IRRC No. 172
Diplomatic Conference: On the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts: Summary of second session's work
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Abstract
As announced, the second session of the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts was held from 3 February to 18 April 1975 at the International Conference Centre, Geneva. The Conference, which was convened by Switzerland as Depositary State of the Geneva Conventions, was presided over with distinction by Mr. Pierre Graber, President of the Confederation. It was attended by representatives of 121 countries. The time has now come to report on its proceedings which are so important to the Red Cross and to mankind as a whole.