INTS 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Second Geneva Convention, Fourth Geneva Convention, Third Geneva Convention

• School: University of Denver
• Department: International Studies
• Course: INTS 1700
• Professor: O' Dell Roni

Document Summary

4 geneva conventions (cid:523)created rules and laws to guide the way people kill int"l(cid:524) The geneva convention for the amelioration of the condition of the. Wounded and sick in armed forces in the field was adopted in 1864. It was significantly revised and replaced by the 1906 version,[14] the 1929 version, and later the first geneva convention of 1949. The geneva convention for the amelioration of the condition of wounded, Sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea was adopted in. [16] it was significantly revised and replaced by the second geneva. The geneva convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war was adopted in 1929. It was significantly revised and replaced by the third. The fourth geneva convention relative to the protection of civilian persons in time of war was adopted in 1949: way of asserting control on the international level. More than 1000 battle deaths per year.