Additional Protocol III

E10342

humanitarian law treaty international treaty protocol to the Geneva Conventions

Additional Protocol III is a 2005 amendment to the Geneva Conventions that establishes the Red Crystal as an additional protective emblem alongside the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanitarian law treaty → international treaty → protocol to the Geneva Conventions →
addsProtectiveEmblem	Red Crystal →
adoptedAt	Geneva →
adoptedBy	Diplomatic Conference of the States Parties to the Geneva Conventions →
adoptionDate	2005-12-08 →
allowsIncorporationOfOtherEmblems	true →
allowsUseBy	International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement components → armed forces medical services → civilian medical services →
alsoKnownAs	Additional Protocol III to the Geneva Conventions →
appliesTo	international armed conflicts → non-international armed conflicts →
articleCount	17 →
cameIntoForceInYear	2007 →
depositary	Swiss Federal Council →
enteredIntoForceDate	2007-01-14 →
establishes	Red Crystal emblem →
fieldOfLaw	international humanitarian law →
fullName	Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III) →
incorporationDescription	permits incorporation of recognized emblems within the Red Crystal for indicative use by National Societies →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalBasis	Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 →
movementComponentsCovered	International Committee of the Red Cross → International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies → National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies →
preamblePresent	true →
prohibitsMisuseOfEmblems	true →
protectiveEmblemColor	red on white background →
protectiveEmblemName	Red Crystal →
protectiveEmblemShape	red frame in the shape of a square on edge on a white ground →
purpose	to enhance protection for medical services and personnel in armed conflicts → to establish an additional distinctive emblem free of religious, political or cultural connotations →
recognizesProtectiveEmblem	Red Crescent → Red Cross → Red Lion and Sun →
relatedTo	Additional Protocol I → Additional Protocol II → First Geneva Convention → Fourth Geneva Convention → Second Geneva Convention → Third Geneva Convention →
shortName	Protocol III →
subjectMatter	distinctive emblems for the protection of medical services and personnel in armed conflict →
yearOfConclusion	2005 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Additional Protocol III ("Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III)") →	fullName
Geneva Conventions →	hasAdditionalProtocol
Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions ("Protocol III") →	hasPart
International humanitarian law ("Additional Protocol III of 2005") →	includes
Additional Protocol I →	relatedTo
Additional Protocol III ("Protocol III") →	shortName