Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War Adopted on 12 August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva from 21 April to 12 August, 1949 entry into force 21 October 1950 PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 The High Contracting Parties […]

Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea. Geneva, 12 August 1949. Preamble The undersigned Plenipotentiaries of the Governments represented at the Diplomatic Conference held at Geneva from April 21 to August 12, 1949, for the purpose of revising the Xth Hague Convention of […]

Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field. Geneva, 12 August 1949. Preamble The undersigned Plenipotentiaries of the Governments represented at the Diplomatic Conference held at Geneva from April 21 to August 12, 1949, for the purpose of revising the Geneva Convention for the […]

Genève-konventionen den 12 augusti 1949 angående skydd för civilpersoner under krigstid (IV) Undertecknade, befullmäktigade ombud för de regeringar, vilka låtit sig företrädas vid den diplomatiska konferens, som hållits i Genève från den 21 april till den 12 augusti 1949 för upprättande av en konvention till skydd för civilpersoner under krigstid, hava överenskommit om följande bestämmelser. Avdelning […]