Approved and proposed for signature and ratification or accession by General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) of 9 December 1948 and entred into force on 12 January 1951.
Adopted on 8 June 1977 by the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armned Conflicts entry into force 7 December 1979, in accordance with Article 95