Applicability of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem, and the Other Occupied Arab Territories

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 55 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

16 versions · 2003–2018

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/73/97

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2018	A/RES/73/97	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories	678	99%Compare
2017	A/RES/72/85	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories	678	99%Compare
2016	A/RES/71/96	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories	678	96%Compare
2015	A/RES/70/88	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories	699	89%Compare
2014	A/RES/69/91	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories	647	92%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

16 reports · 2003–2019

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2019	A/74/219	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/73/97
2018	A/73/364	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/85
2017	A/72/314	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/71/96
2016	A/71/321	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/88
2015	A/70/133	Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/69/91

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

East Jerusalem (State of Palestine)Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Israel Palestine Question Territories Occupied by Israel

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,Error: Reference source not found is applicable to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967;

Demands that Israel accept the de jure applicability of the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, and that it comply scrupulously with the provisions of the Convention;

Calls upon all High Contracting Parties to the Convention, in accordance with article 1 common to the four Geneva ConventionsError: Reference source not found and as mentioned in the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July 2004,Error: Reference source not found to continue to exert all efforts to ensure respect for its provisions by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967;

Notes the reconvening by Switzerland, the depositary State, of the Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention on 17 December 2014, and calls for efforts to uphold the obligations reaffirmed in the declarations adopted on 5 December 2001 and on 17 December 2014;Error: Reference source not found

Welcomes initiatives by States parties, in accordance with article 1 of the Convention, aimed at ensuring respect for the Convention;

Reiterates the need for speedy implementation of the relevant recommendations contained in the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, including at its tenth emergency special session and including resolution ES-10/15, with regard to ensuring respect by Israel, the occupying Power, for the provisions of the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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