Humanitarian Law and the Protection of War Victims |
Contents
What is international humanitarian law? | 11 |
The principles of humanitarian | 27 |
The general provisions of the Geneva conventions | 49 |
Rules of application | 75 |
Treatment of prisoners of war | 95 |
Protection of civilians | 115 |
Common terms and phrases
1929 Convention 1949 Diplomatic Conference acts adversary agreement aliens apply armed conflict armed forces army Article authorities belligerents benefit captivity captured circumstances civil combatants committed concept considered Convention lays delegates Detaining Power distinction doctors ensure entitled established fact favourable Geneva Conventions governments guarantees Hague Regulations harm hospital ships hostilities human rights ICRC individual institution International Committee International Humanitarian Law international law jus ad bellum law of armed law of Geneva law of war means medical personnel military operations moral neutral neutral country obligations occupied country occupied territory Occupying Power organization paragraph Parties partisans penal political prisoners prisoners of war problem prohibited protected persons Protecting Power provisions purpose reasons red cross emblem regard relations repatriation reprisals requirements respect rules safeguards sanctions Second World Second World War solution status Swiss franc Third Geneva Convention treated United Nations victims warfare wounded and sick