Title	Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II)
Publisher	International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Publication Date	8 June 1977
Topics	International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions | Protection of civilian persons in time of war | Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations
Citation / Document Symbol	1125 UNTS 609
Reference	Entry into force: 7 December 1978
Other Languages / Attachments	Greek
Cite as	International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 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, 1125 UNTS 609, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b37f40.html [accessed 21 September 2016]
Comments	The Protocol was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts in Geneva. It was signed on 12 December 1977. Entry into force on 7 December 1978, in accordance with Article 23.
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