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.

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Notes

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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Example Sentences

Remember, this was before the Bush administration had announced that the Geneva Conventions did not apply to these detainees.

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And that is why I have reaffirmed America's commitment to abide by the Geneva Conventions.

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The military officers who set up Guantánamo were told that the Geneva Conventions did not apply.

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What if from Day One the Bush administration had agreed that the Geneva Conventions should apply to all the prisoners?

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