(Geneva, 12th August 1949, 12/08/1949)
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 21 OCTOBER 1950
Depositary: The Archives of the Swiss Confederation
Parties | Date of Signature | Date of ratification / Other | Entry Into Force | Domestication Legislation (where available) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cook Islands |   | 11 Jun 2001 |   |   |
Fiji |   | 09 Aug 1971 |   |   |
Kiribati |   | 05 Jan 1989 |   |   |
Marshall Islands |   | 01 Jun 2004 |   |   |
Nauru |   | 27 Jun 2006 |   |   |
Palau |   | 25 Jun 1996 |   |   |
Papua New Guinea |   | 26 May 1976 |   |   |
Samoa |   | 23 Aug 1984 |   |   |
Solomon Islands |   | 06 Jul 1981 |   |   |
Tonga |   | 13 Apr 1978 |   |   |
Tuvalu |   | 19 Feb 1981 |   |   |
Vanuatu |   | 27 Oct 1982 |   |   |
Afghanistan | 08 Dec 1949 | 26 Sep 1956 |   |   |
Albania | 12 Dec 1949 | 27 May 1957 (r ) |   |   |
Algeria |   | 20 Jun 1960 |   |   |
Andorra |   | 17 Sep 1993 |   |   |
Angola |   | 20 Sep 1984 (r ) |   |   |
Antigua and Barbuda |   | 06 Oct 1986 |   |   |
Argentina | 08 Dec 1949 | 18 Sep 1956 |   |   |
Armenia |   | 07 Jun 1993 |   |   |
Australia | 14 Jan 1950 | 14 Oct 1958 (r ) |   |   |
Austria | 12 Aug 1949 | 27 Aug 1953 |   |   |
Azerbaijan |   | 01 Jun 1993 |   |   |
Bahamas |   | 11 Jul 1975 |   |   |
Bahrain |   | 30 Nov 1971 |   |   |
Bangladesh |   | 04 Apr 1972 (20 Dec 1988 (r )) |   |   |
Barbados |   | 10 Sep 1968 (r ) |   |   |
Belarus | 12 Dec 1949 | 03 Aug 1954 |   |   |
Belgium | 08 Aug 1949 | 03 Sep 1952 |   |   |
Belize |   | 29 Jun 1984 |   |   |
Benin |   | 14 Dec 1961 |   |   |
Bhutan |   | 10 Jan 1991 |   |   |
Bolivia | 8 Dec 1949 | 10 Dec 1976 |   |   |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |   | 31 Dec 1992 |   |   |
Botswana |   | 29 Mar 1968 |   |   |
Brazil | 08 Dec 1949 | 29 Jun 1957 |   |   |
Brunei Darussalam |   | 14 Oct 1991 |   |   |
Bulgaria | 28 Dec 1949 | 22 Jul 1954 |   |   |
Burkina Faso |   | 07 Nov 1961 |   |   |
Burundi |   | 27 Dec 1971 |   |   |
Cambodia |   | 08 Dec 1958 |   |   |
Cameroon |   | 16 Sep 1963 |   |   |
Canada | 08 Dec 1949 | 14 May 1965 |   |   |
Cape Verde |   | 11 May 1984 |   |   |
Central African Republic |   | 01 Aug 1966 |   |   |
Chad |   | 05 Aug 1970 |   |   |
Chile | 12 Aug 1949 | 12 Oct 1950 |   |   |
China | 10 Dec 1949 | 28 Dec 1956 (r ) |   |   |
Colombia | 12 Aug 1949 | 08 Nov 1961 |   |   |
Comoros |   | 21 Nov 1985 |   |   |
Congo |   | 04 Feb 1967 |   |   |
Congo (Dem. Rep) |   | 24 Feb 1961 |   |   |
Costa Rica |   | 15 Oct 1969 |   |   |
Cote d'Ivoire |   | 28 Dec 1961 |   |   |
Croatia |   | 11 May 1992 |   |   |
Cuba | 12 Aug 1949 | 15 Apr 1954 |   |   |
Cyprus |   | 23 May 1962 |   |   |
Czech Republic |   | 05 Feb 1993 (19 Dec 1950(r )) |   |   |
Denmark | 12 Aug 1949 | 27 Jun 1951 |   |   |
Djibouti |   | 06 Mar 1978 |   |   |
Dominica |   | 28 Sep 1981 |   |   |
Dominican Republic |   | 22 Jan 1958 |   |   |
Ecuador | 12 Aug 1949 | 11 Aug 1954 |   |   |
Egypt | 08 Dec 1949 | 10 Nov 1952 |   |   |
El Salvador | 08 Dec 1949 | 17 Jun 1953 |   |   |
Equatorial Guinea |   | 24 Jul 1986 |   |   |
Eritrea |   | 14 Aug 2000 |   |   |
Estonia |   | 18 Jan 1993 |   |   |
Ethiopia | 08 Dec 1949 | 02 Oct 1969 |   |   |
Finland | 8 Dec 1949 | 22 Feb 1955 |   |   |
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |   | 01 Sep 1993 (18 Oct 1996(r )) |   |   |
France | 08 Dec 1949 | 28 Jun 1951 |   |   |
Gabon |   | 26 Feb 1965 |   |   |
Gambia |   | 20 Oct 1966 |   |   |
Georgia |   | 14 Sep 1993 |   |   |
Germany |   | 03 Sep 1954 (r ) |   |   |
Ghana |   | 02 Aug 1958 |   |   |
Greece | 22 Dec 1949 | 05 Jun 1956 |   |   |
Grenada |   | 13 Apr 1981 |   |   |
Guatemala | 12 Aug 1949 | 14 May 1952 |   |   |
Guinea |   | 11 Jul 1984 |   |   |
Guinea-Bissau |   | 21 Feb 1974 |   |   |
Guyana |   | 22 Jul 1968 |   |   |
Haiti |   | 11 Apr 1957 |   |   |
Holy See | 08 Dec 1949 | 22 Feb 1951 |   |   |
Honduras |   | 31 Dec 1965 |   |   |
Hungary | 08 Dec 1949 | 03 Aug 1954 |   |   |
Iceland |   | 10 Aug 1965 |   |   |
India | 16 Dec 1949 | 09 Nov 1950 |   |   |
Indonesia |   | 30 Sep 1958 |   |   |
Iran (Islamic Rep.of) | 08 Dec 1949 | 20 Feb 1957 (r ) |   |   |
Iraq |   | 14 Feb 1956 |   |   |
Ireland | 19 Dec 1949 | 27 Sep 1962 |   |   |
Israel | 08 Dec 1949 | 06 Jul 1951(08 Dec 1949 (r )) |   |   |
Italy | 08 Dec 1949 | 17 Dec 1951 |   |   |
Jamaica |   | 20 Jul 1964 |   |   |
Japan |   | 21 Apr 1953 |   |   |
Jordan |   | 29 May 1951 |   |   |
Kazakhstan |   | 05 May 1992 |   |   |
Kenya |   | 20 Sep 1966 |   |   |
Korea (Dem.People's Rep.) |   | 27 Aug 1957(r ) |   |   |
Korea (Republic of) |   | 16 Aug 1966(r ) |   |   |
Krgyzstan |   | 18 Sep 1992 |   |   |
Kuwait |   | 02 Sep 1967(r ) |   |   |
Lao People's Dem.Rep |   | 29 Oct 1956 |   |   |
Latvia |   | 24 Dec 1991 |   |   |
Lebanon | 08 Dec 1949 | 10 Apr 1951 |   |   |
Lesotho |   | 20 May 1968 |   |   |
Liberia |   | 29 Mar 1954 |   |   |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |   | 22 May 1956 |   |   |
Liechtenstein | 12 Aug 1949 | 21 Sep 1950 |   |   |
Lithuania |   | 03 Oct 1996 |   |   |
Luxembourg | 08 Dec 1949 | 01 Jul 1953 |   |   |
Madagascar |   | 18 Jul 1963 |   |   |
Malawi |   | 05 Jan 1963 |   |   |
Malaysia |   | 24 Aug 1962 |   |   |
Maldives |   | 18 Jun 1991 |   |   |
Mali |   | 24 May 1965 |   |   |
Malta |   | 22 Aug 1968 |   |   |
Mauritania |   | 30 Oct 1962 |   |   |
Mauritius |   | 18 Aug 1970 |   |   |
Mexico | 08 Dec 1949 | 29 Oct 1952 |   |   |
Micronesia |   | 19 Sep 1995 |   |   |
Moldova (Republic of) |   | 24 May 1993 |   |   |
Monaco | 12 Aug 1949 | 05 Jul 1950 |   |   |
Mongolia |   | 20 Dec 1958 |   |   |
Montenegro (Republic of) |   | 24 May 1993 |   |   |
Morocco |   | 26 Jul 1956 |   |   |
Mozambique |   | 14 Mar 1983 |   |   |
Myanmar |   | 25 Aug 1992 |   |   |
Namibia |   | 22 Aug 1991 |   |   |
Nepal |   | 02 Feb 1964 |   |   |
Netherlands | 08 Dec 1949 | 03 Aug 1954 |   |   |
New Zealand | 11 Feb 1950 | 02 May 1959(r ) |   |   |
Nicaragua | 12 Aug 1949 | 17 Dec 1953 |   |   |
Niger |   | 21 Apr 1964 |   |   |
Nigeria |   | 20 Jun 1961 |   |   |
Norway | 12 Aug 1949 | 03 Aug 1951 |   |   |
Oman |   | 31 Jan 1974 |   |   |
Pakistan | 12 Aug 1949 | 12 Jun 1951(r ) |   |   |
Panama |   | 10 Feb 1956 |   |   |
Paraguay | 10 Dec 1949 | 23 Oct 1961 |   |   |
Peru | 12 Aug 1949 | 15 Feb 1956 |   |   |
Philippines | 08 Dec 1949 | 06 Oct 1952 |   |   |
Poland | 08 Dec 1949 | 26 Nov 1954 |   |   |
Portugal | 11 Feb 1950 | 14 Mar 1961(r ) |   |   |
Qatar |   | 15 Oct 1975 |   |   |
Romania | 10 Feb 1950 | 01 Jun 1954 |   |   |
Russian Federation | 12 Dec 1949 | 10 May 1954 (12 Dec 1949(r )) |   |   |
Rwanda |   | 05 May 1964 |   |   |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |   | 14 Feb 1986 |   |   |
Saint Lucia |   | 18 Sep 1981 |   |   |
Saint Vincent Grenadines |   | 01 Apr 1981 |   |   |
San Marino |   | 29 Aug 1953 |   |   |
Sao Tome and Principe |   | 21 May 1976 |   |   |
Saudi Arabia |   | 18 May 1963 |   |   |
Senegal |   | 18 May 1963 |   |   |
Serbia (Republic of) |   | 16 Oct 2001 |   |   |
Seychelles |   | 08 Nov 1984 |   |   |
Sierra Leone |   | 10 Jun 1965 |   |   |
Singapore |   | 27 Apr 1973 |   |   |
Slovakia |   | 02 Apr 1993 |   |   |
Slovenia |   | 26 Mar 1992 |   |   |
Somalia |   | 12 Jul 1962 |   |   |
South Africa |   | 31 Mar 1952 |   |   |
Spain | 08 Dec 1949 | 04 Aug 1952 |   |   |
Sri Lanka | 08 Dec 1949 | 28 Feb 1959 |   |   |
Sudan |   | 23 Sep 1957 |   |   |
Suriname |   | 13 Oct 1976 (r ) |   |   |
Swaziland |   | 28 Jun 1973 |   |   |
Sweden | 08 Dec 1949 | 28 Dec 1953 |   |   |
Switzerland | 12 Aug 1949 | 31 Mar 1950 |   |   |
Syrian Arab Republic | 12 Aug 1949 | 31 Mar 1950 |   |   |
Tajikistan |   | 13 Jan 1993 |   |   |
Tanzania (United Rep.of) |   | 12 Dec 1962 |   |   |
Thailand |   | 29 Dec 1954 |   |   |
Timor-Leste |   | 08 May 2003 |   |   |
Togo |   | 06 Jan 1962 |   |   |
Trinidad and Tobago |   | 24 Sep 1963 |   |   |
Tunisia |   | 04 May 1957 |   |   |
Turkey | 12 Aug 1949 | 10 Feb 1954 |   |   |
Turkmenistan |   | 10 Apr 1992 |   |   |
Uganda |   | 18 May 1964 |   |   |
Ukraine | 12 Dec 1949 | 03 Aug 1954 |   |   |
United Arab Emirates |   | 10 May 1972 |   |   |
United Kingdom | 08 Dec 1949 | 23 Sep 1957 (r ) |   |   |
United States of America | 12 Aug 1949 | 02 Aug 1955 (r ) |   |   |
Uruguay | 12 Aug 1949 | 05 Mar 1969(r ) |   |   |
Uzbekistan |   | 08 Oct 1993 |   |   |
Venezuela | 10 Feb 1950 | 13 Feb 1956 |   |   |
Viet Nam |   | 28 Jun 1957 (r ) |   |   |
Yemen |   | 16 Jul 1970 (25 May 1977(r )) |   |   |
Zambia |   | 19 Oct 1966 |   |   |
Zimbabwe |   | 07 Mar 1983 |   |   |
1) Ratification : a treaty is generally open for signature for a certain time following the conference which has adopted it. However, a signature is not binding on a State unless it has been endorsed by ratification. The time limits having elapsed, the Conventions and the Protocols are no longer open for signature. The States which have not signed them may at any time accede or, in the appropriate circumstances, succeed to them
Accession : instead of signing and then ratifying a treaty, a State may become party to it by the single act called accession
2) Reservation / Declaration : unilateral statement, however phrased or named, made by a State when ratifying, acceding or succeeding to a treaty, whereby it purports to exclude or to modify the legal effect of certain provisions of the treaty in their application to that State (provided that such reservations are not incompatible with the object and purpose of the treaty)
Palestine : On 21 June 1989, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs received a letter from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Office at Geneva informing the Swiss Federal Council "that the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, entrusted with the functions of the Government of the State of Palestine by decision of the Palestine National Council, decided, on 4 May 1989, to adhere to the Four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the two Protocols additional thereto
On 13 September 1989 , the Swiss Federal Council informed the States that it was not in a position to decide whether the letter constituted an instrument of accession, "due to the uncertainty within the international community as to the existence or non-existence of a State of Palestine
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