The provisions of the present Protocol shall not affect the obligations of States Parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 8 June 1977, nor the opportunity available to any State Party to authorize the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit places of detention in situations not covered by international humanitarian law.
本议定书的规定不影响1949年8月12日《日内瓦四公约》及其1997年6月8日《附加议定书》缔约国的义务，也不影响任何缔约国批准红十字国际委员会在国际人道主义法未涵盖的情形中查访拘留地点的可能性。