common article 3 relating to non-international armed conflict

It contains a short section concerning the general protection of populations against certain consequences of war, without addressing the conduct of hostilities, as such, which was later examined in the Additional Protocols of 1977. The Convention adopted in 1949 takes account of the experiences of World War II.

The events of World War II showed the disastrous consequences of the absence of a convention for the protection of civilians in wartime. were concerned with combatants only, not with civilians. The Geneva Conventions, which were adopted before 1949. The 1949 Geneva Conventions The First Geneva Convention protects wounded and sick soldiers on land during war.

Those responsible for grave breaches must be sought, tried or extradited, whatever nationality they may hold. They contain stringent rules to deal with what are known as 'grave breaches'. The Conventions and their Protocols call for measures to be taken to prevent or put an end to all breaches. They specifically protect people who are not taking part in the hostilities (civilians, health workers and aid workers) and those who are no longer participating in the hostilities, such as wounded, sick and shipwrecked soldiers and prisoners of war.

The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are at the core of international humanitarian law, the body of international law that regulates the conduct of armed conflict and seeks to limit its effects. It's a moment to celebrate all the lives the conventions have helped save, note the further work that needs to be done and to remind the world of the importance of protecting people from the worst of warfare. The Geneva Conventions – one of humanity's most important accomplishments of the last century - are turning 70 on 12 August 2019. They protect people who do not take part in the fighting ( civilians, medics, aid workers) and those who can no longer fight (wounded, sick and shipwrecked troops, prisoners of war). The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war. What’s 70 years old? Has saved millions of lives? And, continues to protect people? The Geneva Conventions.

Common article 3 relating to non-international armed conflict