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The Hague Conventions of 18 October , address the pacific settlement of disputes based on The Hague Convention I of ; the opening of hostilities The Hague Convention III ; the laws and customs of war Convention IV, with annexes and regulations, which develops Convention II of and cases of military occupation ; the rights and duties of neutral powers in case of war on land V ; the status of merchant ships at the outbreak of hostilities VI ; the conversion of merchant ships into war ships VII ; the laying of automatic submarine contact mines VIII ; the bombardment by naval forces in time of war IX ; the adaptation to maritime war of the principles of the Geneva Convention of X ; restrictions with regard to the exercise of the right of capture in naval war XI ; the establishment of an international prize court XII ; the rights and duties of neutral powers in naval war XIII.
Other treaties regulate the rules for the use or prohibition of certain weapons. The Hague Conventions adopted in and focus on the prohibition to warring parties to use certain means and methods of warfare. Several other related treaties have been adopted since then. In contrast, the Geneva Convention of and subsequent Geneva Conventions, notably the four Geneva Conventions and the two Additional Protocols, focus on the protection of persons not or no longer taking part in hostilities.
Both Hague Law and Geneva Law identify several of the violations of its norms, though not all, as war crimes. However there is no one single document in international law that codifies all war crimes.
Lists of war crimes can be found in both international humanitarian law and international criminal law treaties, as well as in international customary law. The Geneva Conventions have been ratified by all Member States of the United Nations, while the Additional Protocols and other international humanitarian law treaties have not yet reached the same level of acceptance.
However, many of the rules contained in these treaties have been considered as part of customary law and, as such, are binding on all States and other parties to the conflict , whether or not States have ratified the treaties themselves. They include traditional civil wars, internal armed conflicts that spill over into other States or internal conflicts in which third States or a multinational force intervenes alongside the government. Common Article 3 establishes fundamental rules from which no derogation is permitted.
It is like a mini-Convention within the Conventions as it contains the essential rules of the Geneva Conventions in a condensed format and makes them applicable to conflicts not of an international character:. The Geneva Conventions entered into force on 21 October Ratification grew steadily through the decades: 74 States ratified the Conventions during the s, 48 States did so during the s, 20 States signed on during the s, and another 20 States did so during the s.
Twenty-six countries ratified the Conventions in the early s, largely in the aftermath of the break-up of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and the former Yugoslavia. Seven new ratifications since have brought the total number of States Party to , making the Geneva Conventions universally applicable.
In the two decades that followed the adoption of the Geneva Conventions, the world witnessed an increase in the number of non-international armed conflicts and wars of national liberation.
In response, two Protocols Additional to the four Geneva Conventions were adopted in They strengthen the protection of victims of international Protocol I and non-international Protocol II armed conflicts and place limits on the way wars are fought. Protocol II was the first-ever international treaty devoted exclusively to situations of non-international armed conflicts.
In , a third Additional Protocol was adopted creating an additional emblem, the Red Crystal, which has the same international status as the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems. Increasing respect for international humanitarian law in non-international armed conflicts.
The Geneva Conventions of and their Additional Protocols Overview The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war. The Geneva Conventions The first Geneva Convention protects wounded and sick soldiers on land during war. Common Article 3 Article 3 , common to the four Geneva Conventions , marked a breakthrough, as it covered, for the first time, situations of non-international armed conflicts.
It is like a mini-Convention within the Conventions as it contains the essential rules of the Geneva Conventions in a condensed format and makes them applicable to conflicts not of an international character: It requires humane treatment for all persons in enemy hands, without any adverse distinction. It specifically prohibits murder, mutilation, torture, cruel, humiliating and degrading treatment, the taking of hostages and unfair trial. It requires that the wounded, sick and shipwrecked be collected and cared for.
It grants the ICRC the right to offer its services to the parties to the conflict.
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