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Genfer KonventionenGeneva Conventions: 1) Red Cross Conventions on the Protection of the Wounded, Prisoners of War and Civilian Persons in Time of War, first signed on August 22, 1864; new version passed on July 6, 1906; the Red Cross was enshrined in international law by the G. C. on July 27, 1929; the protection of the victims of war including civilian persons was concluded in a convention on August 12, 1949. 2) Convention on Refugees of July 8, 1951, defines the term refugee and governs refugee status.
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