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The Geneva Conventions consist of four Treaties formulated in Geneva , Switzerland , that set the standards for International Law for humanitarian concerns. The conventions were the results of efforts by Henri Dunant , who was motivated by the horrors of war he witnessed at the Battle Of Solferino in 1859. As per article 49, 50, 129 and 146 of the Geneva Conventions I, II, III and IV, respectively, all signatory states are required to enact sufficient national law to make grave violations of the Geneva Conventions a punishable criminal offense. The conventions and their agreements are as follows:
In addition, there are three additional protocols to the Geneva Convention:
The adoption of the First Convention followed the foundation of the International Committee Of The Red Cross in 1863 . The text is given in the Resolutions Of The Geneva International Conference . All four conventions were last revised and ratified in 1949 , based on previous revisions and partly on some of the 1907 Hague Conventions; the whole set is referred to as the "Geneva Conventions of 1949" or simply the "Geneva Conventions". Later conferences have added provisions prohibiting certain methods of warfare and addressing issues of civil wars. Nearly all 200 countries of the world are "signatory" nations, in that they have ratified these conventions. Clara Barton was instrumental in campaigning for the ratification of the First Geneva Convention by the United States ; the U.S. signed in 1882 . By the Fourth Geneva Convention some 47 nations had ratified the agreements. OTHER GENEVA CONVENTIONS Other conventions of the United Nations taking place in Geneva and agreements signed there have become part of international and national laws, but are not be confused with the above-mentioned treaties though they may be referred to as "Geneva Conventions." These include the Convention On The Territorial Sea And The Contiguous Zone , the Convention Relating To The Status Of Refugees (1951) and Protocol Relating To The Status Of Refugees (1967), and others. SEE ALSO
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