PROTOCOL ADDITIONAL TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 12 AUGUST 1949, AND RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICTS (PROTOCOL I), OF 8 JUNE 1977 — Rwanda law | Esheria

PROTOCOL ADDITIONAL TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 12 AUGUST 1949, AND RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICTS (PROTOCOL I), OF 8 JUNE 1977

This article says the High Contracting Parties must respect and ensure respect for the Protocol, and it explains when the Protocol applies.

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This article says the High Contracting Parties must respect and ensure respect for the Protocol, and it explains when the Protocol applies. This article defines key terms used in the Protocol, including the four Geneva Conventions, rules of international law applicable in armed conflict, Protecting Power, and substitute. This article says the Conventions and the Protocol start applying when the situation in Article 1 begins, and they stop applying when military operations end or an occupation ends, except for certain people who remain protected until final release, repatriation, or re-establishment. Applying the Conventions, this Protocol, or related agreements must not change the legal status of parties to the conflict or of the territory in question. Parties to a conflict must designate and accept Protecting Powers without delay, and help any substitute carry out its tasks if no Protecting Power is in place.