Treaties related to war and weapons

Convention (I) for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes

Dated (29 Jul 1899). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land

Dated (29 Jul 1899). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (II) for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (III) Relative to the Opening of Hostilities

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (V) Respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (VI) Relating to the Status of Enemy Merchant Ships at the Outbreak of Hostilities

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (VII) Relating to the Conversion of Merchant Ships into War-Ships

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (VIII) Relative to the Laying of Automatic Submarine Contact Mines

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (IX) Concerning Bombardment by Naval Forces in Time of War

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (XI) Relative to Certain Restrictions with Regard to the Exercise of the Right of Capture in Naval War

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention (XIII) Concerning the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers in Naval War

Dated (18 Oct 07). Text version from Tufts University.

Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare

Dated (17 Jun 25). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide

Dated (9 Dec 48). Text version from Tufts University.

Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field.

Dated (12 Aug 49). Text version from Tufts University. WWW version via Leeds Amnesty International .

Geneva Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Dated (12 Aug 49). Text version from Tufts University.

Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Dated (12 Aug 49). Text version from Tufts University.

Geneva Convention (IV) Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

Dated (12 Aug 49). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Dated (14 May 54). Text version from Tufts University. WWW version and other commentary

Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction

Dated (10 Apr 72). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention on the Prohibition of Military or any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques

Dated (10 Dec 76). Text version from Tufts University.

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflict (Protocol I)

Dated (8 Jun 77). Text version from Tufts University.

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of non-international armed conflict (Protocol II)

Dated (8 Jun 77). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects

Dated (10 Oct 80). Text version from Tufts University.

Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction

Dated (13 Jan 93). Text version from Tufts University. Ratification status via SIPRI gopher.

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