Declaration provided for under Article 90 of 1977 Additional Protocol I (prior acceptance of the competence of the International Fact-Finding Commission). (September 29, 1989)
On 23 October 2019, the Russian Federation informed the Swiss Federal Council of the following:
"The Russian Federation decided to withdraw the declaration made by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics at the time of the ratification of the Additional Protocol I in accordance with Article 90, paragraph 2, recognizing ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other High Contracting Party accepting the same obligation, the competence of the International Fact-Finding Commission" (unofficial translation).
批准时的声明:
“苏联批准关于保护战争受难者的日内瓦公约的附加议定书,这是我国近期外交史上的一次不寻常的事件。
它反映了新政治思想的精神,显示了苏联国家对实现国际事务人性化和加强国际法律体系的承诺。
同时,它通过力图确保人道主义和仁慈的原则即便在战争的悲剧环境中也得到尊重,证明了俄国与苏联外交上的精神传承,该传承可追溯至19世纪60年代。
苏联在附加议定书的起草中的作用举世公认,附加议定书是呈交新苏联议会批准的首批国际文书之一。
应当指出,苏联最高苏维埃选择不带任何保留地批准议定书。同时,我们的国家承认在违反国际人道主义法律的情况下国际调查委员会所享有的管辖权。
我们苏联人希望,批准附加议定书会使苏联受到来自所有参与人道主义光荣事业和努力从战争的恐怖中解放全人类的各方的应有的赞赏。”
鸣谢:译文由WIPO提供。© 2013 WIPO
Signature and ratification by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.