Humanitarian Law or Humanitarian Politics? The 1974 Diplomatic Conference on Humanitarian Law*

Detlev F. Vagts · Theodor Meron · Stephen M. Schwebel · Charles Keever

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Abstract This chapter describes the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts, the first session of which met in Geneva from February 20 to March 29, 1974. The conference dealt with issues such as wars of national liberation as governed by the international law of war; the protection of medical personnel and transports; internal armed conflicts; the protection of the civilian population against the effects of hostilities; and the prohibition or restriction of use of various weapons.

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