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Download the full text of the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, adopted on 12 August 1949. The Convention sets out the rights and obligations of parties to the conflict and occupying powers in relation to protected persons.
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Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. Geneva, 12 August 1949. States parties and signatories. The Geneva Conventions which were adopted before 1949 were concerned with combatants only, not with civilians.
The Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (French: Convention relative à la protection des personnes civiles en temps de guerre), more commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention and abbreviated as GCIV, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It directs and coordinates the international activities
under the Fourth Geneva Convention over time in relation to the protection of civilians in international armed conflicts, and how State practice can be relevant to the legal interpretation of the treaty provisions and improving their implementation.
geneva convention relative to the protection of civilian PERSONS IN TIME OF WAR OF AUGUST 12, 1949. During its preliminary stages the Draft Convention was called "The Condition and Protection of Civilian Persons".
The Fourth Geneva Convention The Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of August 12, 1949 Civilians in areas of armed conflict and occupied territories are protected by the 159 articles of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Specific provisions include: Arts. 13, 32 Civilians are to be protected from
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