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A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
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Meaning of "Geneva Convention" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES GENEVA CONVENTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Geneva Convention

Geneva Conventions

The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention usually denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War, which updated the terms of the first three treaties, and added a fourth treaty. The Geneva Conventions extensively defined the basic, wartime rights of prisoners; established protections for the wounded; and established protections for the civilians in and around a war-zone. The treaties of 1949 were ratified, in whole or with reservations, by 196 countries. Moreover, the Geneva Convention also defines the rights and protections afforded to non-combatants, yet, because the Geneva Conventions are about people in war, the articles do not address warfare proper — the use of weapons of war — which is the subject of the Hague Conventions, and the bio–chemical warfare Geneva Protocol.

Definition of Geneva Convention in the English dictionary

The definition of Geneva Convention in the dictionary is the international agreement, first formulated in 1864 at Geneva, establishing a code for wartime treatment of the sick or wounded: revised and extended on several occasions to cover maritime warfare and prisoners of war.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Geneva Convention in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Geneva Convention» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

日内瓦公约
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Convención de Ginebra
570 millions of speakers

English

Geneva Convention
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिनेवा कन्वेंशन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

اتفاقية جنيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Женевская конвенция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Convenção de Genebra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জেনেভা কনভেনশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Convention de Genève
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Konvensyen Geneva
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Genfer Konvention
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジュネーブ条約
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제네바 협약
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Konvensi Jenewa
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Công ước Geneva
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜெனீவா உடன்படிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिनिव्हा कन्व्हेन्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cenevre Sözleşmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Convenzione di Ginevra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Konwencja Genewska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Женевська конвенція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Convenția de la Geneva
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σύμβαση της Γενεύης
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Konvensie van Genève
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Genèvekonventionen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Genève-konvensjonen
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Geneva Convention

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8 QUOTES WITH «GENEVA CONVENTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Geneva Convention.
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Charles Guggenheim
There was a war crimes trial because an American prisoner had been shot trying to escape. He had obviously been recaptured and shot, and that violated the Geneva Convention.
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Wilhelm Keitel
This war no longer has anything to do with knightly conduct or with the agreements of the Geneva Convention.
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Yoweri Museveni
What is the Geneva Convention on wars! I have never read it.
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Chuck Schumer
If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?
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Bill Shuster
However, the Department of Defense treats these detainees in accord with the Geneva Convention, even though that is not required because of the inhumane methods used by these killers.
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Andrew Vachss
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
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John Yoo
Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating.
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John Yoo
Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENEVA CONVENTION»

Discover the use of Geneva Convention in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Geneva Convention and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clive M. Schmitthoff's Select Essays on International Trade Law
All these countries have a unified law relating to bills of exchange and promissory notes, and have given effect to the Geneva Convention in their national laws. In France the Convention was given effect by a decret-loi of 30 October 1935, ...
Clive Maximilian Schmitthoff, C. J. Cheng, Jiarui Cheng, 1988
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Universal Jurisdiction: National Courts and the Prosecution ...
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, signed at Geneva, August 12, 1949, 75 U.N.T.S. 31, 6 U.S.T. 3114, T.I.A.S. 3362 (hereinafter First Geneva Convention); Geneva ...
Stephen Macedo, 2004
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Substantive and procedural aspects of international criminal ...
What is important is not so much the pain itself as the purpose behind its infliction .1'1 166 In addition to those provisions referred to in the following footnotes, torture is addressed by Geneva Convention I, supra note 155, Art. 12; Geneva ...
Gabrielle Kirk MacDonald, Olivia Q. Swaak-Goldman, 2000
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Basic Documents on International Trade Law
(b) The Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses of 19232* and the Geneva Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 192729 54. The Protocol deals with the recognition of arbitration agreements; each of the Contracting States ...
Chia-Jui Cheng, Jiarui Cheng, 1990
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The Changing Face of Conflict and the Efficacy of ...
The Additional Protocols stand as the latest in a long line of Geneva agreements on international humanitarian law sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and beginning, in effect, with 1 See Geneva Convention for ...
Helen Durham, Timothy L. H. MacCormack, 1999
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Law and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration
... each contracting state agreed to ensure the execution under its own laws of awards made in its own territory pursuant to an arbitration agreement which was covered by the Protocol.78 The Geneva Convention of 1927 1-146 On September ...
‎2004
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International Humanitarian Law Facing New Challenges: ...
1 Article 1 common of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field, 12 August, 1949 (hereafter: First Geneva Convention); Geneva Convention for ...
Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Volker Epping, 2007
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International Criminal Law: Sources, Subjects and Contents
141 See Geneva Convention I, supra note 81, at art. 50; Geneva Convention II, supra note 81, at art. 51; Geneva Convention III, supra note 81, at art. 130; Geneva Convention IV, supra note 81, at art. 147. 142 See Geneva Convention I, supra ...
M. Cherif Bassiouni, 2008
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The Impact of Human Rights Law on Armed Forces
... (Geneva Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick in armed forces in the field, Geneva, 12 August 1949, in force 21 October 1950, 75 United Nations Treaty Series(UNTS) 31 ('First Geneva Convention 1949 '); ...
Peter Rowe, 2005
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Implementing International Humanitarian Law: From the Ad Hoc ...
Common Articles 49 of the First Geneva Convention, 50 of the Second Geneva Convention, 129 of the Third Geneva Convention and 146 of the Fourth Geneva Convention are different from all other breaches of the Conventions since they ...
Yusuf Aksar, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENEVA CONVENTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Geneva Convention is used in the context of the following news items.
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Palestine News & Info Agency - WAFA - Official Warns against Bill …
... contradiction with international law and international humanitarian law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Charter of the United Nations ... «WAFA - Palestine News Agency, Jul 15»
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Gaza: The never-ending war crime - Hatem Bazian - Daily Sabah
Israel's third assault and eight year of siege on Gaza violates every article in the fourth Geneva Convention and other relevant international ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
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Working it out: I prefer having Greece in my club - Independent.ie
No Geneva Convention niceties for these brutes. Yet these children who have been brutalised will grow up. And the world will change. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Gaza Abandoned: UNRWA's Betrayal of Palestinian Survivors …
As according to the Fourth Geneva Convention, signed in August 1949, the occupying power, Israel, is responsible for the access to food, water ... «International Solidarity Movement, Jul 15»
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Jordan News Agency (Petra) |Islamic-Christian Commission warns …
In a statement on Sunday, he said international law considers the holy city to be under occupation, adding that the Fourth Geneva Convention ... «Petra News Agency, Jul 15»
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Settlers Set Fire to Olive Trees West of Bethlehem - Wafa
Settlements are illegal under international law as they violate Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the transfer of the ... «WAFA - Palestine News Agency, Jul 15»
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Hillary vs. Trump is a lose-lose for America | New York Post
The way she tortures the truth should be a crime under the Geneva Convention. To say she's the best America can do is to surrender the ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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What happens when policy is made by corporations? Your privacy is …
... “Geneva Convention on the Status of Data”, which can exist outside of the TTIP and still reassure the Europeans that making trade deals with ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Approving death penalty for terrorists would be a stain on Israeli law …
A death sentence without the possibility of mitigation also violates the Fourth Geneva Convention, which focuses on protecting civilians during ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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Israeli Knesset brings back bill to forcibly transfer Palestinian Bedouins
According to Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, "Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons ... «International Middle East Media Center, Jul 15»

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