Contents
Chapter I Provisions common to the four Conventions and to Protocol
Chapter II Protection of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (Convention I of 12 August 1949)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces at Sea (Convention II of 12 August 1949) Additional Protocol I, Part II
Chapter III
Regulations relating to the conduct of combatants and the protection of prisoners of war
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (Convention III of 12 August 1949)
Additional Protocol I, Part III
Chapter IV Protection of civilian persons and populations in time of war Additional Protocol I, Part IV
Geneva Convention relative to the protection of civilian persons in time of war (Convention IV of 12 August 1949)
Chapter V Protection of victims of non-international armed conflicts Article 3 Common to the four Conventional and additional Protocol II

In a constant state of development international humanitarian law, which protects the victims of armed conflicts, currently consists of some 600 provisions in on Geneva Conventional and their Additional Protocols a handy resume of the basic rules of humanitarian law, it is preceded by a summary in seven points setting out the key elements of the law of armed conflicts Intended mainly for dissemination purposes, of the international agreements to which the marginal notes refer.