Geneva Convention, 1949

Entry into Force: 21 October 1950

The undersigned Plenipotentiaries of the Governments represented at the Diplomatic Conference held at Geneva from April 21 to August 12, 1949, for the purpose of revising the Convention concluded at Geneva on July 27, 1929 relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, have agreed as follows:

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Chicago: "United States, et al.", "Geneva Convention, 1949," Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War, 1949 in Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War, 1949 Original Sources, accessed June 30, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PEJM132EW21F396.

MLA: "United States, et al.". "Geneva Convention, 1949." Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War, 1949, in Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War, 1949, Original Sources. 30 Jun. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PEJM132EW21F396.

Harvard: "United States, et al.", 'Geneva Convention, 1949' in Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War, 1949. cited in 12 August 1949, Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War, 1949. Original Sources, retrieved 30 June 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PEJM132EW21F396.

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