Protocol II: Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
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Protocol II is an amendment to the Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions consist of treaties formulated in Geneva, Switzerland that set the standards for international law for humanitarian concerns. ...
Adopted on June 8, 1977 by the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts presided over by Pierre Graber of Switzerland. The protocol enters into force on either December 7, 1979 (six months after its adoption by the conference), or six months after each party's ratification. June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... International Humanitarian Law (IHL), also known as the law of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus comprised of the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Regulations, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and customary international law. ... Pierre Graber (December 6, 1908 - July 19, 2003) was a Swiss politician. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...
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ProtocolII: Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts.
ProtocolII is an amendment to the Geneva Conventions.
The protocol enters into force on either December 7, 1979 (six months after its adoption by the conference), or six months after each party's ratification.
It is the understanding of the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium that the provisions of ProtocolII as amended which by their contents or nature may be applied also in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.
The provisions of amended ProtocolII such as those concerning the marking, monitoring and protection of zones which contain anti-personnel mines and are under the control of a party, are applicable to all zones containing mines, irrespective of the date on which those mines were laid.
However, provisions of the Amended ProtocolII, such as those regarding marking, monitoring and protection of areas containing mines under the control of a high contracting party, shall apply to all areas containing mines, regardless of when the mines were emplaced.
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