Additional Protocol II

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Additional Protocol II is a 1977 treaty supplementing the Geneva Conventions that strengthens humanitarian protections for victims of non-international armed conflicts, particularly civil wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf humanitarian law treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
protocol to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
adoptedAt Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts ⓘ
adoptedBy States participating in the 1974–1977 Diplomatic Conference on International Humanitarian Law ⓘ
adoptedOn 1977-06-08 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
appliesTo non-international armed conflicts ⓘ
contains rules on humane treatment of persons not taking part in hostilities ⓘ
rules on judicial guarantees ⓘ
rules on protection of children ⓘ
rules on protection of cultural objects and places of worship ⓘ
rules on protection of medical and religious personnel ⓘ
rules on protection of medical units and transports ⓘ
rules on protection of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked ⓘ
rules on protection of works and installations containing dangerous forces ⓘ
rules on relief actions for the civilian population ⓘ
depositary Swiss Federal Council ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1978-12-07 ⓘ
establishes minimum guarantees for persons whose liberty has been restricted for reasons related to the conflict ⓘ
focusesOn civil wars ⓘ
fullName Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non‑International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II) ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus binding on States Parties that have ratified or acceded to it ⓘ
limits methods and means of warfare in non-international armed conflicts ⓘ
prohibits acts of terrorism ⓘ
collective punishments ⓘ
hostage-taking ⓘ
outrages upon personal dignity ⓘ
pillage ⓘ
slavery and the slave trade ⓘ
threats to commit prohibited acts ⓘ
violence to the life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons ⓘ
protects civilians ⓘ
persons deprived of liberty for reasons related to the conflict ⓘ
persons taking no active part in hostilities ⓘ
regulates conduct of hostilities in non-international armed conflicts ⓘ
requires care for the wounded and sick without adverse distinction ⓘ
protection of civilians from the effects of hostilities ⓘ
respect for fundamental judicial guarantees ⓘ
special protection for children affected by armed conflict ⓘ
shortName Protocol II ⓘ
strengthens protections for victims of non-international armed conflicts ⓘ
subjectMatter international humanitarian law ⓘ
non-international armed conflicts ⓘ
protection of victims of armed conflicts ⓘ
supplements Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 ⓘ
linked to: Geneva Conventions

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Geneva Conventions → hasAdditionalProtocol → Additional Protocol II ⓘ
Additional Protocol I → relatedTo → Additional Protocol II ⓘ
Additional Protocol II → fullName → Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non‑International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II) ⓘ
linked to: Additional Protocol II
Additional Protocol II → shortName → Protocol II ⓘ
linked to: Additional Protocol II
Additional Protocol II → alsoKnownAs → Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
linked to: Additional Protocol II
Additional Protocol III → relatedTo → Additional Protocol II ⓘ
Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions → hasPart → Protocol II ⓘ
linked to: Additional Protocol II
International humanitarian law → includes → Additional Protocol II of 1977 ⓘ
linked to: Additional Protocol II
Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 → relatedTo → Additional Protocol II of 1977 ⓘ
linked to: Additional Protocol II
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 → relatedTo → Additional Protocol II of 1977 ⓘ
linked to: Additional Protocol II