What are the 4 Geneva Conventions? | The Laws of War | ICRC

International humanitarian law (IHL) limits suffering caused by war. The 1949 Geneva Conventions draws clear lines between those who are fighting in wars and those who are not. They continue to address the challenges people face as a result of modern warfare.

This video lays out the foundation of the Geneva Conventions.

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00:27 Wounded & sick soldiers
00:51 Soldiers at sea
00:58 Prisoners of war
01:32 Protection of civilians
02:35 Protocol 1: International armed conflicts
02:45 Protocol 2: Non-international armed conflicts
02:54 Protocol 3: The red crystal


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[Loemmi]

Nice to see we actually have these rules, even though nobody follows them in war

[hellothere]

More like:
1. Geneva Suggestion
2. Geneva Recommendations
3. Geneva's Bucket List
4. Geneva To-do List
5. Geneva's Proposal
6. Geneva's Tips
7. Geneva's Ideas
8. Geneva's Options

[fjnunit]

It's nice to have such a law I'm sure it protected many innocent people

[aiosquadron]

Infantry: If we're surrendering, we can wave a white flag to signal it.
Tank crews: We turn our turrets away form enemy lines while advancing towards it to signal a surrender.
Ships: We can lower our colours from the mast to signal a surrender, since having it up is required to attack.

[AAAAAAAA-vdzv]

Nice rules. Shame they dont work at all, but still.

[anaxolotl]

Thanks for this nice checklist I'll be following for this Christmas!

[aghawali]

Thank you for the explanation. I have learnt a lot from this.

[cheatcode]

Geneva Convention is merely the Geneva Suggestion for the victor

[VanNessy]

All world leaders: The Convention is more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules.

[bruneiboi]

Countries during the Geneva Conventions: ok I’ll follow it.

Countries after the Geneva Conventions: *I don’t give a shit*

[dogetaxes]

Remember it’s not a war crime if you win

[zapaya_guy]

For all the people saying that nobody follows the Geneva Convention, countries tend to uphold these rules because they need international support. Other countries will impose harsh economic sanctions or embargos on the country that breaks these laws and the other belligerent may be sent aid. Also, treating the enemy troops well will make the enemy more likely to treat your own troops better.

[amatiasq]

It's necessary to do this, thanks

[vaidasmartinavicius]

My dad is a war criminal! I'm serious... SERBIA STRONG!

[lukewebster]

Countries: *waves hand* we don’t need to follow the Geneva convention
UN: You don’t need to follow the Geneva convention.

[JolanXBL]

Laws anywhere mean nothing if there's no one capable to uphold them

[thegiorgio]

I'm sending this video to my doungeon and dragons players.

[geigermulleryoutubescience]

"No killing civilians"

NATO & Russia:
*"I'm gonna pretend i didn't see that"*

[kiky.mp]

Reading comments from all the international law experts in the comment 🤓

[kurtgeraldtomada]

Every Single Nation Ever:Splish, Splash your Opinion is trash.