Commentary on the First Geneva Convention : Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field / editorial committee Knut Dörmann [and three others] ; project team Jean-Marie Henckaerts [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henckaerts, Jean-Marie, author.

Contributor:

Dörmann, Knut, editor.

International Committee of the Red Cross, sponsoring body.

Series:

Commentaries on the 1949 Geneva Conventions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (1949 August 12).

Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field.

Geneva Conventions (1949 August 12)--Protocols, etc. (1977 December 12).

Geneva Conventions.

Geneva Conventions (1949 August 12).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 1344 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977 have developed significantly in the sixty years since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first published its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better understanding of, and respect for, this body of law, the ICRC commissioned a comprehensive update of its original Commentaries. Its preparation was coordinated by Jean-Marie Henckaerts, ICRC legal adviser and head of the project to update the Commentaries. The First Convention is a foundational text of international humanitarian law. It contains the essential rules on the protection of the wounded and sick, those assigned to their care, and the red cross and red crescent emblems. This article-by-article Commentary takes into account developments in the law and practice to provide up-to-date interpretations of the Convention. The new Commentary has been reviewed by humanitarian-law practitioners and academics from around the world. It is an essential tool for anyone working or studying within this field.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Jan 2017).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781316755709

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.