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Summary Information
Full Title

1977 Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts

Short Title / Abbreviations

Geneva Protocol I

CIL Subject Classification
Citations to Text 1125 UNTS 3
Date of Adoption 08/06/1977
Date of Adoption Comment The Conference met from 20 February 1974 - 10 June 1977
Place of Adoption Geneva, Switzerland at the 1977 Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts.
Dispute settlement provisions

See Part V, Section II – Repression of breaches of the Conventions and of this Protocol

Depository

Swiss Federal Council

Annexes

Annex I. Regulations concerning identification

Annex II. Identity card for journalists on dangerous professional missions

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Source

Swiss Federal Council

Date of Entry into Force

07/12/1978

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

“Article 95. Entry into Force: 

  1. This Protocol shall enter into force six months after two instruments of ratification or accession have been deposited. 
  2. For each Party to the Conventions thereafter ratifying or acceding to this Protocol, it shall enter into force six months after the deposit by such Party of its instrument of ratification or accession.”

General Status 174 parties (as of 25/08/2023)
Links to Current Status/Reservations Swiss Foreign Ministry (in French only)
United Nations Treaty Collection
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam Accession 14/10/1991
Cambodia Accession 14/01/1998
Indonesia
Lao PDR Signature 18/04/1978
Ratification 18/11/1980
Declaration 30/01/1998
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines Signature 12/12/1977
Ratification 30/03/2012
Declaration 30/03/2012
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam Signature 12/12/1977
Ratification 19/10/1981
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument

1993 Amendment to Annex I to Protocol Additional I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949: Regulations concerning identification

Related Instruments

1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

1949 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

1949 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

1977 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts

2005 Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem

 

1864 The First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field

1899 Hague Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land

1906 Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field

External Links
Additional Information

Full texts of the Geneva Conventions and their Commentaries can also be accessed at  https://www.icrc.org/en/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/geneva-conventions