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Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009

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Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009 [1]
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 so as to give effect to the Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 done on 8 December 2005; and to amend the United Nations Personnel Act 1997 so as to give effect to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 8 December 2005.
Citation 2009 c 6
Introduced by David Miliband MP, Foreign Secretary (Commons)
Lord Malloch-Brown (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent 2 July 2009
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009 (c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to the adoption of certain treaties relating to international humanitarian law.

Contents

Provisions

It was enacted to give effect to the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. [2] [3]

Section 1

This section amends the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 to recognise the red crystal symbol as an emblem of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. [4]

Section 2

This section amends section 4 of the United Nations Personnel Act 1997 to give legal protections to those delivering humanitarian, political or development goals. [5]

Section 3 - Commencement, extent and short title

See also

References

  1. ↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 3(5) of this Act.
  2. ↑ Explanatory notes, paragraph 3
  3. ↑ Meyer, Michael; Garraway, Charles (1 January 2010). "I. THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS AND UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL (PROTOCOLS) ACT 2009: A MOVE AWAY FROM THE MINIMALIST APPROACH". International & Comparative Law Quarterly. 59 (1): 171–180. doi:10.1017/S0020589309990121. ISSN   1471-6895.
  4. ↑ "Way paved for Red Crystal symbol". BBC News. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "In full: Draft legislative programme". BBC News. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  6. ↑ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)
  7. 1 2 Akande, Dapo (1 January 2010). "II. CLEARING THE FOG OF WAR? The ICRC'S INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE ON DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN HOSTILITIES". International & Comparative Law Quarterly. 59 (1): 180–192. doi:10.1017/S0020589309990133. ISSN   1471-6895.
  8. ↑ The Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009 (Commencement No.1) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2892 (C. 128), article 2
  9. ↑ The Geneva Conventions Act (Guernsey) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2965), article 3 and the First Schedule
  10. ↑ "The Geneva Conventions Act (Guernsey) Order 2010". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. ↑ The Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009 (Commencement No.2) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1779 (C. 92)), article 2


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