ESTONIA Declaration 26 November 1991
Fiji Succession 9 August 1971 10 October 1970
FINLAND Signature 27 July 1929
FRANCE Signature 27 July 1929
FRANCE Ratification 21 August 1935
GERMANY Signature 27 July 1929
GERMANY Ratification 21 February 1934
GREECE Signature 27 July 1929
GREECE Ratification 28 May 1935
HUNGARY Signature 27 July 1929
HUNGARY Ratification 10 September 1936
INDIA Signature 27 July 1929
INDIA Ratification 23 June 1931
INDIA Declaration 23 June 1931
INDONESIA Accession 5 June 1950
IRAQ Accession 29 May 1934
Irish Free State Signature 27 July 1929
ISRAEL Accession 3 August 1948
ITALY Signature 27 July 1929
ITALY Ratification 24 March 1931
JAPAN Signature 27 July 1929
JORDAN Withdrawal 1 January 1905
LATVIA Signature 27 July 1929
LATVIA Ratification 14 October 1931
LATVIA Declaration 26 November 1991
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 1 January 1944
LITHUANIA Accession 27 February 1939
LITHUANIA Declaration 20 December 1991
LUXEMBOURG Signature 27 July 1929
MEXICO Signature 27 July 1929
MEXICO Ratification 1 August 1932
MONACO Accession 17 March 1948
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 27 July 1929
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 5 October 1932
NEW ZEALAND Signature 27 July 1929
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 23 June 1931
NICARAGUA Signature 27 July 1929
NORWAY Signature 27 July 1929
NORWAY Ratification 24 June 1931
PAKISTAN Succession 2 August 1948
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Succession 26 May 1976 16 September 1975
PERSIA Signature 27 July 1929
PHILIPPINES Accession 1 October 1947
POLAND Signature 27 July 1929
POLAND Ratification 29 June 1932
PORTUGAL Signature 27 July 1929
PORTUGAL Ratification 8 June 1931
ROUMANIA Signature 27 July 1929
ROUMANIA Ratification 24 October 1931
SALVADOR Accession 22 April 1942
SIAM Signature 27 July 1929
SIAM Ratification 3 June 1939
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Accession 15 September 1939
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 27 July 1929
SOUTH AFRICA Declaration 27 July 1929
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 23 June 1931
SPAIN Signature 27 July 1929
SPAIN Ratification 6 August 1930
SWEDEN Signature 27 July 1929
SWEDEN Ratification 3 July 1931
SWITZERLAND Signature 27 July 1929
SWITZERLAND Ratification 19 December 1930
TRANSJORDAN Withdrawal 1 January 1905
TRANSJORDAN Accession 9 March 1949
TURKEY Signature 27 July 1929
TURKEY Ratification 10 March 1934
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 27 July 1929
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 23 June 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 23 June 1931
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 27 July 1929
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 4 February 1932
URUGUAY Signature 27 July 1929
VENEZUELA Signature 27 July 1929
VENEZUELA Ratification 15 July 1944 15 January 1945
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 27 July 1929
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 20 May 1931

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/141/0: 0
  2. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol.118 (p.343)/0: 0
  3. Treaty Series 037/1931: Cmd. 3941||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1931-TS0037.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 006/1931: Cmd. 3794
  5. League of Nations Registration 2734/0: 0
Metadata

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UUID: db4295bc-233b-421a-b8d8-8b916f27f48a
Treaty ID: 1858
Record ID: 63453