

In some ways, Tchia eschews the idea of making you do anything by offering an open, exploration-based game filled with activities where, in nearly every case, completing them is optional.
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Ĭonventions I–IV and Protocols I–II ratified as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.Video games, unfairly simplified, all present a series of virtual tasks that must be performed for progress, and the player must decide if they enjoy doing those tasks. Ĭonventions I–IV and Protocols I and II ratified as the Soviet Union.ĭeclaration under Article 90 of Protocol 1 withdrawn in 2019. In January 2015 Palestine acceded to Protocols II and III. įollowing the United Nations General Assembly passing a resolution granting non-member observer state status to Palestine in November 2012, Palestine acceded to Conventions I-IV and Protocol I in April 2014. However, the Swiss Government reiterated its prior conclusions. In 1989, the PLO submitted a letter to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs which stated in part that the State of Palestine had decided to "adhere to the Four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the two Protocols additional thereto." However, the Swiss Government, which acts as the depositary for the Conventions, responded by stating that it was "not in a position to decide whether this communication can be considered as an instrument of accession" due to "the incertainty within the international community as to the existence or non-existence of a State of Palestine." In 1990, the PLO submitted a "Memorandum on the accession of the State of Palestine to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949" to the depository and requested that the issue be reconsidered. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) unilaterally declared itself bound by Conventions I–IV and Protocol I in 1982.

New Zealand declared that its ratification of Protocols I–II does not extend to the Cook Islands (which subsequently independently ratified the Protocols), Niue and Tokelau. Niue is considered bound by New Zealand's ratification of Conventions I–IV in 1959 by the International Committee of the Red Cross on the basis of Niue's enactment of its own Geneva Conventions Act 1958. Ĭonventions I–IV and Protocols I–III have been extended to Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and the Caribbean Netherlands. Namibia succeeded to Conventions I-IV in 1991, and Protocols I-II in 1994. The United Nations Council for Namibia acceded to Conventions I–IV and Protocols I–II in 1983. Hong Kong was declared by China to be covered by its ratification of Conventions I–IV and Protocols I–II from 1 July 1997, the same date the UK renounced their obligations for the territory following the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China.Īll the treaties extended to the Faroe Islands and to Greenland. Macau was declared by China to be covered by its ratification of Conventions I–IV and Protocols I–II from 20 December 1999, the same date Portugal renounced their obligations for the territory following the transfer of sovereignty over Macau to China. Year of ratification/accession/succession Ĭonventions I–IV and Protocols I–II ratified as the Byelorussian SSR.Ĭonventions I–IV ratified as the Republic of China which was a signatory in 1956.

Parties to the 1949 Conventions and Protocols I–III īelow is a list of state parties to the Geneva Conventions.

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. The Protocols have been ratified by 174, 169 and 79 states respectively. 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 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.
