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Air Bombing

In my newly published book, Preparing for War, I show how the ICRC laid the foundations for the Conventions in the 1940s, as fears of war between the West and Russia were heightening and violence was breaking out across East Asia and in Ukraine. The ICRC put forth many of the most important proposals promoting civilian protection and regulating civ...

Realist Humanitarians and Idealist States

What this example shows is not just the role of the Anglo-American powers in opposing stricter regulations of destructive weaponry, or how the interests of the Swiss government and the ICRC have always been interconnected. Rather, it calls into question those accounts that portray the ICRC as exclusively ‘idealist’, rather than ‘realist’, as States...

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Do the Geneva Conventions apply to civilians in non-wartime settings?

Notably, the Geneva Conventions do not apply to civilians in non-wartime settings, nor do they generally have a place in dealing with domestic civil rights issues. Those who cite to the Geneva Conventions to support arguments regarding prisoner's rights, civilian rights, or other matters are usually well off-base in their arguments.

Are the Geneva Conventions a'shattering'?

It all adds up, says ICRC president Peter Maurer, to a "shattering of the system of the Geneva Conventions". So, this week in Geneva, the 196 countries which signed the Conventions will meet at the International Red Cross Conference to discuss how to fix them.

How are the Geneva Conventions resolved?

The UNSC rarely invokes its authority regarding the Geneva Conventions, however, so most issues regarding the Geneva Conventions are resolved by regional treaties related to it or by national law of the warring states. Not all violations of the Conventions are treated the same.

Did the 1906 convention replace the first Geneva Convention of 1864?

The 1906 Convention replaced the First Geneva Convention of 1864. After World War I, it was clear the 1906 Convention and The Hague Convention of 1907 didn’t go far enough. In 1929, updates were made to further the civilized treatment of prisoners of war.

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