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The Geneva Conventions—An important Anniversary—1949–1969

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1969

C. Pilloud*
Affiliation:
Director, International Committee of the Red Cross.

Extract

The date of 12 August 1949 takes its place amongst the important historic events of which the Red Cross can be justly proud: on 22 August 1864 there was the signing of the First Geneva Convention; the second revision of that Convention and the signing of the Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war were made on 27 July 1929 and on 12 August 1949 there were the revision of the old Conventions and the adoption of the Geneva Convention for the protection of civilian persons in time of war. On each occasion protection of the individual was extended to further categories of victims.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1969

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References

page 402 note 1 Here is the text of this reservation, also made by a number of other governments: «La République démocratique du Vietnam déclare que les prisonniers de guerre poursuivis et condamnés pour des crimes de guerre ou pour des crimes contre l'humanité, conformément aux principes posés par la Cour de Justice de Nuremberg, ne bénéficieront pas des dispositions de la présente Convention ainsi que l'a spécifié l'article 85.»

page 402 note 2 See International Review, 07 1965.Google Scholar

page 408 note 1 See International Review, 07 1969.Google Scholar