Guidance

'Public curiosity' in the 1949 Geneva Conventions: UK government and British Red Cross interpretation

Guidance on how to interpret the 'public curiosity' requirement in the 1949 Geneva Conventions, developed by the UK government and the British Red Cross.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 31 December 2007

This was published under the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

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'Public curiosity' in the 1949 Geneva Conventions: the interpretation developed by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Red Cross

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This document explains the practical interpretation of the requirement in Article 13 of the Third Geneva Convention to protect prisoners of war against insults and public curiosity. The UK government and British Red Cross jointly developed this interpretation.

See also an overview of the UK and international humanitarian law in 2018.

Published 31 December 2007