André Durand

Biographic Data

ID6793213
NAMEAndré Durand
GIVEN NAMESAndré
FAMILY NAMEDurand
SIGNATUREDURAND A
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS7
WORKS AS AUTHOR13
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1981
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
H-INDEX2

  • Le premier Prix Nobel de la Paix (1901)

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…2001

    The first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded a century ago to Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy, thus honouring two different aspects of the struggle against war: the endeavour to limit the suffering of war victims through humanitarian action, in particular the creation of the Red Cross; and the fight against war itself, or pacifism. The article traces the history of Dunant's candidacy and the uneasiness to which it gave rise in Geneva. Indeed, while re…

  • Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge à l'époque de la première Conférence de La Haye (1899)

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1999References: 1

    The then-President of the ICRC, Gustave Moynier, welcomed the initiative taken by Czar Nicholas II to convene a conference to discuss a large number of proposals to ensure peace in Europe. This conference became to be known as the (First) International Peace Conference (The Hague, 1899). While Moynier did not expect very much from a debate on “abolishing war altogether”, he expected the Conference to bolster the work started in Geneva in 1864, in…

  • Gustave Moynier and the peace societies

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1996Cited by: 2

    As soon as the Red Cross was founded, the question of its relationship with war was raised. Indeed, it could be argued that placing the protection of war victims on an institutional basis and creating a reserved area off-limits to violence was tantamount to an official recognition of warfare or a tacit acceptance of the use of force. Some even wondered whether the attempt to regulate warfare without trying to eliminate it was not serving the purp…

  • The role of Gustave Moynier in the founding of the Institute of International Law (1873) — The War in the Balkans (1857–1878) The Manual of the Laws of War (1880)

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1994Cited by: 1

    The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 had shown just how difficult it was to ensure respect for international law during actual fighting. Mutual accusations of violations of the Geneva Convention, or more generally of the customary laws of war, showed that neither the scope of humanitarian law nor the dissemination of its principles had been sufficient to avert excesses by the combatants. The protection of medical services and of the wounded should rem…

  • The Geneva Conference of August 1864 as seen by the Geneva press

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1989

    The Geneva Conference of August 1864 was held behind closed doors. A drawing published in the satirical paper the Carillon de Saint-Gervais is indicative of the reaction of journalists to this decision. It depicts three characters, symbolizing three Geneva newspapers, the Journal de Genève, La Démocratic suisse and the Carillon de Saint-Gervais , locked out of the International Congress whose door bears a sign saying “ no entry ”. The caption tra…

  • Human rights as perceived by the founders of the Red Cross

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1988Cited by: 1References: 4

    Red Cross doctrine and human rights doctrine have gradually converged, revealing spheres of activity and formal research common to both. It may be interesting to consider to what degree the idea of protection of human rights was present in the minds of the founders of the Red Cross, and how their original purposes were extended until they included some basic aspects of protection of the human individual

  • The development of the idea of peace in the thinking of Henry Dunant

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1986Cited by: 1

    Henry Dunant first came up against the problem of war at the battle of Solferino. The impact of the experience remained in his memory for ever and decided the course of his life. Spurred on by a deep repugnance for violence, he then set out on the long road which would lead him to propound ways and means first to protect victims of war, then to restrict the circumstances wherein war could arise, and finally to abolish war altogether. These three …

  • A book by Henry Dunant, written in collaboration with Dr. Chéron

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1985

    Henry Dunant, speaking briefly in his memoirs of a visit to a Dr. Chéron in rue Taitbout, Paris, on 4 September 1870, added the following interesting detail: “We had just published a book, under his name, which we wrote together.”

  • The International Committee of the Red Cross in the international community

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1984References: 2

    When one examines the origins and development of the Red Cross, one cannot fail to be struck by the contrast between the modest circumstances surrounding its creation, in 1863, by five men of good will, members of the Société genevoise d'utilité publique , and the worldwide dimension it has since then acquired. Today, the Red Cross is represented in 130 countries, and there are few people who have not at one time or another availed themselves of …

  • Origin and Evolution of the Statutes of the International Red Cross

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1983Cited by: 2

    The first Statutes of the International Red Cross date back to 1928. Until then, the International Red Cross had no constitution. It should not be deduced from this that the subject had not been considered. The First International Conference of the Red Cross (Paris, 1867) and the Second (Berlin, 1869) studied the question of the international organization of the Red Cross. Deferring consideration of the topic to a later session, they confirmed th…

  • The International Committee of the Red Cross

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1981

    In this issue International Review of the Red Cross commences the publication of a recent work, entitled “The International Committee of the Red Cross”, by André Durand, former ICRC delegate-general and author of a history of the ICRC . The original version, in French, was first published by the Centre de Recherches européennes, attached to Lausanne University, under the direction of Professor Henri Rieben. The full version of the book will be pr…

  • The International Committee of the Red Cross (II)

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1981

    In the years of transition and change between 1918 and 1939, the only constant was the contrast with the turmoil of the world wars which preceded and followed that period. In this passage from one world conflict to the next, three stages, not only in the evolution of the world but also in that of the ICRC, may he distinguished

  • The International Committee of the Red Cross (III)

    Open AccessAndré DurandARTICLEInternational Review of the Red…1981

    The founders of the Red Cross did not seek to establish their work on the elements of a doctrine. They referred to a concept of the world which was common to them all and which did not appear to need any explanation. They were impelled by the emotions which Henry Dunant's revelations and proposals had raised in them. Their purpose was to “ take into serious consideration the idea proposed in the conclusions of the book entitled “A Memory of Solfé…