International Humanitarian Law - Treaties & Documents

Treaties & Documents by topic Treaties & Documents by date Treaties & Documents by Country 1949 Conventions & Additional Protocols, & their Commentaries		Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field. Geneva, 12 August 1949. Articles [Introduction][Full text][Commentaries] Preamble Art. 1 - Respect for the Convention Art. 2 - Application of the Convention Art. 3 - Conflicts not of an international character Art. 4 - Application by neutral Powers Art. 5 - Duration of application Art. 6 - Special agreements Art. 7 - Non-renunciation of rights Art. 8 - Protecting Powers Art. 9 - Activities of the International Committe of the Red Cross Art. 10 - Substitutes for Protecting Powers Art. 11 - Conciliation procedure Art. 12 - Protection and care Art. 13 - Protected persons Art. 14 - Status Art. 15 - Search for casualties. Evacuation Art. 16 - Recording and forwarding of information Art. 17 - Prescriptions regarding the dead. Graves Registration Service Art. 18 - Role of the population Art. 19 - Protection Art. 20 - Protection of hospital ships Art. 21 - Discontinuance of protection of medical establishments and units Art. 22 - Conditions not depriving medical units and establishments of protection Art. 23 - Hospital zones and localities Art. 24 - Protection of permanent personnel Art. 25 - Protection of auxiliary personnel Art. 26 - Personnel of aid societies Art. 27 - Societies of neutral countries Art. 28 - Retained personnel Art. 29 - Status of auxiliary personnel Art. 30 - Return of medical and religious personnel Art. 31 - Selection of personnel for return Art. 32 - Return of personnel belonging to neutral countries Art. 33 - Buildings and stores Art. 34 - Property of aid societies Art. 35 - Protection Art. 36 - Medical aircraft Art. 37 - Flight over neutral countries. Landing of wounded Art. 38 - Emblem of the Convention Art. 39 - Use of the emblem Art. 40 - Identification of medical and religious personnel Art. 41 - Identification of auxiliary personnel Art. 42 - Marking of medical units and establishments Art. 43 - Marking of units of neutral countries Art. 44 - Restrictions in the use of the emblem. Exceptions Art. 45 - Detailed execution. Unforseen cases Art. 46 - Prohibition of reprisals Art. 47 - Dissemination of the Convention Art. 48 - Translations. Rules of application Art. 49 - Penal sanctions I. General observations Art. 50 - Penal sanctions II. Grave breaches Art. 51 - Penal sanctions III. Responsibilities of the Contracting Parties Art. 52 - Enquiry procedure Art. 53 - Misuse of the emblem Art. 54 - Prevention of misuse Art. 55 - Languages Art. 56 - Signature Art. 57 - Ratification Art. 58 - Coming into force Art. 59 - Relation to previous Conventions Art. 60 - Accession Art. 61 - Notification of accessions Art. 62 - Immediate effect Art. 63 - Denunciation Art. 64 - Registration with the United Nations Annex I Art. 1 Art. 2 Art. 3 Art. 4 Art. 5 Art. 6 Art. 7 Art. 8 Art. 9 Art. 10 Art. 11 Art. 12 Art. 13 Annex II - Identity card for members of medical and religious personel attached to the armed forces
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