The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949

This Convention represents the fourth updated version of the Geneva Convention on the wounded and sick following those adopted in 1864, 1906 and 1929. It contains 64 articles. These provide protection for the wounded and sick, but also for medical and religious personnel, medical units and medical transports. The Convention also recognizes the distinctive emblems. It has two annexes containing a draft agreement relating to hospital zones and a model identity card for medical and religious personnel.


By : International Committee of the Red Cross (1863 - )

00 - Preliminary Remarks, Provisions Common to the Four Conventions



01 - Introductory notes: Geneva Convention I



02 - Convention Header, Chapter I, II: General Provisions, Wounded and Sick



03 - Chapter III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII: Medical Units and Establishments, Personnel, Buildings and Material, Medical Transports, The distinctive emblem, The execution of the Convention



04 - Chapter IX: Repression of Abuses and Infractions. Final Provisions, Denunciation, Annex 1



05 - Introductory Notes: Geneva Convention II



06 - Convention Header, Chapters I, II: General Provisions, Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked



07 - Chapters III, IV and V: Hospital Ships, Personnel and Medical transports



08 - Chapters VI, VII, VIII and Final Provisions: The distinctive emblem, The execution of the Convention, Repression of Abuses and Infractions



09 - Introductory notes: Geneva Convention III



10 - Convention header Part I: General Provisions, Part II (General Protection of Prisoners of War)



11 - Part III (Captivity) Section I: Beginning of Captivity



12 - Part III (Captivity) Section II: Internment of Prisoners of War



13 - Part III (Captivity) Sections III-IV



14 - Part III (Captivity) Section V



15 - Part III (Captivity) Section VI



16 - Part IV (Termination of Captivity)



17 - Part V (Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War)



18 - Part VI (Execution of the Convention)



19 - Annex I, II, III, and V



20 - Introductory Notes: Geneva Convention: IV



21 - Convention Header, Part I (General Provisions)



22 - Part II (General Protection of Population Against Certain Consequences of War)



23 - Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Sections I and II



24 - Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section III



25 - Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section IV Chapters I-III



26 - Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section IV Chapters IV-VIII



27 - Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section IV Chapters IX-XII



28 - Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section V



29 - Part IV (Execution of the Convention), Annex I, Annex II

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