Geneva Conventions definition

Geneva Conventions means the international conventions signed at Geneva on August 12, 1949.
Geneva Conventions means the Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field of August 12, 1949, Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea of August 12, 1949, Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949, and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of August 12, 1949 which are applicable to the Kingdom of Bhutan.
Geneva Conventions means the four (4) Geneva Conventions o f 1949 to which the Republic of the Marshall Islands is party;

Examples of Geneva Conventions in a sentence

  • The Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I, for example, differentiate between “grave breaches” of the Geneva Conventions and other violations.

  • As the research is aimed at improving the compliance of armed groups with IHL, primary sources, such as the Geneva Conventions (in particular common Article 3), official documents from the legislative history of such conventions, official documents from governments, international organizations and case law from international courts and tribunals were consulted.

  • The experiences from humanitarian practice, where preventing delays in assistance are often crucial to the survival of those in need, have aided the developments in the law from the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Protocols, to these more recent initiatives by the ILC.

  • Involvement in Weapon ActivitiesSupplier’s shall not engage in or be associated with any development, sale, manufacturing or transport of anti-personnel mines, cluster bombs or components, or any other weapon which feed into violations of International Humanitarian Law or is covered by the Geneva Conventions and Protocols.

  • The protection of religious and cultural heritage is spelled out in the Hague Regulations, the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols.


More Definitions of Geneva Conventions

Geneva Conventions means the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, being -
Geneva Conventions means the Geneva Conventions Act 1962 (Act 512)
Geneva Conventions means the Conventions set forth in the First, Second, Third
Geneva Conventions means the international
Geneva Conventions means the international con-
Geneva Conventions means the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 as well as their additional protocols of June8, 1977;
Geneva Conventions means the First Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick in armed forces in the field, the Second Convention for the amelioration of wounded sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea, the Third Convention relative to the treatment of Prisoners of War and the Fourth Convention relative to the protection of Civilian Persons in time of war (copies of which Conventions are set out in the Schedules to the Geneva Conventions Act No. 103 of 1957 of the Parliament of Our Commonwealth of Australia) and include any Convention or other arrangement in substitution for or an addition to or any modification amendment or extension of the said Conventions or any of them to which Our Commonwealth of Australia is for the time being a party.