Instituted in April 1863, the Lieber Code established this.
- Equal treatment of races
- Rules of war
- Sanitary rules in hospitals
- Water purification standards
Instituted in April 1863, the Lieber Code established this.
Rules of war. Dr. Francis Lieber of Colombia University was asked to head a committee to write the rules which were approved by President Abraham Lincoln. The Hague Regulations and the Geneva Conventions on war victims are based on the Lieber Code.