IRRC No. 245
Accession of the Republic of Vanuatu to the Protocols
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Abstract
The Republic of Vanuatu deposited with the Swiss Government, on 28 February 1985, an instrument of accession to the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (Protocol I) and non-international armed conflicts (Protocol II), adopted in Geneva on 8 June 1977.Pursuant to their provisions, the Protocols will enter into force for the Republic of Vanuatu on 28 August 1985.This is the 50th State to become party to Protocol I and the 43rd to Protocol II.