The Hague Convention on Hospital Ships is a 1904 multilateral treaty that supplemented the 1899 Hague Convention for the adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention. The convention established that during times of war, hospital ships would be exempted from dues and taxes imposed on vessels in the ports of the states that ratify the treaty. It is the one treaty on the laws of war that was concluded between the two conferences at The Hague in 1899 and 1907.
Entry into force and parties The Hague Convention on Hospital Ships was concluded on 21 December 1904 and entered into force on 26 March 1907. It was signed by 26 states and as of 2014 it is in force for 30 states. One state—Serbia—signed the treaty but has not ratified it. The convention remains in force for the states that ratified it.
StateUnless otherwise specified, this is the current state for which the treaty is in force. If the ratifying state is different than the current state, this is noted in "Notes" column.Signature yearRatification yearNotes19041907Signed and ratified as .1904190719041907Signed and ratified by the government of China.–1965–1921The ratification by the Free City of Danzig has no application to a current state.1904190719041907Signed and ratified by the government of the French Third Republic.19041907Signed and ratified as the .19041907Signed and ratified as the .190619041907Signed and ratified as . Iran19041908Signed and ratified as "Persia" by the Qajar dynasty government.19041907Signed and ratified as the .19041907Signed and ratified as the Empire of Japan.19041907Signed and ratified as the .190419071904190719041907Signed and ratified as the .19041907–190719041907–1921Ratified by the government of the Second Polish Republic.19041907Signed and ratified as the .19041907Signed and ratified as the Kingdom of Romania.19041907Signed and ratified as the Russian Empire.1904–Signed as the .19041907Signed and ratified by the government of Spain under the Restoration.–19081904190719041907Ratified as "Siam".–193219041907
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