What is the Geneva protocol?

Answer 1

It is a treaty, signed by all civilised nations, that prescribes the rules for conducting war. It specifies how prisoners are to be treated, it specifies how civilians in occupied territories are to be treated. It makes it illegal to do certain things like shoot at hospitals or houses of worship unless the enemy are shooting from them or storing weapons and ammo in them. Michael Montagne

Note that there is no "Geneva Convention". In reality, there are a series of international treaties, collectively called the "Geneva Conventions" (note the plural).

Collectively, these treaties (plus a set of similar treaties known as The Hague Conventions) set out a framework of rules regarding the "proper" or "civilized" conduct of warfare. They ban the use of certain weapons, and talk about how soldiers and civilians are to be treated during warfare. They also talk about proper conduct of warfare, addressing such topics as proper use of force, permitted actions by belligerent and non-belligerent forces, and identification of belligerents.

Answer 2

There are 4 Geneva conventions (formed originally in Geneva, Switzerland) which set out a basis for humanitarian law and were last revised and expanded in 1949. The most well known is the third which relates to the treatment of prisoners of war. In addition there are also 3 protocols They are referred to as the "Geneva Conventions of 1949" or more commonly the "Geneva Conventions". Later conferences have added provisions prohibiting certain types of warfare and other issues on civil wars. Most of the countries of the world are signatories. They consist of 3 generic articles and then convention specific ones. They were started off by Henri Dunant following his experiences as a first hand witness to the horrors of war at the Battle of Solferino in 1859. The signatory countries have given the Red Cross (International Committee of the Red Cross) a mandate to protect the victims of international and internal armed conflicts including prisoners refugees and civilians. The most well known is article 3 and an extract states "Noncombatants, combatants who have laid down their arms, and combatants who are hors de combat (out of the fight) due to wounds, detention, or any other cause shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, including prohibition of outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment. The passing of sentences must also be pronounced by a regularly constituted court, affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples." Conventions First Geneva Convention (Original 1864) "for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field"Second Geneva convention (Original 1906) "for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea" Third Geneva convention (Original 1929) "relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War" Fourth Geneva Convention (1949 - based on parts of the 1907 Hague convention IV) "relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War" Protocols I (1977) Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts II (1977) Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts III (2005) Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem

Answer 3

A treaty prohibiting the first use of chemical and biological weapons.