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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPENDIUM VOLUME II

1.The provisions of the Geneva Conventions and, where

applicable,

the

1977

Additional

Protocols,

governing

prevention and repression of misuse of the distinctive

emblems

shall

apply

equally

to

the

third

Protocol

emblem. In particular, the High Contracting Parties shall

take

measures

necessary

for

the

prevention

and

repression, at all times, of any misuse of the distinctive

emblems

mentioned

in

Articles

1

and

2

and

their

designations, including the perfidious use and the use of

any sign or designation constituting an imitation thereof.

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 above, High Contracting

Parties may permit prior users of the third Protocol

emblem, or of any sign constituting an imitation thereof,

to continue such use, provided that the said use shall not

be such as would appear, in time of armed conflict, to

confer the protection of the Geneva Conventions and,

where applicable, the 1977 Additional Protocols, and

provided that the rights to such use were acquired before

the adoption of this Protocol.

Article 7 - Dissemination

The High Contracting Parties undertake, in time of peace

as in time of armed conflict, to disseminate this Protocol

as widely as possible in their respective countries and, in

particular,

to

include

the

study

thereof

in

their

programmes of military instruction and to encourage the

study thereof by the civilian population, so that this

instrument may become known to the armed forces and

to the civilian population.

Article 8 - Signature

This Protocol shall be open for signature by the Parties to

the Geneva Conventions on the day of its adoption and

will remain open for a period of twelve months.

Article 9 - Ratification

This Protocol shall be ratified as soon as possible. The

instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the

Swiss

Federal

Council,

depositary

of

the

Geneva

Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocols.

Article 10 - Accession

This Protocol shall be open for accession by any Party to

the Geneva Conventions which has not signed it. The

instruments of accession shall be deposited with the

depositary.

Article 11 - Entry into force

1. This Protocol shall enter into force six months after two

instruments

of

ratification

or

accession

have

been

deposited.

2. For each Party to the Geneva Conventions thereafter

ratifying or acceding to this Protocol, it shall enter into

force six months after the deposit by such Party of its

instrument of ratification or accession.

Article 12 - Treaty relations upon entry into force of this

Protocol

1. When the Parties to the Geneva Conventions are also

Parties to this Protocol, the Conventions shall apply as

supplemented by this Protocol.

2. When one of the Parties to the conflict is not bound by

this Protocol, the Parties to the Protocol shall remain

bound

by

it

in

their

mutual

relations.

They

shall

furthermore be bound by this Protocol in relation to each

of the Parties which are not bound by it, if the latter

accepts and applies the provisions thereof.

Article 13 - Amendment

1. Any High Contracting Party may propose amendments

to this Protocol. The text of any proposed amendment

shall be communicated to the depositary, which shall

decide, after consultation with all the High Contracting

Parties, the International Committee of the Red Cross and

the

International

Federation

of

Red

Cross and Red

Crescent

Societies,

whether a conference should be

convened to consider the proposed amendment.

2. The depositary shall invite to that conference all the

High Contracting Parties as well as the Parties to the

Geneva Conventions, whether or not they are signatories

of this Protocol.

Article 14 - Denunciation

1. In case a High Contracting Party should denounce this

Protocol, the denunciation shall only take effect one year

after

receipt

of

the

instrument

of

denunciation.

If,

however, on the expiry of that year the denouncing Party

is engaged in a situation of armed conflict or occupation,

the denunciation shall not take effect before the end of

the armed conflict or occupation.

2. The denunciation shall be notified in writing to the

depositary,

which

shall

transmit

it

to

all

the

High

Contracting Parties.

3. The denunciation shall have effect only in respect of the

denouncing Party.

4. Any denunciation under paragraph 1 shall not affect

the obligations already incurred, by reason of the armed

conflict

or

occupation,

under

this Protocol by such

denouncing Party in respect of any act committed before

this denunciation becomes effective.

Article 15 - Notifications

The depositary shall inform the High Contracting Parties

as well as the Parties to the Geneva Conventions, whether

or not they are signatories of this Protocol, of:

a) signatures affixed to this Protocol and the deposit of

instruments of ratification and accession under Articles 8,

9, and 10 ;

b) the date of entry into force of this Protocol under

Article 11 within ten days of said entry into force;

c) communications received under Article 13;

d) denunciations under Article 14.

Article 16 - Registration

1.

After

its

entry

into

force,

this

Protocol

shall

be

transmitted by the depositary to the Secretariat of the

United

Nations

for

registration

and

publication,

in

accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United

Nations.

2. The depositary shall also inform the Secretariat of the

United

Nations

of

all

ratifications,

accessions

and

denunciations received by it with respect to this Protocol.

Article 17 - Authentic texts

The original of this Protocol, of which the Arabic, Chinese,

English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally

authentic, shall be deposited with the depositary, which

shall transmit certified true copies thereof to all the

Parties to the Geneva Conventions.

Convention for the Protection of

Cultural Property in the Event of Armed

Conflict

May 14, 1954

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