| Full Title: | 1949 Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field | |
| Short Title / Abbreviations: | First Geneva Convention | |
| Date & Place of Adoption: | 12 August 1949, Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Date of Entry into Force: | 21 October 1950 (Article 58) | |
| Depository: | Switzerland | |
| Secretariat / Relevant Authority: | International Committee of the Red Cross | |
| Subject Classification: | Criminal Justice/Human Rights | |
| Keywords: | International Humanitarian Law/International Criminal Law/Human Rights/War and Disarmament/Use of Force/War Crimes/Armed Conflict/Law of Armed Conflict/Geneva Conventions/Geneva Convention I/ International Committee of the Red Cross/ICRC | |
| General Status (Parties): | 194 Parties as of 04 January 2010 | |
| Citations to text: | 75 UNTS 31/ [1958] ATS No 21 | |
| Links to Current Status: | International Committee of the Red Cross | |
| Links to Text (CIL): |   |
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| Links to Text (External): | International Committee of the Red Cross | |
| Link to Reservations / Declarations: | International Committee of the Red Cross | |
| Protocols / Amendments: | 1977 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) | |
| Related Conventions: | 1949 Geneva Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea
1949 Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War 1949 Geneva Convention (IV) Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War |
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| Remarks: | – | |
| STATUS IN ASEAN STATES | ||
| Brunei Darussalam: | Accession (14 Oct 1991) | |
| Cambodia: | Accession (08 Dec 1958) | |
| Indonesia: | Accession (30 Sep 1958) | |
| Laos: | Accession (29 Oct 1956) | |
| Malaysia: | Accession (24 Aug 1962) | |
| Myanmar: | Accession (25 Aug 1992) | |
| Philippines: | Signature (08 Dec 1949); Ratification (06 Oct 1952) | |
| Singapore: | Accession (27 April 1973) | |
| Thailand: | Accession (29 Dec 1954) | |
| Vietnam: | Accession (28 Jun 1957) | |
| RESERVATION/DECLARATION/STATEMENT IN ASEAN STATES | ||
| Vietnam: | Reservation (Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 28 Jun 1957); Reservation (Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, 3 Dec 1973) | |
| Prepared By: SA | On: 28 Dec 2009 | |
| Checked By: MT | On: 04 Jan 2010 | |
| Last Updated By: ABI | On: 08 Feb 2010 | |
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