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PROTOCOL ADDITIONAL TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 12 AUGUST 19491ContentsPROTOCOL ADDITIONALTO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 12 AUGUST 1949,AND RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONALARMED CONFLICTS (PROTOCOL I), OF 8 JUNE 1977Preamble. 9PART IGeneral provisions. 10Article 1Article 2Article 3Article 4Article 5Article 6Article 7General principles and scope of application.Definitions.Beginning and end of application.Legal status of the Parties to the conflict.Appointment of Protecting Powers and of their substitute.Qualified persons.Meetings.10101111111313PART IIWounded, sick and shipwrecked. 13Section I –General protection. 13Section II –Medical transportation. . 21Article 8Article 9Article 10Article 11Article 12Article 13Article 14Article 15Article 16Article 17Article 18Article 19Article 20Article 21Terminology.Field of application.Protection and care.Protection of persons.Protection of medical units.Discontinuance of protection of civilian medical units.Limitations on requisition of civilian medical units.Protection of civilian medical and religious personnel.General protection of medical duties.Role of the civilian population and of aid societies.Identification.Neutral and other States not Parties to the conflict.Prohibition of reprisals.13151616171718181919202121Medical vehicles. 21

2CONTENTSArticle 22Article 23Article 24Article 25Article 26Article 27Article 28Article 29Article 30Article 31Section III –Article 32Article 33Article 34Hospital ships and coastal rescue craft.Other medical ships and craft.Protection of medical aircraft.Medical aircraft in areas not controlled by an adverse Party.Medical aircraft in contact or similar zones.Medical aircraft in areas controlled by an adverse Party.Restrictions on operations of medical aircraft.Notifications and agreements concerning medical aircraft.Landing and inspection of medical aircraft.Neutral or other States not Parties to the conflict .21222323232424252526Missing and dead persons. . 27General principle. 27Missing persons. 28Remains of deceased. 28PART IIIMethods and means of warfareCombatant and prisoner-of-war status. 30Section I –Methods and means of warfare. 30Section II –Combatant and prisoner-of-war status. 32Article 35Article 36Article 37Article 38Article 39Article 40Article 41Article 42Article 43Article 44Article 45Article 46Article 47Basic rules.New weapons.Prohibition of perfidy.Recognized emblems.Emblems of nationality.Quarter.Safeguard of an enemy hors de combat.Occupants of aircraft.Armed forces.Combatants and prisoners of war.Protection of persons who have taken part in 343435PART IVCivilian population. 36Section I –General protection against effects of hostilities. 36Chapter I – Basic rule and field of application. 36Article 48Article 49Basic rule. 36Definition of attacks and scope of application. 36

PROTOCOL ADDITIONAL TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 12 AUGUST 19493Chapter II –Civilians and Civilian population. 37Definition of civilians and civilian population. 37Protection of the civilian population. 37Chapter III –Civilian objects. .General protection of civilian objects.Protection of cultural objects and of places of worship.Protection of objects indispensableto the survival of the civilian population .Protection of the natural environment.Protection of works and installationscontaining dangerous forces.Article 50Article 51Article 52Article 53Article 54Article 55Article 56383839394040Chapter IV –Precautionary measures. 41Chapter V –Localities and zones under special protection. 43Article 57Article 58Article 59Article 60Chapter VI –Article 61Article 62Article 63Article 64Article 65Article 66Article 67Precautions in attack. 41Precautions against the effects of attacks. 42Non-defended localities. 43Demilitarized zones. 44Civil defence. .Definitions and scope.General protection.Civil defence in occupied territories.Civilian civil defence organizations of neutral or other Statesnot Parties to the conflict and international co-ordinatingorganizations.Cessation of protection.Identification.Members of the armed forcesand military units assigned to civil defence organizations.4545464647484849Section II –Relief in favour of the civilian population. 51Section III –Treatment of persons in the powerof a Party to the conflict. . 53Chapter I –Field of application and protection of persons and objets. 53Article 68Article 69Article 70Article 71Article 72Article 73Article 74Article 75Field of application.Basic needs in occupied territories.Relief actions.Personnel participating in relief actions.Field of application.Refugees and stateless persons.Reunion of dispersed families.Fundamental guarantees.5151515253535353

4CONTENTSChapter II –Article 76Article 77Article 78Chapter III –Article 79Measures in favour of women and children. 56Protection of women. 56Protection of children. 56Evacuation of children. 57Journalists. 58Measures of protection for journalists. 58PART VExecution of the Conventions and of this Protocol. 59Section I –Article 80Article 81Article 82Article 83Article 84Section II –Article 85Article 86Article 87Article 88Article 89Article 90Article 91General Provisions. 59Measures for execution.Activities of the Red Cross and other humanitarianorganizations.Legal advisers in armed forces.Dissemination.Rules of application.5959606060Repression of breaches of the Conventionsand of this Protocol. 61Repression of breaches of this Protocol.Failure to act.Duty of commanders.Mutual assistance in criminal matters.Co-operation.International Fact-Finding Commission.Responsibility.61626263636366PART VIFinal provisions. 66Article 92Article 93Article 94Article 95Article 96Article 97Article 98Article 99Article 100Article 101Article 102Signature.Ratification.Accession.Entry into force.Treaty relations upon entry into force of this Protocol.Amendment.Revision of Annex c texts.6666666667676768696969

PROTOCOL ADDITIONAL TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 12 AUGUST 19495ANNEX IRegulations concerning identification. . 70General provisions. 70Chapter I –Identity cards. 70Identity card for permanent civilian medicaland religious personnel. 70Identity card for temporary civilian medicaland religious personnel . 71Article 1Article 2Article 3Chapter II –Article 4Article 5The distinctive emblem. 73Shape. 73Use. 73Chapter III –Distinctive signals.Use.Light signal.Radio signal.Electronic identification.7474747575Chapter IV –Communications.Radiocommunications.Use of international codes.Other means of communication.Flight plans.Signals and procedures for the interception of medical aircraft .767676777777Chapter V –Civil defence. . 77Identity card. 77International distinctive sign. 79Chapter VI –Works and installations containing dangerous forces. 80ANNEX IIIdentity card for journalists on dangerousprofessional missions. . 81Article 6Article 7Article 8Article 9Article 10Article 11Article 12Article 13Article 14Article 15Article 16Article 17International special sign. 80

6CONTENTSPROTOCOL ADDITIONALTO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 12 AUGUST 1949, AND RELATINGTO THE PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF NON-INTERNATIONAL ARMEDCONFLICTS (PROTOCOL II), OF 8 JUNE 1977Preamble. 83PART IScope of this Protocol. . 84Article 1Article 2Article 3Material field of application. 84Personal field of application. 84Non-intervention. 84PART IIHumane treatment. . 85Article 4Article 5Article 6Fundamental guarantees. 85Persons whose liberty has been restricted. 86Penal prosecutions. 87PART IIIWounded, sick and shipwrecked. 88Article 7Article 8Article 9Article 10Article 11Article 12Protection and care.Search.Protection of medical and religious personnel.General protection of medical duties.Protection of medical units and transports.The distinctive emblem.888888898989PART IVCivilian population. 90Article 13Article 14Article 15Article 16Article 17Article 18Protection of the civilian population.Protection of objects indispensable to the survivalof the civilian population.Protection of works and installations containingdangerous forces.Protection of cultural objects and of places of worship.Prohibition of forced movement of civilians.Relief societies and relief actions.909090909191PART VFinal provisions. 91Article 19Article 20Article 21Dissemination. 91Signature. 91Ratification. 92

PROTOCOL ADDITIONAL TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 12 AUGUST 1949Article 22Article 23Article 24Article 25Article 26Article 27Article 28Accession.Entry into ation.Authentic texts.792929292939393REsolutionsadopted at the fourth sessionof the diplomatic conferenceResolution 17 Use of certain electronic and visual means of identification bymedical aircraft protected under the Geneva Conventions of 1949and under the protocol additional to the Geneva Conventionsof 12 august 1949, and relating to the protection of victimsinternational armed conflicts (Protocol I). 95Resolution 18 Use of visual signalling for identification of medical transportsprotected under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and underthe protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 august1949, and relating to the protection of victims of internationalarmed conflicts (Protocol I). 98Resolution 19 Use of radiocommunications for announcing and identifyingmedical transports protected under the Geneva Conventionsof 1949 and under the protocol additional to the GenevaConventions of 12 august 1949, and relating to the protectionof victims international armed conflicts (Protocol i). 101Resolution 20 Protection of cultural property. 105Resolution 21 Dissemination of knowledge of International HumanitarianLaw applicable in armed conflicts. 106Resolution 22 Follow-up regarding prohibition or restriction of useof certain conventional weapons. 108Resolution 24 Expression of gratitude to the host country. 110Final Act of the Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1974-1977. 111