Geneva Convention of 1864

When

22 Aug 1864

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

46.20° N, 6.15° E

Description

First Geneva Convention governing the sick and wounded members of armed forces, adopted in 1864

First of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions, adopted in 1864

The Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, more commonly referred to as the First Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention I and abbreviated as GCI, is the first of the four treaties of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It defines "the basis on which rest the rules of international law for the protection of the victims of armed conflicts."

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