The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Read in English by BettyB; TriciaG; gdman411; Kathrine Engan; Will Thompson; Maria Kasper "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. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (241MB)

Directors & creators

ICRC

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;war; Law; convention; human rights; Red Cross; geneva

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