NOUN
- an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime
How To Use Geneva Convention In A Sentence
- Sending attachments is forbidden by copyright protocols of the Geneva Convention.
- A spokesman for Amnesty International said the measures had caused great concern, and contravened the spirit of the 1951 Geneva Convention, enshrining the rights of those seeking asylum.
- PILGRIM: Bill, Bush nominee Alberto Gonzales is in the spotlight because of a memo he wrote to his White House legal counsel talking about new definitions of torture and the Geneva Convention provisions which he called quaint and talking about special people for war on terror, special rules for war on terror. CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2004
- Here are some articles from the Geneva Convention that deal with the protection of civilians in armed conflicts.
- Will he confirm that curfews constitute collective punishment, which is punishable under article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention?
- He noted that in the 1950s, the Department of Justice took the position that the Geneva Conventions are self-executing.
- Will he confirm that curfews constitute collective punishment, which is punishable under article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention?
- Will he confirm that curfews constitute collective punishment, which is punishable under article 33 of the fourth Geneva convention?
- A Newsweek investigation found that Bush, Rumsfeld and Attorney General Ashcroft created a "secret system of detention and interrogation that opened the door" to torture methods and "sidestepped" the Geneva Conventions. Who Pays for US War Crimes?
- I'm willing to dilate on this and any other interesting tidbit someone happens to dig up in the text of the Geneva Conventions tomorrow after I get some sleep.
