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Geneva Convention relative to the protection of civilian persons in time of war

Treaty data

Treaty number 007128
Date of conclusion 12-08-1949
Place of conclusion Genève
Provisional application
Entry into force 21-10-1950
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1954, 249
Consolidated text 0005569

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 03-02-1955 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 03-02-1955
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 01-01-1986
Curaçao 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten 10-10-2010

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 08-12-1949 26-09-1956 (R) 26-03-1957
Albania 12-12-1949 27-05-1957 (R) 27-11-1957
Algeria 20-06-1960 (A) 20-12-1960
Andorra 17-09-1993 (A) 17-03-1994
Angola 20-09-1984 (A) 20-03-1985
Antigua and Barbuda 06-10-1986 (Su) 01-11-1981
Argentina 08-12-1949 18-09-1956 (R) 18-03-1957
Armenia 07-06-1993 (A) 07-12-1993
Australia 04-01-1950 14-10-1958 (R) 14-04-1959
Austria 12-08-1949 27-08-1953 (R) 27-02-1954
Azerbaijan 01-06-1993 (A) 01-12-1993
Bahamas 11-07-1975 (Su) 10-07-1973
Bahrain 30-11-1971 (A) 30-05-1972
Bangladesh 04-04-1972 (Su) 26-03-1971
Barbados 10-09-1968 (Su) 30-11-1966
Belarus 12-12-1949 03-08-1954 (R) 03-02-1955
Belgium 08-12-1949 03-09-1952 (R) 03-03-1953
Belize 29-06-1984 (A) 29-12-1984
Benin 14-12-1961 (Su) 01-08-1960
Bhutan 10-01-1991 (A) 10-07-1991
Bolivia 08-12-1949 10-12-1976 (R) 10-06-1977
Bosnia and Herzegovina 31-12-1992 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 29-03-1968 (A) 29-09-1968
Brazil 08-12-1949 29-06-1957 (R) 29-12-1957
Brunei 14-10-1991 (A) 14-04-1992
Bulgaria 28-12-1949 22-07-1954 (R) 22-01-1955
Burkina Faso 07-11-1961 (Su) 05-08-1960
Burundi 27-12-1971 (Su) 01-07-1962
Cabo Verde 11-05-1984 (A) 11-11-1984
Cambodia 08-12-1958 (A) 08-06-1959
Cameroon 16-09-1963 (Su) 01-01-1960
Canada 08-12-1949 14-05-1965 (R) 14-11-1965
Central African Republic 01-08-1966 (Su) 13-08-1960
Chad 05-08-1970 (A) 05-02-1971
Chile 12-08-1949 12-10-1950 (R) 12-04-1951
China 10-12-1949 28-12-1956 (R) 28-06-1957
Colombia 12-08-1949 08-11-1961 (R) 08-05-1962
Comoros 21-11-1985 (A) 21-05-1986
Cook Islands 07-05-2002 (Su) 11-06-2001
Costa Rica 15-10-1969 (A) 15-04-1970
Côte d'Ivoire 28-12-1961 (Su) 07-08-1960
Croatia 11-05-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 12-08-1949 15-04-1954 (R) 15-10-1954
Cyprus 23-05-1962 (A) 23-11-1962
Czech Republic 05-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 12-08-1949 19-12-1950 (R) 19-06-1951
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27-08-1957 (A) 27-02-1958
Democratic Republic of the Congo 20-02-1961 (Su) 30-06-1960
Denmark 12-08-1949 27-06-1951 (R) 27-12-1951
Djibouti 06-03-1978 (Su) 27-06-1977
Dominica 28-09-1981 (Su) 03-11-1978
Dominican Republic 22-01-1958 (R) 22-07-1958
Ecuador 12-08-1949 11-08-1954 (R) 11-02-1955
Egypt 08-12-1949 10-11-1952 (R) 10-05-1953
El Salvador 08-12-1949 17-06-1953 (R) 17-12-1953
Equatorial Guinea 24-07-1986 (A) 24-01-1987
Eritrea 14-08-2000 (A) 14-08-2000
Estonia 18-01-1993 (A) 18-07-1993
Eswatini 28-06-1973 (A) 28-12-1973
Ethiopia 08-12-1949 02-10-1969 (R) 02-04-1970
Federated States of Micronesia 19-09-1995 (A) 19-03-1996
Fiji 09-08-1971 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 08-12-1949 22-02-1955 (R) 22-08-1955
France 12-08-1949 28-06-1951 (R) 28-12-1951
Gabon 20-02-1965 (Su) 17-08-1960
Gambia, The 11-10-1966 (Su) 18-02-1965
Georgia 14-09-1993 (A) 14-03-1994
Germany 03-09-1954 (A) 03-03-1955
Ghana 02-08-1958 (A) 02-02-1959
Greece 22-12-1949 05-06-1956 (R) 05-12-1956
Grenada 13-04-1981 (Su) 07-02-1974
Guatemala 12-08-1949 14-05-1952 (R) 14-11-1952
Guinea 11-07-1984 (A) 11-01-1985
Guinea-Bissau 21-02-1974 (A) 21-08-1974
Guyana 22-07-1968 (Su) 26-05-1966
Haïti 11-04-1957 (A) 11-10-1957
Holy See 08-12-1949 22-02-1951 (R) 22-08-1951
Honduras 31-12-1965 (A) 30-06-1966
Hungary 08-12-1949 03-08-1954 (R) 03-02-1955
Iceland 10-08-1965 (A) 10-02-1966
India 16-12-1949 09-11-1950 (R) 09-05-1951
Indonesia 30-09-1958 (A) 30-03-1959
Iran 08-12-1949 20-02-1957 (R) 20-08-1957
Iraq 14-02-1956 (A) 14-08-1956
Ireland 19-12-1949 27-09-1962 (R) 27-03-1963
Israel 08-12-1949 06-07-1951 (R) 06-01-1952
Italy 08-12-1949 17-12-1951 (R) 17-06-1952
Jamaica 17-07-1964 (Su) 06-08-1962
Japan 21-04-1953 (A) 21-10-1953
Jordan 29-05-1951 (A) 29-11-1951
Kazakhstan 05-05-1992 (Su) 21-12-1991
Kenya 20-09-1966 (A) 20-03-1967
Kiribati 05-01-1989 (Su) 12-07-1979
Kuwait 02-09-1967 (A) 02-03-1968
Kyrgyzstan 18-09-1992 (Su) 21-12-1991
Laos 29-10-1956 (A) 29-04-1957
Latvia 24-12-1991 (A) 24-06-1992
Lebanon 08-12-1949 10-04-1951 (R) 10-10-1951
Lesotho 20-05-1968 (Su) 04-10-1966
Liberia 29-03-1954 (A) 29-09-1954
Libya 22-05-1956 (A) 22-11-1956
Liechtenstein 12-08-1949 21-09-1950 (R) 21-03-1951
Lithuania 03-10-1996 (A) 03-04-1997
Luxembourg 08-12-1949 01-07-1953 (R) 01-01-1954
Madagascar 13-07-1963 (Su) 26-06-1960
Malawi 05-01-1968 (A) 05-07-1968
Malaysia 24-08-1962 (A) 24-02-1963
Maldives 18-06-1991 (A) 18-12-1991
Mali 24-05-1965 (A) 24-11-1965
Malta 22-08-1968 (Su) 21-09-1964
Marshall Islands 01-06-2004 (A) 01-12-2004
Mauritania 27-10-1962 (Su) 28-11-1960
Mauritius 18-08-1970 (Su) 12-03-1968
Mexico 08-12-1949 29-10-1952 (R) 29-04-1953
Moldova 24-05-1993 (A) 24-11-1993
Monaco 12-08-1949 05-07-1950 (R) 05-01-1951
Mongolia 20-12-1958 (A) 20-06-1959
Montenegro 02-08-2006 (A) 02-02-2007
Morocco 26-07-1956 (A) 26-01-1957
Mozambique 14-03-1983 (A) 14-09-1983
Myanmar 25-08-1992 (A) 25-02-1993
Namibia 22-08-1991 (Su) 21-03-1990
Nauru 27-06-2006 (A) 27-12-2006
Nepal 07-02-1964 (A) 07-08-1964
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 08-12-1949 03-08-1954 (R) 03-02-1955
New Zealand 11-02-1950 02-05-1959 (R) 02-11-1959
Nicaragua 12-08-1949 17-12-1953 (R) 17-06-1954
Niger 16-04-1964 (Su) 03-08-1960
Nigeria 09-06-1961 (Su) 01-10-1960
North Macedonia 01-09-1993 (Su) 08-09-1991
Norway 12-08-1949 03-08-1951 (R) 03-02-1952
Oman 31-01-1974 (A) 31-07-1974
Pakistan 12-08-1949 12-06-1951 (R) 12-12-1951
Palau 25-06-1996 (A) 25-12-1996
Palestine 02-04-2014 (A) 02-04-2014
Panama 10-02-1956 (A) 10-08-1956
Papua New Guinea 26-05-1976 (Su) 16-09-1975
Paraguay 10-12-1949 23-10-1961 (R) 23-04-1962
Peru 12-08-1949 15-02-1956 (R) 15-08-1956
Philippines 08-12-1949 06-10-1952 (R) 06-04-1953
Poland 08-12-1949 26-11-1954 (R) 26-05-1955
Portugal 11-02-1950 14-03-1961 (R) 14-09-1961
Qatar 15-10-1975 (A) 15-04-1976
Republic of Korea, the 16-08-1966 (A) 23-09-1966
Republic of the Congo 30-01-1967 (Su) 15-08-1960
Romania 10-02-1950 01-06-1954 (R) 01-12-1954
Russian Federation 12-12-1949 10-05-1954 (R) 10-11-1954
Rwanda 21-03-1964 (Su) 01-07-1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis 14-02-1986 (Su) 19-09-1983
Saint Lucia 14-09-1981 (Su) 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 01-04-1981 (A) 01-10-1981
Samoa 23-08-1984 (Su) 01-01-1962
San Marino 29-08-1953 (A) 28-02-1954
São Tomé e Principe 21-05-1976 (A) 21-11-1976
Saudi Arabia 18-05-1963 (A) 18-11-1963
Senegal 23-04-1963 (Su) 20-06-1960
Serbia 16-10-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 08-11-1984 (A) 08-05-1985
Sierra Leone 10-06-1965 (Su) 27-04-1961
Singapore 27-04-1973 (A) 27-10-1973
Slovakia 02-04-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 26-03-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 01-06-1981 (Su) 07-07-1978
Somalia 12-07-1962 (A) 12-01-1963
South Africa 31-03-1952 (A) 30-09-1952
South Sudan 25-01-2013 (A) 25-01-2013
Spain 08-12-1949 04-08-1952 (R) 04-02-1953
Sri Lanka 23-02-1959 (A) 23-08-1959
Sudan 23-09-1957 (A) 23-03-1958
Suriname 30-09-1976 (Su) 25-11-1975
Sweden 08-12-1949 28-12-1953 (R) 28-06-1954
Switzerland 12-08-1949 31-03-1950 (R) 21-10-1950
Syria 12-08-1949 02-11-1953 (R) 02-05-1954
Tajikistan 13-01-1993 (Su) 21-12-1991
Tanzania 12-12-1962 (Su) 09-12-1961
Thailand 29-12-1954 (A) 29-06-1955
Timor-Leste 08-05-2003 (A) 08-11-2003
Togo 06-01-1962 (Su) 27-04-1960
Tonga 13-04-1978 (Su) 04-06-1970
Trinidad and Tobago 24-09-1963 (A) 24-03-1964
Tunisia 04-05-1957 (A) 04-11-1957
Türkiye 12-08-1949 10-02-1954 (R) 10-08-1954
Turkmenistan 10-04-1992 (Su) 26-12-1991
Tuvalu 19-02-1981 (Su) 01-10-1978
Uganda 18-05-1964 (A) 18-11-1964
Ukraine 12-12-1949 03-08-1954 (R) 03-02-1955
United Arab Emirates 10-05-1972 (A) 10-11-1972
United Kingdom 08-12-1949 23-09-1957 (R) 23-03-1958
United States of America 08-12-1949 02-08-1955 (R) 02-02-1956
Uruguay 12-08-1949 05-03-1969 (R) 05-09-1969
Uzbekistan 08-10-1993 (A) 08-04-1994
Vanuatu 27-10-1982 (A) 27-04-1983
Venezuela 10-02-1950 13-02-1956 (R) 13-08-1956
Vietnam 28-06-1957 (A) 28-12-1957
Yemen 16-07-1970 (A) 16-01-1971
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 12-08-1949 21-04-1950 (R) 21-10-1950
Zambia 19-10-1966 (A) 19-04-1967
Zimbabwe 07-03-1983 (A) 07-09-1983

Extensions

Australia

Extended to Entry into force Termination
New Guinea (< 16-09-1975) 14-04-1959 16-09-1975
Papua (< 16-09-1975) 14-04-1959 16-09-1975

Belgium

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Belgian Congo (<30-06-1960) 03-03-1953 30-06-1960
Ruanda-Urundi ( <01-07-1962) 03-03-1953 01-07-1962

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

France

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Djibouti (< 27-06-1977) 28-12-1951 27-06-1977

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Suriname (< 25-11-1975) 03-02-1955 25-11-1975

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 23-03-1958
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981) 23-03-1958 01-11-1981
Bahamas (< 10-07-1973) 23-03-1958 10-07-1973
Bahrain (< 15-08-1971) 23-03-1958 15-08-1971
Barbados (< 30-11-1966) 23-03-1958 30-11-1966
Bermuda 23-03-1958
British Antarctic Territory 23-03-1958
British Virgin Islands 23-03-1958
Cayman Islands 23-03-1958
Dominica (< 03-11-1978) 23-03-1958 03-11-1978
Falkland Islands 23-03-1958
Fiji (< 10-10-1970) 23-03-1958 10-10-1970
Gambia, The (< 18-02-1965) 23-03-1958 18-02-1965
Gibraltar 23-03-1958
Grenada (< 07-02-1974) 23-03-1958 07-02-1974
Guiana (< 26-05-1966) 23-03-1958 26-05-1966
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 23-03-1958 01-07-1997
Jamaica (< 06-08-1962) 23-03-1958 06-08-1962
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979) 23-03-1958 12-07-1979
Kuwait (< 19-06-1961) 23-03-1958 19-06-1961
Lesotho (< 04-10-1966) 23-03-1958 04-10-1966
Malta (< 21-09-1964) 23-03-1958 21-09-1964
Mauritius (< 12-03-1968) 23-03-1958 12-03-1968
Montserrat 23-03-1958
Nigeria (< 01-10-1960) 23-03-1958 01-10-1960
Pitcairn Islands 23-03-1958
Qatar (< 03-09-1971) 23-03-1958 03-09-1971
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983) 23-03-1958 19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 23-03-1958 22-02-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 23-03-1958
Sierra Leone (< 27-04-1961) 23-03-1958 27-04-1961
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) 23-03-1958 07-07-1978
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 23-03-1958
Tanganyika (< 09-12-1961) 23-03-1958 26-04-1964
Tonga (< 04-06-1970) 23-03-1958 04-06-1970
Trucial States (< 02-12-1971) 23-03-1958 02-12-1971
Turks and Caicos Islands 23-03-1958
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