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Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts, 1977

Entry into force: Thursday, December 7, 1978

Adoption date: Jun 8, 1977

Adoption place: Genève

Depositary: Suisse

Signed by 59 countries, ratified by 173 countries

Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
Afghanistan

-

Nov 10, 2009

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Albania

-

Jul 16, 1993

-
Algeria

-

Aug 16, 1989


Angola

-

Sep 20, 1984


Antigua and Barbuda

-

Oct 6, 1986

-
Argentina

-

Nov 26, 1986


Armenia

-

Jun 7, 1993

-
Australia

Dec 7, 1978

Jun 21, 1991


Austria

Dec 12, 1977

Aug 13, 1982


Bahamas

-

Apr 10, 1980

-
Bahrain

-

Oct 30, 1986

-
Bangladesh

-

Sep 8, 1980


Barbados

-

Feb 19, 1990

-
Belarus

Dec 12, 1977

Oct 23, 1989

-
Belgium

Dec 12, 1977

May 20, 1986


Belize

-

Jun 29, 1984

-
Benin

-

May 28, 1986

-
Bolivia

-

Dec 8, 1983

-
Bosnia and Herzegovina

-

Dec 31, 1992

-
Botswana

-

May 23, 1979

-
Brazil

-

May 5, 1992

-
Brunei Darussalam

-

Oct 14, 1991

-
Bulgaria

Dec 11, 1978

Sep 26, 1989

-
Burkina Faso

Jan 11, 1978

Oct 20, 1987

-
Burundi

-

Jun 10, 1993

-
Cabo Verde

-

Mar 16, 1995

-
Cambodia

-

Jan 14, 1998

-
Cameroon

-

Mar 16, 1984

-
Canada

Dec 12, 1977

Nov 20, 1990


Central African Republic

-

Jul 17, 1984

-
Chad

-

Jan 17, 1997

-
Chile

Dec 12, 1977

Apr 24, 1991

-
China

-

Sep 14, 1983


Colombia

-

Sep 1, 1993

-
Comoros

-

Nov 21, 1985

-
Congo

-

Nov 10, 1983

-
Cook Islands

-

May 7, 2002

-
Costa Rica

-

Dec 15, 1983

-
Croatia

-

May 11, 1992

-
Cuba

-

Nov 25, 1982

-
Cyprus

Jul 12, 1978

Jun 1, 1979

-
Czech Republic

-

Feb 5, 1993

-
Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea

-

Mar 9, 1988

-
Democratic Republic of the Congo

-

Jun 3, 1982

-
Denmark

Dec 12, 1977

Jun 17, 1982


Djibouti

-

Apr 8, 1991

-
Dominica

-

Apr 25, 1996

-
Dominican Republic

-

May 26, 1994

-
Ecuador

Dec 12, 1977

Apr 10, 1979

-
Egypt

Dec 12, 1977

Oct 9, 1992


El Salvador

Dec 12, 1977

Nov 23, 1978

-
Equatorial Guinea

-

Jul 24, 1986

-
Estonia

-

Jan 18, 1993

-
Ethiopia

-

Apr 8, 1994

-
Fiji

-

Jul 30, 2008

-
Finland

Dec 12, 1977

Aug 7, 1980


France

-

Apr 11, 2001


Gabon

-

Apr 8, 1980

-
Gambia

-

Jan 12, 1989

-
Georgia

-

Sep 14, 1993

-
Germany

Dec 23, 1977

Feb 14, 1991


Ghana

Dec 12, 1977

Feb 28, 1978

-
Greece

Mar 22, 1978

Mar 31, 1989


Grenada

-

Sep 23, 1998

-
Guatemala

Dec 12, 1977

Oct 19, 1987

-
Guinea

-

Jul 11, 1984

-
Guinea-Bissau

-

Oct 21, 1986

-
Guyana

-

Jan 18, 1988

-
Haiti

-

Dec 20, 2006

-
Holy See

Dec 12, 1977

Nov 21, 1985


Honduras

Dec 12, 1977

Feb 16, 1995

-
Hungary

Dec 12, 1977

Apr 12, 1989

-
Iceland

Dec 12, 1977

Apr 10, 1987


Iran

Dec 12, 1977

-

-
Iraq

-

Apr 1, 2010

-
Ireland

Dec 12, 1977

May 19, 1999


Italy

Dec 12, 1977

Feb 27, 1986


Ivory Coast

Dec 12, 1977

Sep 20, 1989

-
Jamaica

-

Jul 29, 1986

-
Japan

-

Aug 31, 2004


Jordan

Dec 12, 1977

May 1, 1979

-
Kazakhstan

-

May 5, 1992

-
Kenya

-

Feb 23, 1999

-
Kuwait

-

Jan 17, 1985

-
Kyrgyzstan

-

Sep 18, 1992

-
Lao People's Democratic Republic

Apr 18, 1978

Nov 18, 1980

-
Latvia

-

Dec 24, 1991

-
Lebanon

-

Jul 23, 1997

-
Lesotho

-

May 20, 1994

-
Liberia

-

Jun 30, 1988

-
Libya

-

Jun 7, 1978

-
Liechtenstein

Dec 12, 1977

Aug 10, 1989


Lithuania

-

Jul 13, 2000

-
Luxembourg

Dec 12, 1977

Aug 29, 1989

-
Madagascar

Oct 13, 1978

May 8, 1992

-
Malawi

-

Oct 7, 1991

-
Maldives

-

Sep 3, 1991

-
Mali

-

Feb 8, 1989

-
Malta

-

Apr 17, 1989


Mauritania

-

Mar 14, 1980

-
Mauritius

-

Mar 22, 1982


Mexico

-

Mar 10, 1983

-
Micronesia, Federated States of

-

Sep 19, 1995

-
Monaco

-

Jan 7, 2000

-
Mongolia

Dec 12, 1977

Dec 6, 1995


Montenegro

-

Aug 2, 2006

-
Morocco

Dec 12, 1977

Jun 3, 2011

-
Mozambique

-

Mar 14, 1983

-
Namibia

-

Jun 17, 1994


Nauru

-

Jun 27, 2006

-
Netherlands

Dec 12, 1977

Jun 26, 1987


New Zealand

Nov 27, 1978

Feb 8, 1988


Nicaragua

Dec 12, 1977

Jul 19, 1999

-
Niger

Jun 16, 1978

Jun 8, 1979

-
Nigeria

-

Oct 10, 1988

-
Norway

Dec 12, 1977

Dec 14, 1981

-
Oman

-

Mar 29, 1984


Pakistan

Dec 12, 1977

-

-
Palau

-

Jun 25, 1996

-
Panama

Dec 12, 1977

Sep 18, 1995

-
Paraguay

-

Nov 30, 1990

-
Peru

Dec 12, 1977

Jul 14, 1989

-
Philippines

Dec 12, 1977

Mar 30, 2012


Poland

Dec 12, 1977

Oct 23, 1991

-
Portugal

Dec 12, 1977

May 27, 1992


Qatar

-

Apr 5, 1988


Republic of Korea

Dec 7, 1977

Jan 15, 1982


Republic of Moldova

-

May 24, 1993

-
Romania

Mar 28, 1978

Jun 21, 1990

-
Russian Federation

Dec 12, 1977

Sep 29, 1989


Rwanda

-

Nov 19, 1984

-
Saint Kitts and Nevis

-

Feb 14, 1986

-
Saint Lucia

-

Oct 7, 1982

-
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-

Apr 8, 1983

-
Samoa

-

Aug 23, 1984

-
San Marino

Jun 22, 1978

Apr 5, 1994

-
Sao Tome and Principe

-

Jul 5, 1996

-
Saudi Arabia

-

Aug 21, 1987


Senegal

Dec 12, 1977

May 7, 1985

-
Serbia

-

Oct 16, 2001

-
Seychelles

-

Nov 8, 1984

-
Sierra Leone

-

Oct 21, 1986

-
Slovakia

-

Apr 2, 1993

-
Slovenia

-

Mar 26, 1992

-
Solomon Islands

-

Sep 19, 1988

-
South Africa

-

Nov 21, 1995

-
South Sudan

-

Jan 25, 2013


Spain

Nov 7, 1978

Apr 21, 1989


Sudan

-

Mar 7, 2006

-
Suriname

-

Dec 16, 1985

-
Swaziland

-

Nov 2, 1995

-
Sweden

Dec 12, 1977

Aug 31, 1979


Switzerland

Dec 12, 1977

Feb 17, 1982

-
Syrian Arab Republic

-

Nov 14, 1983


Tajikistan

-

Jan 13, 1993

-
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

-

Sep 1, 1993


Timor-Leste

-

Apr 12, 2005

-
Togo

Dec 12, 1977

Jun 21, 1984

-
Tonga

-

Jan 20, 2003

-
Trinidad and Tobago

-

Jul 20, 2001

-
Tunisia

Dec 12, 1977

Aug 9, 1979

-
Turkmenistan

-

Apr 10, 1992

-
Uganda

-

Mar 13, 1991

-
Ukraine

Dec 12, 1977

Jan 25, 1990

-
United Arab Emirates

-

Mar 9, 1983


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Dec 12, 1977

Jan 28, 1998


United Republic of Tanzania

-

Feb 15, 1983

-
United States of America

Dec 12, 1977

-

-
Uruguay

-

Dec 13, 1985

-
Uzbekistan

-

Oct 8, 1993

-
Vanuatu

-

Feb 28, 1985

-
Venezuela

-

Jul 23, 1998

-
Viet Nam

Dec 12, 1977

Oct 19, 1981

-
Yemen

Feb 14, 1978

Apr 17, 1990

-
Zambia

-

May 4, 1995

-
Zimbabwe

-

Oct 19, 1992

-