Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995
- Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995
Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995 (c27) made provision for the amendment of the United Kinddom's Geneva Conventions Act 1957 to enable the addition of Protocol I and Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, to be incorporated into the law of England (and Wales), Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and British colonies. [ [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/ukpga_19950027_en_1 Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995 (c. 27)] , Office of Public Sector Information, Accessed 27 May 2008]
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