geneva convention in English

noun
1
an international agreement first made at Geneva in 1864 and later revised, governing the status and treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime.

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1. The Geneva Convention is void here

2. Moscow hasn't signed the Geneva Convention.

3. Some Geneva convention bullshit about non-military combat missions.

4. 9 Are you formally requesting me to contravene the Geneva Convention?

5. Under the Geneva Convention, dead prisoners must be given a decent burial.

6. The 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic has been ratified by 96 states.

7. Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.

8. In 1901, Dunant was awarded the first-ever Nobel Peace Prize for his role in founding the International Red Cross Movement and initiating the Geneva Convention.

9. A disciple or devotee; those who follow or uphold a leader or cause; bound by contract: Adherents to the Geneva Convention Not to be confused with:

10. Noting the detrimental impact on civilians’ access to essential services and their freedom of movement, Ireland recommended that the Government abide by its international obligations, including those under the Fourth Geneva Convention.

11. So you want to be a Soldier of Fortune (SOF)? According to Geneva Convention of 1994 it is illegal to be a SOF and you will be jailed where ever in the world you are

12. The erosion of asylum rights is evident here: countries sign a regional quasi-treaty to effectively Abdicate from compliance with an international treaty of a higher order, the Geneva Convention pertaining to the Status of Refugees

13. Admissions to refugee status as defined in the Geneva Convention were fairly stable in absolute terms in the early 1990s, despite variations in demand, but in the last few years there has been something of a decline.

14. The International Committee of the Red Cross was refused entry to the camps, Switzerland was deprived of its status as "protecting power" and POWs were reclassified as "Disarmed Enemy Forces" in order to avoid recognition under the Geneva Convention.

15. In 1864, sixteen European states adopted the first-ever Geneva Convention to save lives and alleviate the suffering of wounded and sick persons in the battlefield, as well as to protect trained medical personnel as non-combatants, in the act of rendering aid.

16. Hence, we continue to call on the international community to take action to compel Israel, the occupying Power, to cease immediately its military aggression and to scrupulously abide by international law, particularly the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

17. Where a Member State intends to expel, on a ground provided for in Directive 2003/109/EC, a beneficiary of international protection who has acquired long-term resident status in that Member State, that person should enjoy the protection against refoulement guaranteed under Directive 2004/83/EC and under Article 33 of the Geneva Convention.

18. Two explanations are given for them being sent to a concentration camp: first, that they had managed to make contact with the French Resistance, some were disguised as civilians, and they were carrying false papers when caught; they were therefore categorized by the Germans as spies, which meant their rights under the Geneva Convention were not respected.

19. In conclusion, the draft resolution in its first operative paragraph decides, pursuant to Article 96 of the Charter of the United nations to call on the International Court of Justice, pursuant to article 65 of the Statute of the Court, to urgently render an advisory opinion on the following question: What are the legal consequences arising from the construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the occupied Palestinian territories, including in and around East Jerusalem — as described in the report of the Secretary-General — bearing in mind the rules and principles of international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, and relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions?