International Convention concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
DISPUTES
Signed at
Signed on
18 October 1907
In force on
26 January 1910

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Antilles
  2. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  3. Aruba
  4. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
  5. BELGIUM
  6. BOLIVIA
  7. BRAZIL
  8. BULGARIA
  9. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  10. CHILE
  11. CHINA
  12. COLOMBIA
  13. CUBA
  14. DENMARK
  15. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  16. ECUADOR
  17. ETHIOPIA
  18. Fiji
  19. FINLAND
  20. FRANCE
  21. GERMANY
  22. GREECE
  23. GUATEMALA
  24. HAITI
  25. ITALY
  26. JAPAN
  27. LIBERIA
  28. LITHUANIA
  29. LUXEMBOURG
  30. MADAGASCAR
  31. MEXICO
  32. MONTENEGRO
  33. NETHERLANDS THE
  34. NICARAGUA
  35. NORWAY
  36. PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)
  37. PANAMA
  38. PARAGUAY
  39. PERSIA
  40. PERU
  41. POLAND
  42. PORTUGAL
  43. ROUMANIA
  44. RUSSIA
  45. SALVADOR
  46. SERBIA
  47. SIAM
  48. SOUTH AFRICA
  49. SWEDEN
  50. SWITZERLAND
  51. TOGO
  52. TURKEY
  53. UNITED KINGDOM
  54. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  55. URUGUAY
  56. VENEZUELA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 18 October 1907
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Signature 18 October 1907
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Ratification 27 November 1909
BELGIUM Signature 18 October 1907
BELGIUM Ratification 8 August 1910
BOLIVIA Signature 18 October 1907
BOLIVIA Ratification 27 November 1909
BRAZIL Signature 18 October 1907
BRAZIL Ratification 5 January 1914
BULGARIA Signature 18 October 1907
BYELORUSSIA S S R Succession 4 June 1962
CHILE Signature 18 October 1907
CHINA Accession 10 May 1917
COLOMBIA Signature 18 October 1907
CUBA Signature 18 October 1907
CUBA Ratification 22 February 1912
DENMARK Signature 18 October 1907
DENMARK Ratification 27 November 1909
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 18 October 1907
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 16 May 1958
ECUADOR Signature 18 October 1907
ETHIOPIA Accession 5 August 1935
Fiji Succession 2 April 1973
FINLAND Accession 9 June 1922
FRANCE Signature 18 October 1907
FRANCE Ratification 7 October 1910
GERMANY Signature 18 October 1907
GERMANY Ratification 27 November 1909
GREECE Signature 18 October 1907
GUATEMALA Signature 18 October 1907
GUATEMALA Ratification 15 March 1911
HAITI Signature 18 October 1907
HAITI Ratification 2 February 1910
ITALY Signature 18 October 1907
JAPAN Signature 18 October 1907
JAPAN Ratification 13 December 1911
LIBERIA Accession 4 February 1914
LITHUANIA Def EIF 11 November 2004 9 January 2005
LUXEMBOURG Signature 18 October 1907
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 5 September 1912
MADAGASCAR Accession 13 September 2009 6 December 2009
MEXICO Signature 18 October 1907
MEXICO Ratification 27 November 1909
MONTENEGRO Signature 18 October 1907
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 18 October 1907
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 27 November 1909
NETHERLANDS THE Extension 1 January 1986
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 18 October 2010
NICARAGUA Signature 18 October 1907
NICARAGUA Ratification 16 December 1909
NORWAY Signature 18 October 1907
NORWAY Ratification 19 September 1910
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) Accession 2 April 2014 1 June 2014
PANAMA Signature 18 October 1907
PANAMA Ratification 11 September 1911
PARAGUAY Signature 18 October 1907
PERSIA Signature 18 October 1907
PERU Signature 18 October 1907
POLAND Accession 9 May 1925
PORTUGAL Signature 18 October 1907
PORTUGAL Ratification 13 April 1911
ROUMANIA Signature 18 October 1907
ROUMANIA Ratification 1 March 1912
RUSSIA Signature 18 October 1907
RUSSIA Ratification 27 November 1909
SALVADOR Signature 18 October 1907
SALVADOR Ratification 27 November 1909
SERBIA Signature 18 October 1907
SIAM Signature 18 October 1907
SIAM Ratification 12 March 1910
SOUTH AFRICA Succession 10 March 1978
SWEDEN Signature 18 October 1907
SWEDEN Ratification 27 November 1909
SWITZERLAND Signature 18 October 1907
SWITZERLAND Ratification 12 May 1910
TOGO Def EIF 18 October 2004 17 December 2004
TURKEY Signature 18 October 1907
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 18 October 1907
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 27 November 1909
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 18 October 1907
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 27 November 1909
URUGUAY Signature 18 October 1907
VENEZUELA Signature 18 October 1907

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 009/1910: Cd. 5030||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1910-TS0009.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 032/2005: Cm 6652||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0032.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  4. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 9dd86c7a-5cf9-4845-b7ae-bdac5e2e5fe1
Treaty ID: 4174
Record ID: 72613