His book was largely positively received, and the President of the Geneva Society for Public Welfare, jurist Gustave Moynier, made the book and its suggestions the topic of the 9 February 1863 meeting of the organization.
Hans bog blev godt modtaget, og præsidenten for Société genevoise d'utilité publique (Genèves forening for offentlig velfærd), juristen Gustave Moynier, gjorde bogen og dens forslag til et tema under et møde i organisationen den 9. februar 1863.