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Registration Number
17513
Title
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of non-international armed conflicts (Protocol II)
Participant(s)
Submitter
Switzerland
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Geneva
08/06/1977
EIF information
7 December 1978
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
with annexes
and Final Act, 10 June 1977
and resolutions
ICJ information
Depositary
Government of Switzerland
Registration Date
Switzerland 23 January 1979
Subject terms
War
Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
Legal matters
Humanitarian matters
Human rights
Geneva Conventions (with Protocols)
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1125 (p.609)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-1125-I-17513-English.pdf
volume-1125-I-17513-French.pdf
volume-1125-I-17513-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v1125.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Albania
Accession
16/07/1993
16/01/1994
Algeria
Accession
16/08/1989
16/02/1990
Angola
Accession
07/10/2019
07/04/2020
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
06/10/1986
06/04/1987
Argentina
Accession
26/11/1986
26/05/1987
Armenia
Accession
07/06/1993
07/12/1993
Australia
Signature
Australia
Ratification
21/06/1991
21/12/1991
Austria
Notification
28/03/1980
Austria
Signature
Austria
Ratification
13/08/1982
13/02/1983
Bahamas
Accession
10/04/1980
10/10/1980
Bahrain
Accession
30/10/1986
30/04/1987
Bangladesh
Accession
08/09/1980
08/03/1981
Barbados
Accession
19/02/1990
19/08/1990
Belgium
Signature
Belgium
Ratification
20/05/1986
20/11/1986
Belize
Accession
29/06/1984
29/12/1984
Benin
Accession
28/05/1986
28/11/1986
Bolivia
Accession
08/12/1983
08/06/1984
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
31/12/1992
06/03/1992
Botswana
Accession
23/05/1979
23/11/1979
Brazil
Accession
05/05/1992
05/11/1992
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
14/10/1991
14/04/1992
Bulgaria
Signature
Bulgaria
Ratification
26/09/1989
26/03/1990
Burkina Faso
Ratification
20/10/1987
20/04/1988
Burundi
Accession
10/06/1993
10/12/1993
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
23/10/1989
23/04/1990
Cambodia
Accession
14/01/1998
14/07/1998
Cameroon
Accession
16/03/1984
16/09/1984
Canada
Signature
Canada
Ratification
20/11/1990
20/05/1991
Cape Verde
Accession
16/03/1995
16/09/1995
Central African Republic
Accession
17/07/1984
17/01/1985
Chad
Accession
17/01/1997
17/07/1997
Chile
Signature
Chile
Ratification
24/04/1991
24/10/1991
China
Territorial application
14/04/1999
01/07/1997
China
Accession
14/09/1983
14/03/1984
China
Declaration
31/05/2000
20/12/1999
Colombia
Accession
14/08/1995
14/02/1996
Comoros
Accession
21/11/1985
21/05/1986
Congo
Accession
10/11/1983
10/05/1984
Cook Islands
Exclusion
08/02/1988
08/08/1988
Costa Rica
Accession
15/12/1983
15/06/1984
Côte d'Ivoire
Ratification
20/09/1989
20/03/1990
Croatia
Succession
11/05/1992
08/10/1991
Cuba
Accession
23/06/1999
23/12/1999
Cyprus
Accession
18/03/1996
18/09/1996
Czech Republic
Succession
05/02/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Signature
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
14/02/1990
14/08/1990
Denmark
Signature
Denmark
Ratification
17/06/1982
17/12/1982
Djibouti
Accession
08/04/1991
08/10/1991
Dominica
Accession
25/04/1996
25/10/1996
Dominican Republic
Accession
26/05/1994
26/11/1994
Ecuador
Signature
Ecuador
Ratification
10/04/1979
10/10/1979
Egypt
Signature
Egypt
Ratification
09/10/1992
09/04/1993
El Salvador
Signature
El Salvador
Ratification
23/11/1978
23/05/1979
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
24/07/1986
24/01/1987
Estonia
Accession
18/01/1993
18/07/1993
Federal Republic of Germany
Signature
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
14/02/1991
14/08/1991
Finland
Signature
Finland
Ratification
07/08/1980
07/02/1981
France
Accession
24/02/1984
25/08/1984
Gabon
Accession
08/04/1980
08/10/1980
Gambia
Accession
12/01/1989
12/07/1989
Georgia
Accession
14/09/1993
14/03/1994
German Democratic Republic
Signature
Germany
Ratification
14/02/1991
14/08/1991
Ghana
Signature
Ghana
Ratification
28/02/1978
07/12/1978
Greece
Accession
15/02/1993
15/08/1993
Grenada
Accession
23/09/1998
23/03/1999
Guatemala
Signature
Guatemala
Ratification
19/10/1987
19/04/1988
Guinea
Accession
11/07/1984
11/01/1985
Guinea-Bissau
Accession
21/10/1986
21/04/1987
Guyana
Accession
18/01/1988
18/07/1988
Haiti
Accession
20/12/2006
20/06/2007
Holy See
Signature
Holy See
Ratification
21/11/1985
21/05/1986
Honduras
Signature
Honduras
Ratification
16/02/1995
16/08/1995
Hungary
Signature
Hungary
Ratification
12/04/1989
12/10/1989
Iceland
Signature
Iceland
Ratification
10/04/1987
10/10/1987
Iran
Signature
Ireland
Signature
Ireland
Ratification
19/05/1999
19/11/1999
Israel
Declaration
02/08/1984
Israel
Declaration
14/06/1983
Italy
Signature
Italy
Ratification
27/02/1986
27/08/1986
Ivory Coast
Signature
Jamaica
Accession
29/07/1986
29/01/1987
Japan
Accession
31/08/2004
28/02/2005
Jordan
Signature
Jordan
Ratification
01/05/1979
01/11/1979
Kazakhstan
Succession
05/05/1992
21/12/1991
Kenya
Accession
23/02/1999
23/08/1999
Kuwait
Accession
17/01/1985
17/07/1985
Kyrgyzstan
Succession
18/09/1992
21/12/1991
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Signature
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ratification
18/11/1980
18/05/1981
Latvia
Accession
24/12/1991
24/06/1992
Lebanon
Accession
23/07/1997
23/01/1998
Lesotho
Accession
20/05/1994
20/11/1994
Liberia
Accession
30/06/1988
30/12/1988
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
07/06/1978
07/12/1978
Liechtenstein
Signature
Liechtenstein
Ratification
10/08/1989
10/02/1990
Lithuania
Accession
13/07/2000
13/01/2001
Luxembourg
Signature
Luxembourg
Ratification
29/08/1989
28/02/1990
Madagascar
Signature
Madagascar
Ratification
08/05/1992
08/11/1992
Malawi
Accession
07/10/1991
07/04/1992
Maldives
Accession
03/09/1991
03/03/1992
Mali
Accession
08/02/1989
08/08/1989
Malta
Accession
17/04/1989
17/10/1989
Mauritania
Accession
14/03/1980
14/09/1980
Mauritius
Accession
22/03/1982
22/09/1982
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Accession
19/09/1995
19/03/1996
Monaco
Accession
07/01/2000
07/07/2000
Mongolia
Signature
Mongolia
Ratification
06/12/1995
06/06/1996
Montenegro
Accession
02/08/2006
02/02/2007
Morocco
Signature
Namibia
Declaration
17/06/1994
Namibia (United Nations Council for Namibia)
Accession
18/10/1983
18/04/1984
Nauru
Accession
27/06/2006
27/12/2006
Netherlands
Signature
Netherlands
Ratification
26/06/1987
26/12/1987
New Zealand
Signature
New Zealand
Ratification
08/02/1988
08/08/1988
Nicaragua
Signature
Nicaragua
Ratification
19/07/1999
19/01/2000
Niger
Signature
Niger
Ratification
08/06/1979
08/12/1979
Nigeria
Accession
10/10/1988
10/04/1989
Niue Island
Exclusion
08/02/1988
08/08/1988
Norway
Signature
Norway
Ratification
14/12/1981
14/06/1982
Oman
Accession
29/03/1984
29/09/1984
Pakistan
Signature
Palau
Accession
25/06/1996
25/12/1996
Panama
Signature
Panama
Ratification
18/09/1995
18/03/1996
Paraguay
Accession
30/11/1990
30/05/1991
Peru
Signature
Peru
Ratification
14/07/1989
14/01/1990
Philippines
Accession
11/12/1986
11/06/1987
Poland
Signature
Poland
Ratification
23/10/1991
23/04/1992
Portugal
Signature
Portugal
Declaration
22/11/1999
22/11/1999
Portugal
Ratification
27/05/1992
27/11/1992
Qatar
Accession
05/01/2005
05/07/2005
Republic of Korea
Signature
Republic of Korea
Ratification
15/01/1982
15/07/1982
Republic of Moldova
Accession
24/05/1993
24/11/1993
Romania
Signature
Romania
Ratification
21/06/1990
21/12/1990
Russian Federation
Notification
13/01/1992
Rwanda
Accession
19/11/1984
19/05/1985
Samoa
Accession
23/08/1984
23/02/1985
San Marino
Signature
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession
05/07/1996
05/01/1997
Senegal
Signature
Senegal
Ratification
07/05/1985
07/11/1985
Seychelles
Accession
08/11/1984
08/05/1985
Sierra Leone
Accession
21/10/1986
21/04/1987
Slovakia
Succession
02/04/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
26/03/1992
25/06/1991
Solomon Islands
Accession
19/09/1988
19/03/1989
South Africa
Declaration
12/03/1984
South Africa
Accession
21/11/1995
21/05/1996
Spain
Communication
04/05/2004
Spain
Signature
Spain
Ratification
21/04/1989
21/10/1989
St. Christopher and Nevis
Accession
14/02/1986
14/08/1986
St. Lucia
Accession
07/10/1982
07/04/1983
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
08/04/1983
08/10/1983
State of Palestine
Accession
04/01/2015
04/07/2015
Sudan
Accession
13/07/2006
13/01/2007
Suriname
Accession
16/12/1985
16/06/1986
Swaziland
Accession
02/11/1995
02/05/1996
Sweden
Signature
Sweden
Ratification
31/08/1979
29/02/1980
Switzerland
Signature
Switzerland
Ratification
17/02/1982
17/08/1982
Tajikistan
Succession
13/01/1993
21/12/1991
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Declaration
18/10/1996
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
01/09/1993
08/09/1991
Timor-Leste
Accession
12/04/2005
12/10/2005
Togo
Signature
Togo
Ratification
21/06/1984
21/12/1984
Tokelau Islands
Exclusion
08/02/1988
08/08/1988
Tunisia
Signature
Tunisia
Ratification
09/08/1979
09/02/1980
Turkmenistan
Succession
10/04/1992
26/12/1991
Uganda
Accession
13/03/1991
13/09/1991
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
25/01/1990
25/07/1990
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Signature
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
29/09/1989
29/03/1990
United Arab Emirates
Accession
09/03/1983
09/09/1983
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
28/01/1998
28/07/1998
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession
15/02/1983
15/08/1983
United States of America
Signature
Upper Volta
Signature
Uruguay
Accession
13/12/1985
13/06/1986
Uzbekistan
Accession
08/10/1993
08/04/1994
Vanuatu
Accession
28/02/1985
28/08/1985
Venezuela
Accession
23/07/1998
23/01/1999
Yemen
Ratification
17/04/1990
17/10/1990
Yemen Arab Republic
Signature
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
11/06/1979
11/12/1979
Zambia
Accession
04/05/1995
04/11/1995
Zimbabwe
Accession
19/10/1992
19/04/1993
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