Fourth Geneva Convention

The Fourth Geneva Convention (full title: Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War) is an international treaty signed in 1949. These treaties are known as Geneva Conventions, because they were originally signed in Geneva. The fourth geneva convention protects civilians in a war zone and prohibit forced migration in general.Forth Geneva Convention, Article 49 Currently, 194 countries are party to this treaty of international law.

In 1993, the United Nations Security Council adopted a report from the Secretary-General and a Commission of Experts; this report stated that the Geneva Conventions had passed into the body of customary international law. If this is the case, the treaties are binding even to countries who did not sign them,whenever they engage in armed conflicts.

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Category:International law
Category:Geneva Conventions
Category:1940s treaties
Category:1949 in Europe
Category:20th century in Geneva
Category:Law of war