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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
Finland

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Dec 30, 1918

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Belarus

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Jun 4, 1962

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Liberia

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Feb 4, 1914

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Fiji

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Apr 2, 1973

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Nicaragua

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Dec 16, 1909

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China

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May 10, 1917

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Ethiopia

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Aug 5, 1935

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South Africa

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Mar 10, 1978

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Poland

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May 9, 1925

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Greece

Oct 18, 1907

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Iran

Oct 18, 1907

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Netherlands

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Ecuador

Oct 18, 1907

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Colombia

Oct 18, 1907

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Chile

Oct 18, 1907

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Bulgaria

Oct 18, 1907

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Montenegro

Oct 18, 1907

-

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Paraguay

Oct 18, 1907

-

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Peru

Oct 18, 1907

-

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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).


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).


Venezuela

Oct 18, 1907

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Uruguay

Oct 18, 1907

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Turkey

Oct 18, 1907

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Serbia

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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Dominican Republic

Oct 18, 1907

May 16, 1958

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Argentina

Oct 18, 1907

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Thailand

Oct 18, 1907

Mar 12, 1910

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Switzerland

Oct 18, 1907

May 12, 1910

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Guatemala

Oct 18, 1907

Mar 15, 1911

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France

Oct 18, 1907

Oct 7, 1910

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United States of America

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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El Salvador

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Cuba

Oct 18, 1907

Feb 22, 1912

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Brazil

Oct 18, 1907

Jan 5, 1914

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Bolivia

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Belgium

Oct 18, 1907

Aug 8, 1910

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Haiti

Oct 18, 1907

Feb 2, 1910

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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."


Sweden

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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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).


Romania

Oct 18, 1907

Mar 1, 1912

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Portugal

Oct 18, 1907

Apr 13, 1911

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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."


Panama

Oct 18, 1907

Sep 11, 1911

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Norway

Oct 18, 1907

Sep 19, 1910

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Mexico

Oct 18, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Luxembourg

Oct 18, 1907

Sep 5, 1912

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Denmark

Oct 19, 1907

Nov 27, 1909

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Total : 51