Geneva Conventions --- Thank you for this conversation Kylea and Fritz. There were no civilian casualties at the battle of Solferino, so the first GC covered only the military wounded and sick on the battlefield. When it was updated in 1906, maritime warfare was added. During WWl, one of the main issue was PoWs, hence the third Convention of 1929. WWll saw a massive slaughter of civilian populations, hence the fourth GC of 1949. The law generally follows a disaster but does not come first !

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