First Geneva Convention is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Overview
The Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field (French: Convention pour l'amélioration du sort des blessés et des malades dans les forces armées en campagne), more commonly referred to as the First Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention I and abbreviated as GCI, is the first of the four treaties of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It defines "the basis on which rest the rules of international law for the protection of the victims of armed conflicts." GCI is the fourth iteration of a series of Geneva Conventions, all of which sought to implement binding international arrangements for the protection of wounded armies. The first iteration was adopted in 1864, which was then significantly revised and replaced in 1906, 1929, and finally 1949 Geneva Convention I is inextricably linked to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which is both the instigator for the inception and enforcer of the articles in these conventions.
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Editorial note
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