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Parc des Bastions Differences between Moynier and Dunant developed early over the reach of the organization's authority and its legal and organizational formation. The key point of dispute was Dunant's idea to grant neutrality to wounded soldiers and medical staff in order to protect them. Moynier was a determined opponent of this plan, which he did not consider realistic, and thought its insistence risked the collapse of the project. Dunant, however, was able to persuade powerful political and military figures in Europe of his ideas, and with the first
Geneva Convention in 1864 had some success toward their implementation. In the same year however, Moynier took over the position of president of the International Committee. The increasing tensions between the pragmatist Moynier and the idealist Dunant led to Dunant's expulsion, led by Moynier, after Dunant's bankruptcy in 1867. While not proven, it is probable that Moynier used his influence to prevent Dunant, who from then on lived in rather poor conditions, from receiving financial assistance from his various supporters in Europe. For example, the gold medal of the
Sciences Morales at the
Paris World's Fair in 1867 was not awarded to Dunant but divided between Dunant, Moynier and Dufour. The prize money was also not awarded to Dunant but given to the International Committee itself. An offer from
Napoleon III to settle half of Dunant's debt if the other half would be taken over by Dunant's friends was thwarted by Moynier's efforts. In 1872, Moynier submitted, after the
Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71, a proposal for the creation of an international arbitration court to penalize violations of
international humanitarian law. Because of concerns by most national governments over state
sovereignty, the measure was not adopted. Moynier was nominated for the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1905 by
Richard Kleen, a member of the
Institut de droit international (Institute of International Law). Unlike Dunant who was awarded the first Peace Prize in 1901 together with
Frédéric Passy, Moynier never received the prize in his own name, although the Institute that he had founded received the honor in 1904. He died in 1910, two months before Dunant, without any sort of reconciliation between the two. Having been president of the committee until his death, he is still the committee's longest-serving president. ==Legacy==