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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 January 2010
The Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949, for the protection of war victims, postulate the principle of humane treatment for man, the victim of war. They afford protection in a specific field, that is to say, they affect only “protected” persons and only in the event of armed conflict of an international character, but not in conflicts which are not international. However, despite their limitations, the Conventions do afford protection in a very important field, in situations involving the greatest risk of suffering for mankind and in which lack of protection could have distressing consequences. It is for this reason that these Conventions are of such great importance. They form a fundamental component in that system of protection of man's basic rights which is gradually being developed through the medium of contemporary international law.
This paper was presented to the Second International Congress of the Neutrality of Medicine, Paris. (Ed.)
page 511 note 2 Except where the article common to all four Conventions, Article 3, applies; this contains provisions relating to armed conflict not of an international character. (Ed.)
page 516 note 1 As part of this campaign, Prof. Milan Bartos, Academician, member of the U.N. International Law Commission, gave a conference in Belgrade entitled, “Red Cross Action for the Protection of War Victims”; the text of his lecture was printed and 16,000 copies were distributed in a short time throughout the entire country.