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The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949

The  Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949

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Number of Chapters: 30

Length: 08 hours and 46 minutes

Language: English

"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." - Summary by International Committee of the Red Cross

Please note, this recording DOESN'T include the 3 protocols.

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Preliminary Remarks, Provisions Common to the Four Conventions (BettyB)
Introductory notes: Geneva Convention I (BettyB)
Convention Header, Chapter I, II: General Provisions, Wounded and Sick (TriciaG)
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 (TriciaG)
Chapter IX: Repression of Abuses and Infractions. Final Provisions, Denunciation, Annex 1 (gdman411)
Introductory Notes: Geneva Convention II (gdman411)
Convention Header, Chapters I, II: General Provisions, Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked (gdman411)
Chapters III, IV and V: Hospital Ships, Personnel and Medical transports (gdman411)
Chapters VI, VII, VIII and Final Provisions: The distinctive emblem, The execution of the Convention, Repression of Abuses and Infractions (gdman411)
Introductory notes: Geneva Convention III (Kathrine Engan)
Convention header Part I: General Provisions, Part II (General Protection of Prisoners of War) (Kathrine Engan)
Part III (Captivity) Section I: Beginning of Captivity (Kathrine Engan)
Part III (Captivity) Section II: Internment of Prisoners of War (Kathrine Engan)
Part III (Captivity) Sections III-IV (Will Thompson)
Part III (Captivity) Section V (Will Thompson)
Part III (Captivity) Section VI (Will Thompson)
Part IV (Termination of Captivity) (gdman411)
Part V (Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War) (gdman411)
Part VI (Execution of the Convention) (gdman411)
Annex I, II, III, and V (gdman411)
Introductory Notes: Geneva Convention: IV (Maria Kasper)
Convention Header, Part I (General Provisions) (Maria Kasper)
Part II (General Protection of Population Against Certain Consequences of War) (Maria Kasper)
Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Sections I and II (Maria Kasper)
Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section III (Maria Kasper)
Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section IV Chapters I-III (Maria Kasper)
Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section IV Chapters IV-VIII (Maria Kasper)
Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section IV Chapters IX-XII (Maria Kasper)
Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Section V (Maria Kasper)
Part IV (Execution of the Convention), Annex I, Annex II (Maria Kasper)
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