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Lieber Code — General Orders No. 100

1863 AD · Transmission: Global
LawLegalNorth American

Francis Lieber drafts, promulgated by Lincoln April 24, 1863, the first modern military code binding on the battlefield: banning cruelty and pillage, protecting cultural property, defining command responsibility, influencing the later Hague and Geneva codifications.

InstitutionUS War Department
Historical regionUnited States
Primary sourceGeneral Orders No. 100 (April 24, 1863)
Secondary sourceWikipedia; ICRC Customary IHL Database
Original languageEnglish
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