Italy
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Italy is listed on the official registers as "Italy". This dossier records its status under five heritage-protection and international criminal law instruments, as shown on the UNESCO and United Nations Treaty Collection registers on 8 October 2026.
Commitments
Status as shown on the official registers on the date we checked. Joining a treaty is a legal commitment; it does not show how well it is kept.
- Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention, 1954)Party · ratification · 8 May 1958
Also listed as a signatory on 14 May 1954.
Source: UNESCO Legal Affairs
- Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (First Protocol, 1954)Party · ratification · 8 May 1958
Also listed as a signatory on 14 May 1954.
Source: UNESCO Legal Affairs
- Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1999)Party · ratification · 9 July 2009
Also listed as a signatory on 26 March 1999.
Source: UNESCO Legal Affairs
- Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention, 1972)Party · ratification · 23/06/1978 (R)
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)Party · ratification · 26 Jul 1999
Signed 18 Jul 1998.
Source: United Nations Treaty Collection
Instruments not shown here have not been researched yet. They are not assumed to be absent.
Sites
Sources
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court - status of ratification (Chapter XVIII.10) — United Nations Treaty Collection · Tier 1: official or primary record · Page states: status as at 08-10-2026
- States Parties - UNESCO World Heritage Convention — UNESCO World Heritage Centre · Tier 1: official or primary record · Page states: as of 22-Oct-2024
Note: The page states its own as-of date as 22-Oct-2024 (196 States Parties); entries were read on 2026-10-08 and later changes, if any, may not be shown.
- Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention (States Parties and signatories tables) — UNESCO Legal Affairs · Tier 1: official or primary record
- Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (First Protocol, 1954) (States Parties and signatories tables) — UNESCO Legal Affairs · Tier 1: official or primary record
- Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (States Parties and signatories tables) — UNESCO Legal Affairs · Tier 1: official or primary record
Last checked against the registers October 8, 2026 · Approved by Harry Disley on October 8, 2026