Aanvullend Protocol bij het Verdrag inzake het verbod of de beperking van het gebruik van bepaalde conventionele wapens die geacht kunnen worden buitensporig leed te veroorzaken of een niet-onderscheidende werking te hebben

Partijen met voorbehouden, verklaringen en bezwaren

Partij	Voorbehoud / verklaring	Bezwaren
Australië	Ja	Nee
België	Ja	Nee
Canada	Ja	Nee
Duitsland	Ja	Nee
Griekenland	Ja	Nee
Ierland	Ja	Nee
Israël	Ja	Nee
Italië	Ja	Nee
Liechtenstein	Ja	Nee
Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der	Ja	Nee
Oostenrijk	Ja	Nee
Polen	Ja	Nee
Verenigd Koninkrijk	Ja	Nee
Verenigde Staten van Amerika	Ja	Nee
Zuid-Afrika	Ja	Nee
Zweden	Ja	Nee
Zwitserland	Ja	Nee

Australië

22-08-1997

Declaration:
It is the understanding of the Government of Australia that the provisions of Protocol IV shall apply in all circumstances.

België

10-03-1999

Declaration:
It is the understanding of the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium that the provisions of Protocol IV which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.

Canada

19-10-1998

Declaration in relation to article 1:
It is the understanding of Canada that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.

Duitsland

27-06-1997

Declaration in relation to article 1:
It is the understanding of Germany that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.

Griekenland

05-08-1997

Declaration in relation to article 1:
It is the understanding of Greece that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.

Ierland

27-03-1997

Declaration in relation to article 1:
It is the understanding of Ireland that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.

Israël

30-10-2000

Declaration:
With reference to the scope of application defined in Article 1 of the Convention, the Government of the State of Israel will apply the provisions of the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons as well as the Convention and those annexed Protocols to which Israel has agreed to become bound, to all armed conflicts involving regular armed forces of States referred to in article 2 common to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949, as well as to all armed conflicts referred to in Article 3 common to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949.

Italië

13-01-1999

Declaration in relation to article 1:
It is the understanding of Italy that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.

Liechtenstein

19-11-1999

Declaration in relation to article 1:
It is the understanding of Liechtenstein that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.

Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der

25-03-1999

Declaration:
With regard to Article 1:
The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands takes the view that the provisions of Protocol IV which, given their content or nature, can also be applied in peacetime must be observed in all circumstances.

Oostenrijk

27-07-1998

Declaration in relation to article 1:
It is the understanding of Austria that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.

Polen

23-09-2004

The Republic of Poland believes that the provisions of the Additional Protocol should also be applied in peacetime.

Verenigd Koninkrijk

11-02-1999

Declaration:
In relation to Protocol IV, the Government of the United Kingdom declare that their application of its provisions will not be limited to the situations set out in Article 1 of the [1980] Convention.

Verenigde Staten van Amerika

21-01-2009

It is the understanding of the United States of America with respect to Article 2 that any decision by any military commander, military personnel, or any other person responsible for planning, authorizing or executing military action shall only be judged on the basis of that person’s assessment of the information reasonably available to the person at the time the person planned, authorized or executed the action under review, and shall not be judged on the basis of information that comes to light after the action under review was taken.

Zuid-Afrika

26-06-1998

Declaration in relation to article 1:
It is the understanding of South Africa that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.

Zweden

15-01-1997

Declarations:
-Sweden intends to apply the Protocol to all types of armed conflict;
-Sweden intends to pursue an international agreement by which the provisions of the Protocol shall be applicable to all types of armed conflict;
-Sweden has since long strived for explicit prohibition of the use of blinding laser which would risk causing permanent blindness to soldiers. Such an effect, in Sweden's view is contrary to the principle of international law prohibiting means and methods of warfare which cause unnecessary suffering.

Zwitserland

24-03-1998

Declaration:
It is the understanding of the Government of Switzerland that the provisions of Protocol IV shall apply in all circumstances.