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The Swing of the Pendulum. A hundred years in the development of humanitarian law—1874–1973

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Jean Pictet
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The concept that man must be protected against the ills of war is not a recent one. It may be likened to a clear spring gushing out from time immemorial, increasing gradually in volume as it surges forth until its swollen waters are borne down upon us today. The sum of efforts that idea has aroused has grown, parallel to the rise of civilization with which it is indissolubly linked.

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Research Article
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International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 15 , Issue 168 , March 1975 , pp. 111 - 122
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Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1975

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Footnotes

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The historical facts in this article were obtained mainly from the excellent work by the late Pierre Boissier: Histoire du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge, Paris, 1963.