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Commentary on the First Geneva Convention: Volume 1: Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Commentary on the First Geneva Convention: Volume 1: Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Author: International Committee of the Red Cross
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107170100

Published In: December 2016
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781316621233

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The application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977 have developed significantly in the sixty years since the ICRC first published its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better understanding of, and respect for, this body of law, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) commissioned a comprehensive update of its original Commentaries, of which this is the first volume. The First Convention is a foundational text of international humanitarian law. It contains the essential rules on the protection of the wounded and sick, those assigned to their care, and the red cross and red crescent emblems.

This article-by-article commentary takes into account developments in the law and practice to provide up-to-date interpretations of the Convention. The new Commentary has been reviewed by humanitarian law practitioners and academics from around the world. It is an essential tool for anyone working or studying within this field.

Introduction

Preamble

Part I. General Provisions:

Article 1. Respect for the Convention

Article 2. Application of the Convention

Article 3. Conflicts not of an international character

Article 4. Application by neutral powers

Article 5. Duration of application

Article 6. Special agreements

Article 7. Non-renunciation of rights

Article 8. Protecting Powers

Article 9. Activities of the ICRC and other impartial humanitarian organizations

Article 10. Substitutes for protecting powers

Article 11. Conciliation procedure

Part II. Wounded and Sick:

Article 12. Protection and care of the wounded and sick

Article 13. Protected persons

Article 14. Status of the wounded and sick who have fallen into enemy hands

Article 15. Search for casualties. Evacuation

Article 16. Recording and forwarding of information

Article 17. Prescriptions regarding the dead. Graves Registration Service

Article 18. Role of the population

Part III. Medical Units and Establishments:

Article 19. Protection of medical units and establishments

Article 20. Protection of hospital ships

Article 21. Discontinuance of protection of medical units and establishments

Article 22. Conditions not depriving medical units and establishments of protection

Article 23. Hospital zones and localities

Part IV. Personnel:

Article 24. Protection of permanent personnel

Article 25. Protection of auxiliary personnel

Article 26. Personnel of aid societies

Article 27. Societies of neutral societies

Article 28. Retained personnel

Article 29. Status of auxiliary personnel who have fallen into enemy hands

Article 30. Return of medical and religious personnel

Article 31. Selection of personnel for return

Article 32. Return of personnel belonging to neutral countries

Part V. Buildings and Material: Article 33. Buildings and material of medical units and establishments

Article 34. Property of aid societies

Part VI. Medical Transports:

Article 35. Protection of medical transports

Article 36. Medical aircraft

Article 37. Flight over neutral countries. Landing of the wounded and sick

Part VII. The Distinctive Emblem:

Article 38. Emblem of the Convention

Article 39. Use of the emblem

Article 40. Identification of medical and religious personnel

Article 41. Identification of auxiliary personnel

Article 42. Marking of medical units and establishments

Article 43. Marking of units of neutral countries

Article 44. Restrictions in the use of the emblem. Exceptions

Part VIII. Execution of the Convention:

Article 45. Detailed execution. Unforeseen cases

Article 46. Prohibition of reprisals

Article 47. Dissemination of the Convention

Article 48. Translations. Implementing laws and regulations

Part IX. Repression of Abuses and Infractions:

Article 49. Penal sanctions

Article 50. Grave breaches

Article 51. Responsibilities of the contracting parties

Article 52. Enquiry procedure

Article 53. Misuse of the emblem

Article 54. Prevention of misuse of the emblem

Final provisions

Article 55. Languages

Article 56. Signature

Article 57. Ratification

Article 58. Coming into force

Article 59. Relation to previous conventions

Article 60. Accession

Article 61. Notification of accessions

Article 62. Immediate effect

Article 63. Denunciation

Article 64. Registration with the United Nations

Testimonium and signature clause.

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