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The Geneva Convention of 6 July 1906 is now a Historic Document

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

J. P.
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In 1966, we mentioned in these pages that, following the accession of the Republic of Korea to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the original Convention of 1864 was no more than a venerable museum piece.

To-day, with the accession of Costa Rica to the 1949 version, the “Geneva Convention of 6 July 1906 for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick in armies in the field” is no longer binding on any State. Thus, in its turn, it becomes a thing of the past, a glorious trophy like its predecessor.

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Research Article
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International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 10 , Issue 109 , April 1970 , pp. 199 - 200
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1970

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References

1 See International Review, 10 1966, p. 547.Google Scholar

2 It was on 15 October 1969 that the Republic of Costa Rica acceded to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949. This formality becoming effective after a period of six months, it was on 15 April 1970 that the Geneva Convention of 6 July 1906 ceased to be valid anywhere in the world.

3 Plate.—Some of the participants at the Diplomatic Conference.