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ICRC publication 1996 ref. 0321 The Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949  The 1949 Geneva Conventions neither provided for adequate protection of the civilian population against the effects of hostilities, nor did they cover modern forms of warfare.
The work of the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts, held in Geneva from 1974 to 1977, resulted in the adoption of two Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions. ICRC, Geneva, revised ed., 1996, 134 pp., 16 x 23 cm, English, French, Spanish*, Arabic / Free of charge / ref. 0321 * To order the Spanish version of this publication, contact Protocol I, applicable in international armed conflicts, protects civilians against the effects of hostilities and extends prisoner-of-war status to guerrilla fighters, while Protocol II gives increased protection to the victims of high-intensity non-international armed conflicts. |
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