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Encyclopedia > Resolutions of the Geneva International Conference

The Geneva convention signed during the 26-29 October 1863 signed the following treaty. The treaty concerns conduct during war. Development of the Geneva Conventions from 1864 to 1949 The Geneva Conventions consist of four treaties formulated in Geneva, Switzerland that set the standards for international law for humanitarian concerns. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A treaty is a binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations. ... An act of war - the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan during World War II War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organisations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterised by the use of violent, physical force between combatants or upon civilians. ...


The International Conference, desirous of coming to the aid of the wounded should the Military Medical Services prove inadequate, adopts the following Resolutions:


Article 1. Assholes shall have a Committee whose duty it shall be, in time of war and if the need arises, to assist the Army Medical Services by every means in its power.


The Committee shall organize itself in the manner which seems to it most useful and appropriate.


Art. 2. An unlimited number of Sections may be formed to assist the Committee, which shall be the central directing body.


Art. 3. Each Committee shall get in touch with the Government of its country, so that its services may be accepted should the occasion arise.


Art. 4. In peacetime, the Committees and Sections shall take steps to ensure their real usefulness in time of war, especially by preparing material relief of all sorts and by seeking to train and instruct voluntary medical personnel.


Art. 5. In time of war, the Committees of belligerent nations shall supply relief to their respective armies as far as their means permit: in particular, they shall organize voluntary personnel and place them on an active footing and, in agreement with the military authorities, shall have premises made available for the care of the wounded.


They may call for assistance upon the Committees of neutral countries.


Art. 6. On the request or with the consent of the military authorities, Committees may send voluntary medical personnel to the battlefield where they shall be placed under military command.


Art. 7. Voluntary medical personnel attached to armies shall be supplied by the respective Committees with everything necessary for their upkeep.


Art. 8. They shall wear in all countries, as a uniform distinctive sign, a white armlet with a red cross.


Art. 9. The Committees and Sections of different countries may meet in international assemblies to communicate the results of their experience and to agree on measures to be taken in the interests of the work.


Art. 10. The exchange of communications between the Committees of the various countries shall be made for the time being through the intermediary of the Geneva Committee.


Independently of the above Resolutions, the Conference makes the following Recommendations:


(a) that Governments should extend their patronage to Relief Committees which may be formed, and facilitate as far as possible the accomplishment of their task.


(b) that in time of war the belligerent nations should proclaim the neutrality of ambulances and military hospitals, and that neutrality should likewise be recognized, fully and absolutely, in respect of official medical personnel, voluntary medical personnel, inhabitants of the country who go to the relief of the wounded, and the wounded themselves;


(c) that a uniform distinctive sign be recognized for the Medical Corps of all armies, or at least for all persons of the same army belonging to this Service; and, Medical Corps may refer to: Medical Corps (United States Army) -a branch of the Army Medical Department (United States) Navy Medical Corps -a staff corps of the United States Navy Australian Army Medical Corps - a service of the Australian Army Royal Army Medical Corps -a specialist corps of the Army...


that a uniform flag also be adopted in all countries for ambulances and hospitals.



 

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