Geneva Convention definition

Geneva Convention means the Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967;

Geneva Convention means the Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft signed in Geneva, Switzerland on June 19, 1948.

Geneva Convention means the Convention relating to the status of refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967;

Examples of Geneva Convention in a sentence

• In addition, there is a positive obligation under the First Geneva Convention to search for and collect the sick and wounded.212 They must be protected, cared for and their medical needs attended to.213 To this end, protection must also be afforded to medical personnel and equipment.214 The First Geneva Convention concerns only the injured or sick among the armed forces.

• As noted, for as long as civilians take up arms and participate directly in hostilities they may lose their immunity from attack, and they may also be prosecuted under domestic laws for engaging in conflict.181 However all civilians, whether or not they took up arms, are entitled to the humanitarian protections set out in Common Article 3182 and customary law applicable to all conflicts.183 Additional provisions in the Fourth Geneva Convention (which applies to civilians that ‘find themselves ...

• In any event, if the prisoners in question do not qualify for POW protection under the Geneva Convention itself, to the extent that certain of the provisions of that Convention are derived from the principles of humanity (and military necessity), they may apply as customary law.

• Conventions are binding as treaty law, but the key provisions are in any event customary in nature.195 As regards ‘prisoner of war’ status, which arises in international armed conflict, the Third Geneva Convention imposes limits on those who are entitled to such status.

More Definitions of Geneva Convention

Geneva Convention means the Convention for the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft, signed (ad referendum) at Geneva, Switzerland, on June 19, 1948, and amended from time to time, but excluding the terms of any adhesion thereto or ratification thereof containing reservations to which the United States of America does not accede.

Geneva Convention means the Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft signed at Geneva, Switzerland on 19 June 1948, and amended from time to time;

Geneva Convention means the Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards done at Geneva on the 26th day of September, 1927, the text of which is set out in Schedule 4;

Geneva Convention means the Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft, signed at Geneva on 19 June 1948;

Geneva Convention means the Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft, opened for signedature at Geneva on 19 June 1948; [(j)]

Geneva Convention means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951 and includes the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31st January 1967;

Geneva Convention means the International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency, signed at Geneva on 20 April 1929 (2);