International Humanitarian Law - Treaties & Documents

Treaties & Documents by topic Treaties & Documents by date Treaties & Documents by Country 1949 Conventions & Additional Protocols, & their Commentaries		Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977. Articles [Introduction][Full text][Commentaries] Preamble Art. 1 - General principles and scope of application Art. 2 - Definitions Art. 3 - Beginning and end of application Art. 4 - Legal status of the Parties to the conflict Art. 5 - Appointment of Protecting Powers and of their substitute Art. 6 - Qualified persons Art. 7 - Meetings Art. 8 - Terminology Art. 9 - Field of application Art. 10 - Protection and care Art. 11 - Protection of persons Art. 12 - Protection of medical units Art. 13 - Discontinuance of protection of civilian medical units Art. 14 - Limitations on requisition of civilian medical units Art. 15 - Protection of civilian medical and religious personnel Art. 16 - General protection of medical duties Art. 17 - Role of the civilian population and of aid societies Art. 18 - Identification Art. 19 - Neutral and other States not Parties to the conflict Art. 20 - Prohibition of reprisals Art. 21 - Medical vehicles Art. 22 - Hospitals ships and coastal rescue craft Art. 23 - Other medical ships and craft Art. 24 - Protection of medical aircraft Art. 25 - Medical aircraft in areas not controlled by an adverse Party Art. 26 - Medical aircraft in contact or similar zones Art. 27 - Medical aircraft in areas controlled by an adverse Party Art. 28 - Restrictions on operations of medical aircraft Art. 29 - Notifications and agreements concerning medical aircraft Art. 30 - Landing and inspection of medical aircraft Art. 31 - Neutral or other States not Parties to the conflict Art. 32 - General principle Art. 33 - Missing persons Art. 34 - Remains of deceased Art. 35 - Basic rules Art. 36 - New weapons Art. 37 - Prohibition of perfidy Art. 38 - Recognized emblems Art. 39 - Emblems of nationality Art. 40 - Quarter Art. 41 - Safeguard of an enemy hors de combat Art. 42 - Occupants of aircraft Art. 43 - Armed forces Art. 44 - Combatants and prisoners of war Art. 45 - Protection of persons who have taken part in hostilities Art. 46 - Spies Art. 47 - Mercenaries Art. 48 - Basic rule Art. 49 - Definition of attacks and scope of application Art. 50 - Definition of civilians and civilian population Art. 51 - Protection of the civilian population Art. 52 - General protection of civilian objects Art. 53 - Protection of cultural objects and of places of worship Art. 54 - Protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population Art. 55 - Protection of the natural environment Art. 56 - Protection of works and installations containing dangerous forces Art. 57 - Precautions in attack Art. 58 - Precautions against the effects of attacks Art. 59 - Non-defended localities Art. 60 - Demilitarized zones Art. 61 - Definitions and scope Art. 62 - General protection Art. 63 - Civil defence in occupied territories Art. 64 - Civilian civil defence organizations of neutral or other States not Parties to the conflict and international co-ordinating organizations Art. 65 - Cessation of protection Art. 66 - Identification Art. 67 - Members of the armed forces and military units assigned to civil defence organizations Art. 68 - Field of application Art. 69 - Basic needs in occupied territories Art. 70 - Relief actions Art. 71 - Personnel participating in relief actions Art. 72 - Field of application Art. 73 - Refugees and stateless persons Art. 74 - Reunion of dispersed families Art. 75 - Fundamental guarantees Art. 76 - Protection of women Art. 77 - Protection of children Art. 78 - Evacuation of children Art. 79 - Measures of protection for journalists Art. 80 - Measures for execution Art. 81 - Activities of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations Art. 82 - Legal advisers in armed forces Art. 83 - Dissemination Art. 84 - Rules of application Art. 85 - Repression of breaches of this Protocol Art. 86 - Failure to act Art. 87 - Duty of commanders Art. 88 - Mutual assistance in criminal matters Art. 89 - Co-operation Art. 90 - International Fact-Finding Commission Art. 91 - Responsibility Art. 92 - Signature Art. 93 - Ratification Art. 94 - Accession Art. 95 - Entry into force Art. 96 - Treaty relations upon entry into force of this Protocol Art. 97 - Amendment Art. 98 - Revision of Annex I Art. 99 - Denunciation Art. 100 - Notifications Art. 101 - Registration Art. 102 - Authentic texts
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