Présentation - Hague Convention XI 1907

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

Convention (XI) relative to certain Restrictions with regard to the Exercise of the Right of Capture in Naval War. The Hague, 18 October 1907.

General title

Second Peace Conference of The Hague, 1907.

Forum of adoption

International Peace Conference 1907

Entry into force

26.01.1910

Some of the restrictions on capture provided for in this Convention were previously applied by virtue of settled practice. This was the case particularly for coastal fishing boats and for vessels engaged in scientific discovery. The Convention extended the immunity to further cases. For military hospital ships, immunity from capture is provided for in Article 22 of Geneva Convention (II) of 1949.

Meetings of forum

15.06.1907 - 18.10.1907, The Hague

Dade of adoption

18.10.1907

Depositary

Netherlands

Number of articles

Authentic text

French

Source

D.Schindler and J.Toman, The Laws of Armed Conflicts, Martinus Nihjoff Publisher, 1988, pp.819-823.

Keywords

NAVAL WARFARE; CAPTURE; POSTAL SERVICE; PROHIBITION; SHIP; INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT; MAIL; NEUTRAL STATE; PRIZE; ANGARY; MERCHANT SHIP