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The provisions of the present Article do not relieve the... ... Fixed establishments and mobile medical units of the Medical Service... The responsible authorities shall ensure that the said medical establishments... ... Hospital ships entitled to the protection of the Geneva Convention...

The idea projected in these Conventions and by the subsequent state practice is that to the international armed conflicts the Hague and Geneva regime would apply and to non-international conflicts common article 3 of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol II to Geneva Conventions would apply.

In the case of occupied territory, ... the functions of government in such territory, by the provisions of the following Articles of the present Convention: I to 12, 27, 29 to 34, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53, 59, 61 to 77, and 143....

September 22, 2022 - Common Article 2 Geneva Convention Common Article 2 Geneva Convention provides for the application of the convention. Among other things, it provides that the convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or any other armed conflict between High Contracting parties.

In the case of occupied territory, ... the functions of government in such territory, by the provisions of the following Articles of the present Convention: 1 to 12, 27, 29 to 34, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53, 59, 61 to 77, 143....

September 18, 2024 - Section 3 (Articles 49–57) covers the type of labour that a prisoner of war may be compelled to do, taking such factors as rank, age, and sex into consideration, and that which because it is unhealthy or dangerous can only be done by prisoners of war who volunteer for such work.

August 3, 2024 - On 22 August 1864, the conference adopted the first Geneva Convention "for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field". Representatives of 12 states and kingdoms signed the convention: ... For both of these accomplishments, Henry Dunant became co recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. On 20 October 1868 the first unsuccessful attempt to expand the 1864 treaty was undertaken. With the 'Additional Articles ...

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June 28, 2024 - The 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols protect people who do not take part in the fighting and those who can no longer fight.