Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

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Year Published:  1949
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX5377

Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. Adopted on 12 August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, Held in Geneva from 21 April to 12 August, 1949. Entry into force 21 October 1950.

Subject Headings

• Geneva Conventions
• International Agreements/Treaties
• International Humanitarian Law
• International Law
• Military
• Military Activities
• Occupied Territories
• Rule of Law
• War
• War Crimes
• War/Laws of