The Joint Protocol acts as a bridge between the Paris and Vienna Conventions, effectively extending the benefits provided by one convention to victims in countries that have joined the other convention.
More information on the Joint Protocol, including the text and current status, is available here.
The following is a sampling of the articles related to the Joint Convention that have been published in the Nuclear Law Bulletin and Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law:
Parties to the Joint Protocol to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention | |||
Belgium* (PC) | Estonia (VC) | Lithuania (VC) | Slovenia* (PC) |
Benin (VC) |
Finland* (PC) |
Montenegro (VC) |
Sweden* (PC) |
Bulgaria* (VC) |
France* (PC) | Morocco (VC) | Switzerland* (PC) |
Cameroon (VC) |
Germany (PC) | Netherlands* (PC) | Türkiye (PC) |
Chile (VC) |
Ghana (VC) | Norway (PC) | Ukraine* (VC) |
Croatia (VC) |
Greece (PC) | Poland (VC) | United Arab Emirates* (VC) |
Czechia* (VC) |
Hungary* (VC) | Romania* (VC) | Uruguay (VC) |
Denmark (PC) |
Italy (PC) | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VC) | Zimbabwe (VC) |
Egypt (VC) |
Latvia (VC) | Slovak Republic* (VC) |
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* Country with at least one nuclear power plant in operation.