Geneva Conventions

A set of international rules that govern the treatment of prisoners, the sick and wounded, and civilians during war. Under the Geneva Conventions, for example, ambulances and military hospitals and their staff are officially neutral and are not to be fired upon. Nearly all countries of the world have agreed to the Geneva Conventions.

Notes for Geneva Conventions

The first Geneva Convention was drawn up in the late nineteenth century and concerned only the sick and wounded in war. It has been revised several times since to accommodate new wartime conditions.

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How to use Geneva Conventions in a sentence

Remember, this was before the Bush administration had announced that the Geneva Conventions did not apply to these detainees.
Terry Carrico, Ex-Guantánamo Prison Commander, Says Facility Should Close | Aram Roston | January 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
And that is why I have reaffirmed America's commitment to abide by the Geneva Conventions.
Obama's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech | Barack Obama | December 10, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
The military officers who set up Guantánamo were told that the Geneva Conventions did not apply.
The Crimes of Guantánamo | Tara McKelvey | April 28, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
What if from Day One the Bush administration had agreed that the Geneva Conventions should apply to all the prisoners?
Building a Better Guantánamo | Dan Abrams | January 26, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

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