the Geneva Convention
noun
: an international law that explains how people who are wounded or taken prisoner during a war are supposed to be treated
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In contrast, foreign volunteers in Ukraine receive the same pay and benefits as their Ukrainian counterparts, and are protected under the Geneva Convention.
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Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Women were not considered ‘militants’ under the Geneva Convention.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
According to Article 55 of the Geneva Convention, the occupying power (Israel) must ensure the food and medical supplies of the population to the fullest extent possible.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2025
Balancing different spirits, syrups, and mixers is what will distinguish a superb drink with nuanced flavors and aromas from a concoction that tastes like something banned by the Geneva Convention.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2025
Her role includes investigating and publicly reporting on Israel’s violations of international law, international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention, according to the U.N.
Opponents of Albanese have accused her of echoing Hamas talking points.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Among them are grenades and canisters labeled CS gas — a chemical weapon banned for use in warfare by the Geneva Convention.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
Not even Valerie’s disclosure that George might be the target of a neurological weapon devised in violation of the Geneva Convention can convince Sheila that he should be let off the hook about anything.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
In 2006: In Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-3, that the George Bush administration overstepped its authority, violating the Geneva Convention and the Uniform Code of Military Justice in military trials of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison on the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024
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Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Women were not considered ‘militants’ under the Geneva Convention.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
According to Article 55 of the Geneva Convention, the occupying power (Israel) must ensure the food and medical supplies of the population to the fullest extent possible.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2025
Balancing different spirits, syrups, and mixers is what will distinguish a superb drink with nuanced flavors and aromas from a concoction that tastes like something banned by the Geneva Convention.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2025
Her role includes investigating and publicly reporting on Israel’s violations of international law, international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention, according to the U.N.
Opponents of Albanese have accused her of echoing Hamas talking points.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Among them are grenades and canisters labeled CS gas — a chemical weapon banned for use in warfare by the Geneva Convention.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
Not even Valerie’s disclosure that George might be the target of a neurological weapon devised in violation of the Geneva Convention can convince Sheila that he should be let off the hook about anything.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
In 2006: In Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-3, that the George Bush administration overstepped its authority, violating the Geneva Convention and the Uniform Code of Military Justice in military trials of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison on the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024
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