Geneva Conventions

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The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international humanitarian law instrument
series of international treaties
adopted 1949
adoptedAt Geneva
adoptedBy Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War
alsoKnownAs Geneva Conventions of 1949
linked to: Geneva Conventions
appliesTo international armed conflicts
basedOn Geneva Convention of 1906
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Geneva Convention of 1929
earlier Geneva Conventions of 1864
composedOf First Geneva Convention
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Fourth Geneva Convention
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Second Geneva Convention
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Third Geneva Convention
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containsPrinciple humane treatment of persons not taking active part in hostilities
non-discrimination in protection
prohibition of cruel or degrading treatment
prohibition of torture
respect for the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems
defines grave breaches of international humanitarian law
depositary Swiss Federal Council
establishes obligations to search for and care for the wounded and sick
rules on collection and exchange of information on prisoners of war
rules on judicial guarantees for protected persons
field international humanitarian law
hasAdditionalProtocol Additional Protocol I
Additional Protocol II
Additional Protocol III
influencedBy International Committee of the Red Cross
inspired development of Additional Protocols of 1977
development of customary international humanitarian law
language English
French
official UN languages through later authentic texts
legalStatus legally binding on state parties
nearUniversalRatification true
numberOfStatesParties almost all states
purpose to protect civilians in time of war
to protect prisoners of war
to protect wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field
to protect wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea
regulates protection of civilian persons in time of war
treatment of prisoners of war
treatment of wounded and sick soldiers on land
treatment of wounded, sick and shipwrecked military personnel at sea
requires enactment of national legislation to punish grave breaches
training of armed forces in humanitarian law
subject laws of war
protection of war victims

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Geneva knownFor Geneva Conventions
Nuremberg trials influenced Geneva Conventions of 1949
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Geneva Conventions alsoKnownAs Geneva Conventions of 1949
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Geneva Conventions composedOf First Geneva Convention
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Geneva Conventions composedOf Second Geneva Convention
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Geneva Conventions composedOf Third Geneva Convention
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Geneva Conventions composedOf Fourth Geneva Convention
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Geneva Conventions basedOn Geneva Convention of 1906
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United Nations system of international law includesInstrument Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols
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Additional Protocol I partOf Geneva Conventions framework
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Additional Protocol I supplements Geneva Convention I
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Additional Protocol I supplements Geneva Convention IV
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Henry Dunant influenced Geneva Conventions of 1864
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Additional Protocol II supplements Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
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FrontlineMakeshiftCamps governedBy Geneva Conventions on prisoners of war
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Additional Protocol III legalBasis Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
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Additional Protocol III relatedTo Fourth Geneva Convention
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Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War drafted Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
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Geneva Convention of 1929 influenced Geneva Conventions of 1949
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RCRC Movement guidingFramework Geneva Conventions
Red Cross emblem governedBy Geneva Conventions
subject linked to: red cross
Nazi war crimes ledTo Geneva Conventions of 1949
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Red Crescent recognizedBy Geneva Conventions
subject linked to: red crescent
Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions follows Geneva Conventions of 1949
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Nuremberg Principles relatedTo Geneva Conventions
Article 8 of the Rome Statute influencedBy Geneva Conventions of 1949
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International humanitarian law includes Geneva Conventions of 1949
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International humanitarian law hasKeyInstrument Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions
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Treaties of the United Kingdom hasPart Geneva Conventions 1949
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Polish POWs protectedBy Geneva Conventions
Second Geneva Convention partOf Geneva Conventions of 1949
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Red Crystal emblem legalBasis Geneva Conventions
Red Lion and Sun recognizedBy Geneva Conventions
Third Geneva Convention partOf Geneva Conventions of 1949
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Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 influenced Geneva Conventions of 1949
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Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 partOf Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
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Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 partOf Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
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Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) applicableLaw Geneva Conventions and their customary rules
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Treaties of Mexico hasPart Geneva Conventions
First Geneva Convention of 1864 supersededBy Geneva Conventions of 1949
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Second Geneva Convention of 1906 precedes Geneva Conventions of 1949
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National Red Cross Societies subjectTo Geneva Conventions
National Red Crescent Societies subjectTo Geneva Conventions
opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld interpretedTreaty Geneva Conventions of 1949
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Prisoner of War Medal relatedTo Geneva Conventions