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The body of international agreements consisting of four Conventions (1949) and two Additional Protocols (1977), concerning humanitarian treatment of victims of armed conflict, and put under the responsibility of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The first Protocol regulates the care of the wounded and sick soldiers on the battlefield;the second is about the care of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked in naval warfare; the third on the treatment of prisoners of war; the fourth on the protection of civilians in time of war. Additional Protocols I an II ensure more humane consideration not only in international conflicts but also in national strife, such as the treatment of guerilla fighters. (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990) |