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Hague Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, 1907

Entry into force: Wednesday, January 26, 1910

Signed by 42 countries, ratified by 36 countries

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Signatory countries
Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
Argentina

Oct 18, 1907

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Austria

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

Reservation made at signature and maintained at ratification:

Under reservation of the declaration made in the plenary session of the Conference of August 17, 1907 :

"The delegation of Austria-Hungary having accepted the new Article 22a [which became the last paragraph of Article 23] on condition that Article 44 of the Convention now in force be maintained as it is, cannot consent to the Article 44a [which became Article 44], proposed by the Second Commission." (Statement of Mr. Mérey von Kapos-Mére, Actes et documents de la Deuxième Conférence internationale de la Paix 1907, vol.I, p.86).


Belarus

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Jun 4, 1962

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Belgium

Oct 18, 1907

Aug 8, 1910

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Bolivia

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Brazil

Oct 18, 1907

Jan 5, 1914

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Bulgaria

Oct 18, 1907

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Chile

Oct 18, 1907

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China

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May 10, 1917

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Colombia

Oct 18, 1907

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Cuba

Oct 18, 1907

Feb 22, 1912

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Denmark

Oct 19, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Dominican Republic

Oct 18, 1907

May 16, 1958

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Ecuador

Oct 18, 1907

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El Salvador

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Ethiopia

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Aug 5, 1935

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Fiji

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Apr 2, 1973

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Finland

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Dec 30, 1918

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France

Oct 18, 1907

Oct 7, 1910

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Germany

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

Reservation made at signature and maintained at ratification :

"Under reservation of Article 44 of the annexed Regulations."


Greece

Oct 18, 1907

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Guatemala

Oct 18, 1907

Mar 15, 1911

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Haiti

Oct 18, 1907

Feb 2, 1910

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Hungary

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

Reservation made at signature and maintained at ratification:

Under reservation of the declaration made in the plenary session of the Conference of August 17, 1907 :

"The delegation of Austria-Hungary having accepted the new Article 22a [which became the last paragraph of Article 23] on condition that Article 44 of the Convention now in force be maintained as it is, cannot consent to the Article 44a [which became Article 44], proposed by the Second Commission." (Statement of Mr. Mérey von Kapos-Mére, Actes et documents de la Deuxième Conférence internationale de la Paix 1907, vol.I, p.86).


Iran

Oct 18, 1907

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Italy

Oct 18, 1907

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Japan

Oct 18, 1907

Dec 13, 1911

Reservation made at signature and maintained at ratification :

"With reservation of Article 44."


Liberia

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Feb 4, 1914

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Luxembourg

Oct 18, 1907

Sep 5, 1912

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Mexico

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Montenegro

Oct 18, 1907

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Netherlands

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Nicaragua

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Dec 16, 1909

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Norway

Oct 18, 1907

Sep 19, 1910

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Panama

Oct 18, 1907

Sep 11, 1911

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Paraguay

Oct 18, 1907

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Peru

Oct 18, 1907

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Poland

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May 9, 1925

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Portugal

Oct 18, 1907

Apr 13, 1911

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Romania

Oct 18, 1907

Mar 1, 1912

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Russian Federation

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

Reservation made at signature and maintained at ratification:

Under the reservation formulated as to Article 44 of the Regulations annexed to the present Convention and contained in the minutes of the fourth plenary session of August 17, 1907.

Extract from the procès-verbal : "The delegation of Russia has the honour to declare that having accepted the new Article 22a [which became Article 23, paragraph 2], proposed by the delegation of Germany, in the place of Article 44 of the existing Regulations of 1899, it makes reservations on the subject of the new wording of the said Article 44a" (Statement of Mr. Martens, Actes et documents de La Deuxième Conférence internationale de la Paix, 1907, vol.I, p.86).


Serbia

Oct 18, 1907

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South Africa

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Mar 10, 1978

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Sweden

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Switzerland

Oct 18, 1907

May 12, 1910

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Thailand

Oct 18, 1907

Mar 12, 1910

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Turkey

Oct 18, 1907

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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United States of America

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Uruguay

Oct 18, 1907

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Venezuela

Oct 18, 1907

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