Geneva Conventions
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| The '''Geneva Conventions''' comprise four [[Treaty|treaties]], and three additional [[Protocol (diplomacy)|protocols]], that establish the standards of [[international law]] for the [[humanitarian]] treatment of [[war]]. The singular term ''Geneva Convention'' usually denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the [[World War II|Second World War]] (1939–45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The Geneva Conventions extensively defined the basic, wartime rights of prisoners (civil and military); established protections for the wounded; and established protections for the [[civilian]]s in and around a war-zone. The treaties of 1949 were ratified, in whole or with [[Reservation (law)|reservations]], [[List of parties to the Geneva Conventions|by 196 countries]]. Moreover, the Geneva Convention also defines the rights and protections afforded to [[non-combatants]], yet, because the Geneva Conventions are about people in war, the articles do not address [[warfare]] proper — the use of [[weapon]]s of war — which is the subject of the [[Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|Hague Conventions]] (First Hague Conference, 1899; Second Hague Conference 1907), and the [[biological warfare|bio]]-[[chemical warfare]] [[Geneva Protocol]] (Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, 1925). | The '''Geneva Conventions''' comprise four [[Treaty|treaties]], and three additional [[Protocol (diplomacy)|protocols]], that establish the standards of [[international law]] for the [[humanitarian]] treatment of [[war]]. The singular term ''Geneva Convention'' usually denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the [[World War II|Second World War]] (1939–45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The Geneva Conventions extensively defined the basic, wartime rights of prisoners (civil and military); established protections for the wounded; and established protections for the [[civilian]]s in and around a war-zone. The treaties of 1949 were ratified, in whole or with [[Reservation (law)|reservations]], [[List of parties to the Geneva Conventions|by 196 countries]]. Moreover, the Geneva Convention also defines the rights and protections afforded to [[non-combatants]], yet, because the Geneva Conventions are about people in war, the articles do not address [[warfare]] proper — the use of [[weapon]]s of war — which is the subject of the [[Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|Hague Conventions]] (First Hague Conference, 1899; Second Hague Conference 1907), and the [[biological warfare|bio]]-[[chemical warfare]] [[Geneva Protocol]] (Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, 1925). | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| * [[Attacks on humanitarian workers]] | * [[Attacks on humanitarian workers]] | ||
| - | * [[Civilian]] | ||
| * [[Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons]] | * [[Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons]] | ||
| + | * [[Customary international humanitarian law]] | ||
| * [[Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict]] | * [[Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict]] | ||
| * [[Geneva Conference (disambiguation)]] | * [[Geneva Conference (disambiguation)]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights]] | ||
| * [[German Prisoners of War in the United States]] | * [[German Prisoners of War in the United States]] | ||
| + | * [[Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907]] – traditional rules on fighting wars | ||
| * [[Human rights]] | * [[Human rights]] | ||
| * [[Ian Fishback]] | * [[Ian Fishback]] | ||
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The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention usually denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939–45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The Geneva Conventions extensively defined the basic, wartime rights of prisoners (civil and military); established protections for the wounded; and established protections for the civilians in and around a war-zone. The treaties of 1949 were ratified, in whole or with reservations, by 196 countries. Moreover, the Geneva Convention also defines the rights and protections afforded to non-combatants, yet, because the Geneva Conventions are about people in war, the articles do not address warfare proper — the use of weapons of war — which is the subject of the Hague Conventions (First Hague Conference, 1899; Second Hague Conference 1907), and the bio-chemical warfare Geneva Protocol (Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, 1925).
See also
- Attacks on humanitarian workers
- Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
- Customary international humanitarian law
- Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict
- Geneva Conference (disambiguation)
- Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
- German Prisoners of War in the United States
- Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 – traditional rules on fighting wars
- Human rights
- Ian Fishback
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International humanitarian law
- Laws of war
- Nuremberg Principles
- Reprisals
- Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project
- Targeted killing
