List of parties to the Geneva Conventions


The Geneva Conventions, which were most recently revised in 1949, consist of seven individual treaties which are open to ratification or accession by any sovereign state. They are:
The four 1949 Conventions have been ratified by 196 states, including all UN member states, both UN observers the Holy See and the State of Palestine, as well as the Cook Islands. The Protocols have been ratified by 174, 169 and 77 states respectively. In addition, Article 90 of Protocol I states that "The High Contracting Parties may at the time of signing, ratifying or acceding to the Protocol, or at any other subsequent time, declare that they recognize ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other High Contracting Party accepting the same obligation, the competence of the Commission to enquire into allegations by such other Party, as authorized by this Article." 76 states have made such a declaration.

Parties to the 1949 Conventions and Protocols I–III

Below is a list of state parties to the Geneva Conventions.
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;Former states parties
The following states were party to the Geneva Conventions I–IV, but their ratifications have not been recognised as applying to any succeeding state under international law:
;Authorities making a unilateral declaration
Article 96.3 of Protocol I allows for an "authority representing a people engaged against a High Contracting Party in an armed conflict" to make a unilateral declaration to apply the four Conventions and Protocol I with respect to that conflict. As of 2015 this provision has been utilized by the Polisario Front in 2015.
AuthorityYear of declarationConflict
Polisario Front2015Western Sahara conflict with Morocco

Parties to the 1864 Geneva Convention

The first ten articles of the First Geneva Convention were concluded in 1864. This was the original Geneva Convention. The following states were parties to the 1864 Geneva Convention.
StateGC 1864Notes
1879
1866
Grand Duchy of Baden1864Original signatory.
1866
1864Original signatory.
1879
1906
Principality of Bulgaria1884
1896The Union of South Africa was recognized as the successor state of this ratification.
1879
of China1904
1906
1888
1907
1864Original signatory.
1907
1907
1874
French Empire1864Original signatory.
1906
1865
1903
1907
1866Original signatory.
Holy See1868
1898
Sublime State of Persia1874
1864Original signatory.
Empire of Japan1886
1903
1888
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin1895
1905
1875
1864Original signatory.
1898
1897
1865
1907
1907
1880
1866Original signatory.
1865Original signatory.
Romania1874
1867
1866
Principality of Serbia1876
Spanish Empire1864Original signatory.
1864Original signatory.
Siam1895
1865
1864
1882
1900
1894
Kingdom of Württemberg1864Original signatory.

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