Présentation - Hague Convention on Hospital Ships 1904

i n t r o d u c t i o n

Convention for the Exemption of Hospital Ships, in Time of War, from The Payment of all Dues and Taxes Imposed for the Benefit of the State. The Hague, 21 December 1904.

Forum of adoption

Diplomatic Conference

Entry into force

26.03.1907

This Convention was adopted at a Conference convened by the Government of the Netherlands on the initiative of the Government of France. It is still in force today. No later Convention has been concluded on the same subject.

Meetings of forum

21.12.1904, The Hague

Dade of adoption

21.12.1904

Depositary

Netherlands

Number of articles

Authentic text

French

Source

D.Schindler and J.Toman, The Laws of Armed Conflicts, Martinus Nihjoff Publisher, 1988, pp.295-297.

Keywords

NAVAL WARFARE; HOSPITAL SHIP; PORT; TAXES; INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT