Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War

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The Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War was the international diplomatic gathering that drafted and adopted the modern Geneva Conventions governing humanitarian protections during armed conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic conference
international conference
adopted Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949
Geneva Convention II of 12 August 1949
Geneva Convention III of 12 August 1949
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949
alsoKnownAs 1949 Geneva Diplomatic Conference
Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
convenedBy Swiss Federal Council
country Switzerland
dateOfAdoptionOfConventions 1949-08-12
drafted Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
linked to: Geneva Conventions

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
endDate 1949-08-12
field humanitarian law
public international law
followedBy subsequent protocols to the Geneva Conventions
historicalContext post–World War II reconstruction of international humanitarian law
hostCity Geneva
hostCountry Switzerland
language Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalDomain international humanitarian law
location Geneva
notableOutcome modern codification of protections for civilians in armed conflict
modern codification of protections for prisoners of war
modern codification of protections for wounded and sick combatants
organizedBy Swiss Federal Council
participation representatives of many United Nations member states
precededBy Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948
revision work on Geneva Conventions after World War II
purpose to establish international conventions for the protection of victims of war
to revise and expand earlier Geneva Conventions
relatedTo International Committee of the Red Cross
United Nations
result adoption of the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
significance cornerstone event in the development of contemporary Geneva law
startDate 1949-04-21
subjectMatter laws and customs of war
protection of victims of armed conflict
supportedBy International Committee of the Red Cross
timePeriod 20th century

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Geneva Conventions adoptedBy Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War
Additional Protocol I developedBy Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts
linked to: Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War
Additional Protocol III adoptedBy Diplomatic Conference of the States Parties to the Geneva Conventions
linked to: Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War
Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 obliges High Contracting Parties to search for persons alleged to have committed grave breaches
linked to: Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War