The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, credited to ICRC, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Read in English by BettyB; TriciaG; gdman411; Kathrine Engan; Will Thompson; Maria Kasper "This Convention represents the fourth updated version of the Geneva Convention on the wounded and sick following those adopted in 1864, 1906 and 1929. It contains 64 articles. These provide protection for the wounded and sick, but also for medical and religious personnel, medical units and medical transports. The Convention also recognizes the distinctive emblems. It has two annexes containing a draft agreement relating to hospital zones and a model identity card for medical and religious personnel." - Summary by International Committee of the Red Cross Please note, this recording DOESN'T include the 3 protocols.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
• Author credits: ICRC
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 8:46:04

Catalogue topics

• war
• Law
• convention
• human rights
• Red Cross
• geneva

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 00 - Preliminary Remarks, Provisions Common to the Four Conventions — 13:18
2. 01 - Introductory notes: Geneva Convention I — 6:46
3. 02 - Convention Header, Chapter I, II: General Provisions, Wounded and Sick — 22:08
4. 03 - Chapter III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII: Medical Units and Establishments, Personnel, Buildings and Material, Medical Transports, The distinctive emblem, The execution of the Convention — 28:42
5. 04 - Chapter IX: Repression of Abuses and Infractions. Final Provisions, Denunciation, Annex 1 — 18:13
6. 05 - Introductory Notes: Geneva Convention II — 5:08
7. 06 - Convention Header, Chapters I, II: General Provisions, Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked — 24:39
8. 07 - Chapters III, IV and V: Hospital Ships, Personnel and Medical transports — 16:03
9. 08 - Chapters VI, VII, VIII and Final Provisions: The distinctive emblem, The execution of the Convention, Repression of Abuses and Infractions — 18:31
10. 09 - Introductory notes: Geneva Convention III — 11:31
11. 10 - Convention header Part I: General Provisions, Part II (General Protection of Prisoners of War) — 19:15
12. 11 - Part III (Captivity) Section I: Beginning of Captivity — 5:53
13. 12 - Part III (Captivity) Section II: Internment of Prisoners of War — 26:46
14. 13 - Part III (Captivity) Sections III-IV — 18:22
15. 14 - Part III (Captivity) Section V — 10:32
16. 15 - Part III (Captivity) Section VI — 28:24
17. 16 - Part IV (Termination of Captivity) — 18:18
18. 17 - Part V (Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War) — 8:56
19. 18 - Part VI (Execution of the Convention) — 12:52
20. 19 - Annex I, II, III, and V — 26:08
21. 20 - Introductory Notes: Geneva Convention: IV — 13:55
22. 21 - Convention Header, Part I (General Provisions) — 15:33
23. 22 - Part II (General Protection of Population Against Certain Consequences of War) — 15:01
24. 23 - Part III (Status and Treatment of Protected Persons) Sections I and II — 17:00

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