Geneva Conventions Act 1957
Geneva Conventions Act 1957 (1957 c. 52)
- Geneva Conventions Act 1957 (1957 c. 52)
- Punishment of offenders against conventions
- 1 Grave breaches of scheduled conventions.
- 1A Trial and punishment of offences under s.1
- Provisions as to certain legal proceedings
- 2 Notice of trial of protected persons to be served on protecting power, etc.
- 3 Legal representation of certain persons.
- 4 Appeals by protected persons.
- 5 Reduction of sentence and custody of protected persons.
- Prevention of abuse of Red Cross and other emblems
- 6 Use of Red Cross and other emblems.
- 6A Regulations.
- General
- 7 Interpretation.
- 8 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- FIRST SCHEDULE GENEVA CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED AND SICK IN ARMED FORCES IN THE FIELD
- Geneva, 12th August, 1949
- ARTICLE 1
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- SECOND SCHEDULE GENEVA CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF WOUNDED, SICK AND SHIPWRECKED MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES AT SEA
- Geneva, 12th August, 1949
- ARTICLE 1
- ARTICLE 2
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- Article 37
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- THIRD SCHEDULE GENEVA CONVENTION RELATIVE TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR
- Geneva, 12th August, 1949
- ARTICLE 1
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- Chapter I.—General Observations
- Chapter II.—Quarters, Food and Clothing of Prisoners of War
- Chapter III.—Hygiene and Medical Attention
- Chapter IV.—Medical Personnel and Chaplains Retained to Assist Prisoners of War
- Chapter V.—Religious, Intellectual and Physical Activities
- Chapter VI—Discipline
- Chapter VII.—Rank of Prisoner of War
- Chapter VIII.—Transfer of Prisoners of War after their arrival in camp
- ARTICLE 49
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- Chapter I.—Complaints of Prisoners of War respecting the Conditions of Captivity
- Chapter II.—Prisoners of War Representatives
- Chapter III.—Penal and Disciplinary Sanctions
- ARTICLE 109
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- FOURTH SCHEDULE GENEVA CONVENTION RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIAN PERSONS IN TIME OF WAR
- Geneva, 12th August, 1949
- ARTICLE 1
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- Chapter I.—General Provisions
- Chapter II.—Places of Internment
- Chapter III.—Food and Clothing
- Chapter IV.—Hygiene and Medical Attention
- Chapter V.—Religious, Intellectual and Physical Activities
- Chapter VI.—Personal Property and Financial Resources
- Chapter VII.—Administration and Discipline
- Chapter VIII.—Relations with the Exterior
- Chapter IX.—Penal and Disciplinary Sanctions
- Chapter X.—Transfers of Internees
- Chapter XI.—Deaths
- Chapter XII.—Release, Repatriation and Accommodation in Neutral Countries
- ARTICLE 142
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- FIFTH SCHEDULE PROTOCOL I
- Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I)
- PREAMBLE
- PART I General Provisions
- Article 1— General principles and scope of application
- Article 2— Definitions
- Article 3— Beginning and end of application
- Article 4— Legal status of the Parties to the conflict
- Article 5— Appointment of Protecting Powers and of their substitute
- Article 6— Qualified persons
- Article 7— Meetings
- PART II Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
- SECTION I— GENERAL PROTECTION
- Article 8— Terminology
- Article 9— Field of application
- Article 10— Protection and care
- Article 11— Protection of persons
- Article 12— Protection of medical units
- Article 13— Discontinuance of protection of civilian medical units
- Article 14— Limitations on requisition of civilian medical units
- Article 15— Protection of civilian medical and religious personnel
- Article 16— General protection of medical duties
- Article 17— Role of the civilian population and of aid societies
- Article 18— Identification
- Article 19— Neutral and other States not Parties to the conflict
- Article 20— Prohibition of reprisals
- SECTION II— MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION
- Article 21— Medical vehicles
- Article 22— Hospital ships and coastal rescue craft
- Article 23— Other medical ships and craft
- Article 24— Protection of medical aircraft
- Article 25— Medical aircraft in areas not controlled by an adverse Party
- Article 26— Medical aircraft in contact or similar zones
- Article 27— Medical aircraft in areas controlled by an adverse Party
- Article 28— Restrictions on operations of medical aircraft
- Article 29— Notifications and agreements concerning medical aircraft
- Article 30— Landing and inspection of medical aircraft
- Article 31— Neutral or other States not Parties to the conflict
- SECTION III— MISSING AND DEAD PERSONS
- Article 32— General principle
- Article 33— Missing persons
- Article 34— Remains of deceased
- PART III Methods and Means of Warfare Combatant and Prisoner-of-War Status
- SECTION I— METHODS AND MEANS OF WARFARE
- Article 35— Basic rules
- Article 36— New weapons
- Article 37— Prohibition of perfidy
- Article 38— Recognised emblems
- Article 39— Emblems of nationality
- Article 40— Quarter
- Article 41— Safeguard of an enemy hors de combat
- Article 42— Occupants of aircraft
- SECTION II— COMBATANT AND PRISONER-OF-WAR STATUS
- Article 43— Armed forces
- Article 44— Combatants and prisoners of war
- Article 45— Protection of persons who have taken part in hostilities
- Article 46— Spies
- Article 47— Mercenaries
- PART IV Civilian Population
- SECTION I— GENERAL PROTECTION AGAINST EFFECTS OF HOSTILITIES
- CHAPTER I— BASIC RULE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION
- Article 48— Basic rule
- Article 49— Definition of attacks and scope of application
- CHAPTER II— CIVILIANS AND CIVILIAN POPULATION
- Article 50— Definition of civilians and civilian population
- Article 51— Protection of the civilian population
- CHAPTER III— CIVILIAN OBJECTS
- Article 52— General protection of civilian objects
- Article 53— Protection of cultural objects and of places of worship
- Article 54— Protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population
- Article 55— Protection of the natural environment
- Article 56— Protection of works and installations containing dangerous forces
- CHAPTER IV— PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
- Article 57— Precautions in attack
- Article 58— Precautions against the effects of attacks
- CHAPTER V— LOCALITIES AND ZONES UNDER SPECIAL PROTECTION
- Article 59— Non-defended localities
- Article 60— Demilitarised zones
- CHAPTER VI— CIVIL DEFENCE
- Article 61— Definitions and scope
- Article 62— General protection
- Article 63— Civil defence in occupied territories
- Article 64— Civilian civil defence organisations of neutral or other States not Parties to the conflict and international co-ordinating organisations
- Article 65— Cessation of protection
- Article 66— Identification
- Article 67— Members of the armed forces and military units assigned to civil defence organisations
- SECTION II— RELIEF IN FAVOUR OF THE CIVILIAN POPULATION
- Article 68— Field of application
- Article 69— Basic needs in occupied territories
- Article 70— Relief actions
- Article 71— Personnel participating in relief actions
- SECTION III— TREATMENT OF PERSONS IN THE POWER OF A PARTY TO THE CONFLICT
- CHAPTER I— FIELD OF APPLICATION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND OBJECTS
- Article 72— Field of application
- Article 73— Refugees and stateless persons
- Article 74— Reunion of dispersed families
- Article 75— Fundamental guarantees
- CHAPTER II— MEASURES IN FAVOUR OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
- Article 76— Protection of women
- Article 77— Protection of children
- Article 78— Evacuation of children
- CHAPTER III— JOURNALISTS
- Article 79— Measures of protection for journalists
- PART V Execution of the Conventions and of this Protocol
- SECTION I— GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 80— Measures for execution
- Article 81— Activities of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organisations
- Article 82— Legal advisers in armed forces
- Article 83— Dissemination
- Article 84— Rules of application
- SECTION II— REPRESSION OF BREACHES OF THE CONVENTIONS AND OF THIS PROTOCOL
- Article 85— Repression of breaches of this Protocol
- Article 86— Failure to act
- Article 87— Duty of commanders
- Article 88— Mutual assistance in criminal matters
- Article 89— Co-operation
- Article 90— International Fact-Finding Commission
- Article 91— Responsibility
- PART VI Final Provisions
- Article 92— Signature
- Article 93— Ratification
- Article 94— Accession
- Article 95— Entry into force
- Article 96— Treaty relations upon entry into force of this Protocol
- Article 97— Amendment
- Article 98— Revision of Annex I
- Article 99— Denunciation
- Article 100— Notifications
- Article 101— Registration
- Article 102— Authentic texts
- ANNEX I
- REGULATIONS CONCERNING IDENTIFICATION
- Article 1— General provisions
- CHAPTER I— IDENTITY CARDS
- Article 2— Identity card for permanent civilian medical and religious personnel
- Article 3— Identity card for temporary civilian medical and religious personnel
- CHAPTER II— THE DISTINCTIVE EMBLEM
- Article 4— Shape
- Article 5— Use
- CHAPTER III— DISTINCTIVE SIGNALS
- Article 6— Use
- Article 7— Light signal
- Article 8— Radio signal
- Article 9— Electronic identification
- CHAPTER IV— COMMUNICATIONS
- Article 10— Radiocommunications
- Article 11— Use of international codes
- Article 12— Other means of communication
- Article 13— Flight plans
- Article 14— Signals and procedures for the interception of medical aircraft.
- CHAPTER V— CIVIL DEFENCE
- Article 15— Identity card
- Article 16— International distinctive sign
- CHAPTER VI— WORKS AND INSTALLATIONS CONTAINING DANGEROUS FORCES
- Article 17— International special sign
- ANNEX II Identity Card for Journalists on Dangerous Professional Missions
- SIXTH SCHEDULE PROTOCOL II
- PART I Scope of this Protocol
- Article 1— Material field of application
- Article 2— Personal field of application
- Article 3— Non-intervention
- PART II Humane Treatment
- Article 4— Fundamental guarantees
- Article 5— Persons whose liberty has been restricted
- Article 6— Penal prosecutions
- PART III Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
- Article 7— Protection and care
- Article 8— Search
- Article 9— Protection of medical and religious personnel
- Article 10— General protection of medical duties
- Article 11— Protection of medical units and transports
- Article 12— The distinctive emblem
- PART IV Civilian Population
- Article 13— Protection of the civilian population
- Article 14— Protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population
- Article 15— Protection of works and installations containing dangerous forces
- Article 16— Protection of cultural objects and of places of worship
- Article 17— Prohibition of forced movement of civilians
- Article 18— Relief societies and relief actions
- PART V Final Provisions
- Article 19— Dissemination
- Article 20— Signature
- Article 21— Ratification
- Article 22— Accession
- Article 23— Entry into force
- Article 24— Amendment
- Article 25— Denunciation
- Article 26— Notifications
- Article 27— Registration
- Article 28— Authentic texts
- SCHEDULE 7 Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III), 8 December 2005
- Preamble
- Article 1 — Respect for and scope of application of this Protocol
- Article 4 — International Committee of the Red Cross and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Article 5 — Missions under United Nations auspices
- Article 7 — Dissemination
- Article 8 — Signature
- Article 9 — Ratification
- Article 10 — Accession
- Article 15 — Notifications
- Article 17 — Authentic texts
- ANNEX THIRD PROTOCOL EMBLEM
- Article 1— Distinctive emblem
- Article 2 — Indicative use of the third Protocol emblem
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