Geneva Conventions — The Geneva Convention: The signature and seals page of the First Geneva Convention (1864), establishing humane rules of war. The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of… … Wikipedia
Geneva Conventions — Series of four international agreements (1864, 1906, 1929, 1949) signed in Geneva, Switz. , that established the humanitarian principles by which the signatory countries are to treat an enemy s military and civilian nationals in wartime. The… … Universalium
Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995 — (c27) made provision for the amendment of the United Kinddom s Geneva Conventions Act 1957 to enable the addition of Protocol I and Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, to be incorporated into the law of England (and Wales), Scotland,… … Wikipedia
Geneva Conventions controversy — The Geneva Conventions controversy in the opening years of the 21st century hinges on the status of terrorism detainees . One side wants all U.S. held enemy combatants given the same rights as POWs. The other side wants them to have a… … Wikipedia
Geneva (disambiguation) — Geneva is a city in Switzerland.Geneva may also refer to:* The Geneva Conventions, a set of international treaties chiefly concerning the treatment of non combatants and prisoners of war * Canton of Geneva in Switzerland, of which the city of… … Wikipedia
geneva — /jeuh nee veuh/, n. Hollands. [1700 10; < D genever < OF genevre < L juniperus JUNIPER] * * * I French Genève German Genf Italian Ginevra City (pop., 2001 est.: urban agglom., 464,000), capital of Geneva canton, southwestern Switzerland. At the… … Universalium
Geneva — /jeuh nee veuh/, n. 1. a city in and the capital of the canton of Geneva, in SW Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva: seat of the League of Nations 1920 46. 155,800. 2. a canton in SW Switzerland. 335,800; 109 sq. mi. (282 sq. km). 3. Lake of. Also … Universalium
Geneva Convention (1929) — See also Geneva Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick in armies in the field (1929) [ [http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/FULL/300?OpenDocument Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick… … Wikipedia
Geneva — For other uses, see Geneva (disambiguation). Geneva Top left: Palace of Nations, Middle left: CERN Laboratory, Right: Jet d Eau, Bottom: View over … Wikipedia
Geneva Accord — This article is about the proposal for peace between Israel and Palestine. There was also a Geneva Accord that concerned Vietnam, Geneva Accords that concerned Afghanistan, other Geneva Conventions and other Geneva Conferences .The Draft… … Wikipedia
