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War Crimes
&
The Geneva Convention
By: Jackson B. Bloom
Henry Dunant
- In 1859, a Swiss social activist by the name of Henry Dunant
visited the ongoing Battle of Solferino, where he was stricken by
the lack of aid toward the soldiers and personnel involved.
- In 1862, Dunant published his book
Memoirs of Solferino, Where he outlined the horrors of war
which inspired him to propose:
1.
2.
A government treaty recognizing the neutrality of the agency and allowing it to provide
aid in times of war
The 4th Convention denotes the agreements set in 1949, during the aftermath of
the Second World War.
The 4th Convention updated and revised the past 3 conventions, while adding in
an additional convention, effectively becoming THE Geneva Convention of the
Geneva Conventions
The 4th convention focused primarily on the protection and specialised rights
toward the non-combatants of war, and better enforcement methods to prevent
such atrocities that occurred during WW2 such as:
1. The enforcement authority of the United Nations security council
2. The protecting powers
-. And the incorporation of the Grave Branches which outlined the definitive
definition of a War Crime
Questions?