Sources of International Humanitarian Law

The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907

• (II) Convention with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land. The Hague, 29 July 1899.
• (IV) Convention respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land. The Hague, 18 October 1907.

Geneva Conventions with Protocols

• Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field.
• Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea.
• Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
• Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.

Additional Protocols

• Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977
• Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II), 8 June 1977
• Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III), 8 December 2005