Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [HL]

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Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [HL]

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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
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Any High Contracting Party may propose amendments to this
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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(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;
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(c)
communications received under Article 13;
(d)
denunciations under Article 14.

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Article 16 — Registration
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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.
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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,
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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.
ANNEX
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THIRD PROTOCOL EMBLEM
(Article 2, paragraph 2 and Article 3, paragraph 1 of the Protocol)
Article 1— Distinctive emblem

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Article 2 — Indicative use of the third Protocol emblem