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The protection of the wounded and sick and the development of International Medical Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Bosko Jakovljevic
Bosko Jakovljevic*
Affiliation:
Legal Adviser of the Yugoslav Red Cross, Chair of Research at the Institute of International Affairs and Political Economy, Belgrade.
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Extract

At the time of its creation in 1863, the Red Cross had as its first objective the protection of the wounded and sick, and the work of ensuring that these victims of armed conflict were given the medical attention they required. To carry out this project National Societies were formed and States signed the Geneva Convention of August 22, 1864.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 5 , Issue 48 , March 1965 , pp. 115 - 122
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1965

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Footnotes

1

The International Review has pleasure in publishing the following article, whilst stressing that it reflects only the author's views.

Our readers are already acquainted with a study written by Mr. Jakovljevic jointly with Mr. J. Patrnogic, entitled “The Urgent Need to Apply the Rules of Humanitarian Law to so-called Internal Armed Conflicts”, which we published in our issue of August, 1961. (Editor's note).

References

page 116 note 1 See Jakovljevic-J, B.. Patrnogic: “Current Problems in International Medical Law” in Revue Internationale des services de santé des armées de terre, de mer et de l'air, Paris, 1959, Nos. 7–8; p. 327.Google Scholar

page 116 note 2 See: Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge, 06 1955, p. 367.Google Scholar

page 117 note 1 At the Centenary Congress the following resolution was adopted:

The Council of Delegates,

having taken note of the Draft Rules for the Protection of the Wounded and Sick and Civil Medical and Nursing Personnel in time of conflict submitted by the International Committee of the Red Cross,

invites the International Committee of the Red Cross to pursue the study of the problem, if possible with the help of Government experts, and present a Report to the next International Conference of the Red Cross. See Doc. DD/3 c/1 of the Centenary Congress for the draft rules.

page 117 note 2 For material on International Law Association activity, see the reports drawn up by the 47th–50th Conferences of the Association and its International Medical Law Commission.

page 120 note 1 Resolution 1904 (XVIII), November 20, 1963.