Registration Number 17512
Title Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (Protocol I)
Participant(s)
Submitter
Switzerland
Places/dates of conclusion
PlaceDate
Geneva08/06/1977
EIF information
7 December 1978
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
with annexes
and Final Act
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.3)
Publication format Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s) volume-1125-I-17512-English.pdf
volume-1125-I-17512-French.pdf
volume-1125-I-17512-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF v1125.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
   

ParticipantActionDate of Notification/DepositDate of Effect
AlbaniaAccession16/07/199316/01/1994
AlgeriaAccession16/08/198916/02/1990
AlgeriaDeclaration16/08/198920/11/1990
AngolaAccession20/09/198420/03/1985
Antigua and BarbudaAccession06/10/198606/04/1987
ArgentinaDeclaration11/10/1996 
ArgentinaAccession26/11/198626/05/1987
ArmeniaAccession07/06/199307/12/1993
AustraliaSignature  
AustraliaRatification21/06/199121/12/1991
AustraliaDeclaration23/09/199223/09/1992
AustriaNotification28/03/1980 
AustriaSignature08/06/1977 
AustriaRatification13/08/198213/02/1983
AustriaDeclaration13/08/198220/11/1990
BahamasAccession10/04/198010/10/1980
BahrainAccession30/10/198630/04/1987
BangladeshAccession08/09/198008/03/1981
BarbadosAccession19/02/199019/08/1990
BelgiumDeclaration27/03/1987 
BelgiumSignature  
BelgiumRatification20/05/198620/11/1986
BelgiumDeclaration27/03/198720/11/1990
BelizeAccession29/06/198429/12/1984
BeninSignature  
BeninAccession28/05/198628/11/1986
BoliviaAccession08/12/198308/06/1984
BoliviaDeclaration10/08/199210/08/1992
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSuccession31/12/199206/03/1992
BotswanaAccession23/05/197923/11/1979
BrazilDeclaration23/11/1993 
BrazilAccession05/05/199205/11/1992
Brunei DarussalamAccession14/10/199114/04/1992
BulgariaSignature  
BulgariaRatification26/09/198926/03/1990
Burkina FasoDeclaration24/05/2004 
Burkina FasoRatification20/10/198720/04/1988
BurundiAccession10/06/199310/12/1993
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicSignature  
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicDeclaration23/10/198920/11/1990
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicRatification23/10/198923/04/1990
CambodiaAccession14/01/199814/07/1998
CameroonAccession16/03/198416/09/1984
CanadaSignature  
CanadaRatification20/11/199020/05/1991
CanadaDeclaration20/11/199020/11/1990
Cape VerdeAccession16/03/199516/09/1995
Central African RepublicAccession17/07/198417/01/1985
ChadAccession17/01/199717/07/1997
ChileSignature  
ChileRatification24/04/199124/10/1991
ChinaTerritorial application14/04/199901/07/1997
ChinaAccession14/09/198314/03/1984
ChinaDeclaration31/05/200020/12/1999
ColombiaDeclaration17/04/1996 
ColombiaAccession01/09/199301/03/1994
ComorosAccession21/11/198521/05/1986
CongoAccession10/11/198310/05/1984
Cook IslandsExclusion  
Costa RicaDeclaration09/12/1999 
Costa RicaAccession15/12/198315/06/1984
Côte d'IvoireRatification20/09/198920/03/1990
CroatiaSuccession11/05/199208/10/1991
CubaAccession25/11/198225/05/1983
CyprusSignature  
CyprusRatification01/06/197901/12/1979
Czech RepublicSuccession05/02/199301/01/1993
CzechoslovakiaSignature  
CzechoslovakiaRatification14/02/199014/08/1990
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaAccession09/03/198809/09/1988
DenmarkSignature  
DenmarkRatification17/06/198217/12/1982
DenmarkDeclaration17/06/198220/11/1990
DjiboutiAccession08/04/199108/10/1991
DominicaAccession25/04/199625/10/1996
Dominican RepublicAccession26/05/199426/11/1994
EcuadorSignature  
EcuadorRatification10/04/197910/10/1979
EgyptSignature  
EgyptRatification09/10/199209/04/1993
El SalvadorSignature  
El SalvadorRatification23/11/197823/05/1979
Equatorial GuineaAccession24/07/198624/01/1987
EstoniaAccession18/01/199318/07/1993
Federal Republic of GermanySignature  
Federal Republic of GermanyRatification14/02/199114/08/1991
FinlandSignature  
FinlandWithdrawal of reservation16/02/1987 
FinlandRatification07/08/198007/02/1981
FinlandDeclaration07/08/198020/11/1990
GabonAccession08/04/198008/10/1980
GambiaAccession12/01/198912/07/1989
GeorgiaAccession14/09/199314/03/1994
German Democratic RepublicSignature  
GermanyRatification14/02/199114/08/1991
GhanaSignature  
GhanaRatification28/02/197807/12/1978
GreeceDeclaration04/02/1998 
GreeceRatification31/03/198930/09/1989
GrenadaAccession23/09/199823/03/1999
GuatemalaSignature  
GuatemalaRatification19/10/198719/04/1988
GuineaDeclaration20/12/1993 
GuineaAccession11/07/198411/01/1985
Guinea-BissauAccession21/10/198621/04/1987
GuyanaAccession18/01/198818/07/1988
HaitiAccession20/12/200620/06/2007
Holy SeeSignature  
Holy SeeRatification21/11/198521/05/1986
HondurasSignature  
HondurasRatification16/02/199516/08/1995
HungarySignature  
HungaryDeclaration23/09/1991 
HungaryRatification12/04/198912/10/1989
IcelandSignature  
IcelandRatification10/04/198710/10/1987
IcelandDeclaration10/04/198720/11/1990
IranSignature  
IrelandSignature  
IrelandRatification19/05/199919/11/1999
IsraelDeclaration14/06/1983 
IsraelDeclaration04/01/1984 
IsraelDeclaration02/08/1984 
ItalySignature  
ItalyDeclaration27/02/198620/11/1990
ItalyRatification27/02/198627/08/1986
Ivory CoastSignature  
JamaicaAccession29/07/198629/01/1987
JapanAccession31/08/200428/02/2005
JordanSignature  
JordanRatification01/05/197901/11/1979
KazakhstanSuccession05/05/199221/12/1991
KenyaAccession23/02/199923/08/1999
KuwaitAccession17/01/198517/07/1985
KyrgyzstanSuccession18/09/199221/12/1991
Lao People's Democratic RepublicSignature  
Lao People's Democratic RepublicDeclaration30/01/1998 
Lao People's Democratic RepublicRatification18/11/198018/05/1981
LatviaAccession24/12/199124/06/1992
LebanonAccession23/07/199723/01/1998
LesothoAccession20/05/199420/11/1994
LiberiaAccession30/06/198830/12/1988
Libyan Arab JamahiriyaAccession07/06/197807/12/1978
LiechtensteinSignature  
LiechtensteinRatification10/08/198910/02/1990
LiechtensteinDeclaration10/08/198920/11/1990
LithuaniaAccession13/07/200013/01/2001
LuxembourgSignature  
LuxembourgDeclaration12/05/1993 
LuxembourgRatification29/08/198928/02/1990
MadagascarDeclaration27/07/1993 
MadagascarSignature  
MadagascarRatification08/05/199208/11/1992
MalawiAccession07/10/199107/04/1992
MaldivesAccession03/09/199103/03/1992
MaliAccession08/02/198908/08/1989
MaltaAccession17/04/198917/10/1989
MaltaDeclaration17/04/198920/11/1990
MauritaniaAccession14/03/198014/09/1980
MauritiusAccession22/03/198222/09/1982
MexicoAccession10/03/198310/09/1983
Micronesia (Federated States of)Accession19/09/199519/03/1996
MonacoAccession07/01/200007/07/2000
MongoliaSignature  
MongoliaRatification06/12/199506/06/1996
MontenegroDeclaration02/08/2006 
MontenegroAccession02/08/200602/02/2007
MoroccoSignature  
MozambiqueAccession14/03/198314/09/1983
NamibiaDeclaration17/06/1994 
Namibia (United Nations Council for Namibia)Accession18/10/198318/04/1984
NauruAccession27/06/200627/12/2006
NetherlandsSignature  
NetherlandsRatification26/06/198720/11/1990
NetherlandsRatification26/06/198726/12/1987
New ZealandSignature  
New ZealandRatification08/02/198808/08/1988
New ZealandDeclaration08/02/198820/11/1990
NicaraguaSignature  
NicaraguaRatification19/07/199919/01/2000
NigerSignature  
NigerRatification08/06/197908/12/1979
NigeriaAccession10/10/198810/04/1989
Niue IslandExclusion  
NoneRectification20/04/198108/05/1981
NorwaySignature  
NorwayRatification14/12/198114/06/1982
NorwayDeclaration14/12/198120/11/1990
OmanAccession29/03/198429/09/1984
PakistanSignature  
PalauAccession25/06/199625/12/1996
PanamaSignature  
PanamaDeclaration26/10/1999 
PanamaRatification18/09/199518/03/1996
ParaguayDeclaration30/01/1998 
ParaguayAccession30/11/199030/05/1991
PeruSignature  
PeruRatification14/07/198914/01/1990
PhilippinesSignature  
PolandSignature  
PolandDeclaration02/10/199202/10/1992
PolandRatification23/10/199123/04/1992
PortugalSignature  
PortugalDeclaration22/11/199922/11/1999
PortugalRatification27/05/199227/11/1992
QatarDeclaration24/09/1991 
QatarAccession05/04/198805/10/1988
Republic of KoreaSignature  
Republic of KoreaDeclaration16/04/2004 
Republic of KoreaRatification15/01/198215/07/1982
Republic of MoldovaAccession24/05/199324/11/1993
RomaniaSignature  
RomaniaRatification21/06/199021/12/1990
Russian FederationWithdrawal of declaration23/10/2019 
Russian FederationNotification13/01/1992 
RwandaAccession19/11/198419/05/1985
SamoaAccession23/08/198423/02/1985
San MarinoSignature  
Sao Tome and PrincipeAccession05/07/199605/01/1997
Saudi ArabiaAccession21/08/198721/02/1988
SenegalSignature  
SenegalRatification07/05/198507/11/1985
SeychellesDeclaration22/05/1992 
SeychellesAccession08/11/198408/05/1985
Sierra LeoneAccession21/10/198621/04/1987
SlovakiaSuccession02/04/199301/01/1993
SloveniaSuccession26/03/199225/06/1991
Solomon IslandsAccession19/09/198819/03/1989
South AfricaDeclaration12/03/1984 
South AfricaAccession21/11/199521/05/1996
SpainCommunication04/05/2004 
SpainSignature  
SpainDeclaration21/04/198920/11/1990
SpainRatification21/04/198921/10/1989
St. Christopher and NevisAccession14/02/198614/08/1986
St. LuciaAccession07/10/198207/04/1983
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesAccession08/04/198308/10/1983
State of PalestineDeclaration26/03/2018 
State of PalestineAccession02/04/201402/04/2014
SudanAccession07/03/200607/09/2006
SurinameAccession16/12/198516/06/1986
SwazilandAccession02/11/199502/05/1996
SwedenSignature  
SwedenDeclaration31/08/197920/11/1990
SwedenRatification31/08/197929/02/1980
SwitzerlandSignature  
SwitzerlandWithdrawal of reservation17/06/2005 
SwitzerlandRatification17/02/198217/08/1982
SwitzerlandDeclaration17/02/198220/11/1990
Syrian Arab RepublicAccession14/11/198314/05/1984
TajikistanDeclaration10/09/1997 
TajikistanSuccession13/01/199321/12/1991
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaDeclaration18/10/1996 
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaSuccession01/09/199308/09/1991
Timor-LesteAccession12/04/200512/10/2005
TogoDeclaration21/11/1991 
TogoSignature  
TogoRatification21/06/198421/12/1984
Tokelau IslandsExclusion  
TunisiaSignature  
TunisiaRatification09/08/197909/02/1980
TurkmenistanSuccession10/04/199226/12/1991
UgandaAccession13/03/199113/09/1991
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist RepublicSignature  
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist RepublicDeclaration25/01/199020/11/1990
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist RepublicRatification25/01/199025/07/1990
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsSignature  
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsDeclaration29/09/198920/11/1990
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsRatification29/09/198929/03/1990
United Arab EmiratesDeclaration06/03/1992 
United Arab EmiratesAccession09/03/198309/09/1983
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDeclaration17/05/1999 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandSignature  
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandRatification28/01/199828/07/1998
United Republic of TanzaniaAccession15/02/198315/08/1983
United States of AmericaSignature  
Upper VoltaSignature  
UruguayDeclaration17/07/1990 
UruguayAccession13/12/198513/06/1986
UruguayDeclaration17/07/199020/11/1990
UzbekistanAccession08/10/199308/04/1994
VanuatuAccession28/02/198528/08/1985
VenezuelaAccession23/07/199823/01/1999
Viet NamSignature  
Viet NamRatification19/10/198119/04/1982
YemenRatification17/04/199017/10/1990
Yemen Arab RepublicSignature  
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)Signature  
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)Ratification11/06/197911/12/1979
ZaireAccession03/06/198203/12/1982
ZambiaAccession04/05/199504/11/1995
ZimbabweAccession19/10/199219/04/1993