The Geneva conventions of 12 August 1949 / International committee of the Red Cross

Includes bibliographical references

Contents
Preliminary remarks...
GENEVA CONVENTION
FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF
THE WOUNDED AND SICK IN ARMED FORCES IN THE FIELD OF 12 AUGUST 1949
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS..............

Respect for the Convention

Application of the Convention

Conflicts not of an international character.

Application by neutral Powers
Article 5
Duration of application..........

Special agreements.........

Non-renunciation of rights

Protecting Powers.........

Activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Substitutes for Protecting Powers

Conciliation procedure..........
CHAPTER II
WOUNDED AND SICK.............

Protection and care
Article 13 Protected persons.


Search for casualties. Evacuation...........


Recording and forwarding of information
Prescriptions regarding the dead. Graves Registration Service .....

Role of the population...........
CHAPTER III
MEDICAL UNITS AND ESTABLISHMENTS.
Protection............
Protection of hospital ships
Discontinuance of protection of medical establishments
and units............
Conditions not depriving medical units
and establishments of protection......... Hospital zones and localities
Protection of permanent personnel.. Protection of auxiliary personnel..... Personnel of aid societies.

Societies of neutral countries..

Retained personnel..........
Status of auxiliary personnel.......
Return of medical and religious personnel.
Selection of personnel for return........
Return of personnel belonging to neutral countries.........
CHAPTER V
BUILDINGS AND MATERIAL...........
Buildings and stores.
Property of aid societies
CHAPTER VI Protection..........
MEDICAL TRANSPORT.............
Article 36 Medical aircraft..
Article 37 Flight over neutral countries. Landing of wounded.
CHAPTER VII
THE DISTINCTIVE EMBLEM.
Emblem of the Convention..
Use of the emblem..........
Article 40
Article 41
Identification of medical and religious personnel
Identification of auxiliary personnel........
Marking of medical units and establishments.
Marking of units of neutral countries........
Restrictions in the use of the emblem. Exceptions...
CHAPTER VIII
EXECUTION OF THE CONVENTION
Detailed execution. Unforeseen cases
Prohibition of reprisal.........
Dissemination of the Convention.....
Translations. Rules of application
CHAPTER IX
REPRESSION OF ABUSES AND INFRACTIONS.
Penal sanctions: I. General observations
II. Grave breaches.............
III. Responsibilities of the Contracting Parties......... Enquiry procedure..........
Misuse of the emblem.......
Prevention of misuse
FINAL PROVISIONS............
Languages.....
Signature.......
Ratification........
Coming into force..........
Relation to previous Conventions........ Accession........
Notification of accessions...
Immediate effect.............
Denunciation......
Registration with the United Nations
Draft Agreement Relating to Hospital Zones and Localities..........
Identity Card for Members of Medical and Religious Personnel attached to the Armed Forces.