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Geneva Conventions ? 60th Anniversary

By alfordd

Wed, August 12th, 2009 was the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Conventions. A landmark in international humanitarian law, these series of treaties, have been the basis for the law of armed conflict in the 20th (post-WW II) and 21st centuries. 

The text of the Geneva Conventions (and related information) are located on the web site of the International Committee of the Red Cross here:  http://www.icrc.org/ihl

The ICRC provides a synopsis of the principles of international humanitarian law here: http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/668BF8

The government of Switzerland is the depositary (the custodian) of the Geneva Conventions.  The custodian’s web site is here:  http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/recent/gencon/genco0/gechde.html

The Swiss Government’s web site celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions is here:  http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/recent/gencon.html

Finally, the ICRC’s web site on the 60th anniversary is here: http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/recent/gencon.html

(post – DEA)

Full post as published by Cocky Law Blawg on August 26, 2009 (boomark / email).