Contemporary era · 1949
Fourth Geneva Convention
The Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (French: Convention relative à la protection des personnes civiles en temps de guerre), more commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention IV (abbreviated as GCIV), is one of the four treaties of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It was adopted on 12 August 1949, and came into force in October 1950.
- When
- 12 Aug 1949
- Where
- Geneva
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
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