The use of the symbol shown in this image is regulated by certain international treaties, particularly the
Hague Conventions
of 1899 and 1907, the
Geneva Conventions
of 1949 and their additional protocols of 1977 and 2005, as well as other rules of
International Humanitarian Law
either in written agreements or by long-standing customs. Misuse of this symbol is prohibited by these treaties as well as by national law in all countries which have ratified them. These restrictions are independent of the
copyright
status of the depiction shown here.