Geneva Conference

some time, and the current global hegemony has not conclusively provoked further conflict, but rather, developed mechanisms to protect those affected by the circumstances of an armed conflict. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was devised by the Geneva Conventions, a paramount composition of accords that followed the Second World War in a historical juncture that would persuade political powers of the world that it was necessary to establish a customary structure to the time of war. Predominantly

Shortly after the horrendous violations of human rights by the Nazi’s, in 1949 the Geneva Convention was created. This fourth treaty was established to create the rules and regulations of what is expectable in times of warfare. It gives protection to civilians in times when war tares families and countries apart. President Obama speaking on the importance of the fourth Geneva Convention stated, “We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend…And we honor those ideals

at over the decades that it has been in effect will be analyzed. Failings by some countries in upholding the principles of this treaty will be discussed as well. The third Geneva Convention very specifically lists how you must treat Prisoners of War. This convention first broadened who actually were POWs according to Geneva Conventions I and II. Citizens who are interred were now given the same rights and rules regarding their treatment as military POWs. Weather “interned in this country;

The Geneva Conventions are a set of rules ,for countries that have taken part in the conventions, to conduct war by. They state how soldiers, sailors, POW’s, and civilians are to be treated during times of war between two opposing states or countries. They also show what is required to have the Conventions apply to each person. In the article “The President Is Not Bound by the Geneva Conventions in Dealing with Terrorists” by Jay Bybee, a united states appeals court judge, he talks about how terrorists

Syria- Obama & the Chemical Weapons Conflict As of recent, there is an ongoing debate over the response of the Obama administration related to the events occurring in Syria and the potential violation by the Syrian government of customary international law and relevant treaties and conventions in the use of chemical weapons against its own people. The conflict itself has history which is required to be thoroughly examined before conclusions can be placed and actions are to be carried out. The

affected by World War I and the world. This was done by assisting both soldiers and their families during war, providing jobs for women, and helping to evolve humanitarian law. The International Committee of the Red Cross, or the ICRC, was founded in Geneva, Switzerland by Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman, in 1863. Its primary purpose was to provide medical assistance to soldiers in the field. The ICRC also tried to “develop international humanitarian law to guarantee the protection of human dignity”

Paul Wilkinson is an international relations expert and author of his book, International Relations: A Very Short Introduction. Wilkinson explains in his book that is almost “mission impossible” to use a general theory to explain such a complex subject as international relations; however, Wilkinson considers himself as liberal in his international relations views. According to the philosophers Machiavelli and Hobbes, a realist view human beings as selfish individuals by nature, human beings are a

as a prisoner during an armed conflict. In the middle ages the modern law was the source relating to the treatment of Prisoners of War. However, today the modern foundation of international law relating to the Treatment of Prisoners is the 1949 Geneva Convention. During the Korean War conflict more than 7,500 Americans were detained by the Chinese Communists with only 3,000 returning home. It has been stated that approximately 1,500 were tortured and 1,800 died of diseases and famine. During the

weapons. Following the adoption of the Biological Weapons Convention of 1972, work towards the BWC began what is today known as the Conference on Disarmament. Since 1974, the International Pugwash Movement has been organizing workshops to discuss policy, legal and technical issues of the disarmament of chemical weapons. In 1989, the National Government Industry Conference against chemical weapons in Canberra which underlined the full support that the worlds chemical industry for a global ban on chemical

The Human Right Violations at Abu Ghraib In 1949, the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War was created to prohibit immoral, cruel and degrading punishment toward prisoners during wartime. The United States ratified this covenant and became a member of the Geneva Conventions. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a series of human abuses occurred from October through December of 2003 where American military personnel have conducted acts of brutality and immoral behavior toward