Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols Quiz

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What do the Geneva Conventions provide protection for?

Only medical and religious personnel

Wounded, sick, medical personnel, and civilians in occupied territory

Wounded, sick, medical personnel, and prisoners of war (correct)

Wounded, sick, medical personnel, and civilians

Which Convention replaced the Hague Convention of 1907 for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention?

Third Geneva Convention

Second Geneva Convention (correct)

First Geneva Convention

Fourth Geneva Convention

How many articles are specifically applicable to war at sea in the Second Geneva Convention?

77 articles

63 articles (correct)

34 articles

50 articles

In which Geneva Convention were the categories of persons entitled to prisoner of war status broadened?

Third Geneva Convention Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle established by the Third Geneva Convention regarding prisoners of war after the cessation of hostilities?

To release and repatriate them without delay Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant consequence of the absence of a convention for the protection of civilians in wartime during World War II?

Increase in civilian casualties Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols?

To establish rules and limits during armed conflicts Signup and view all the answers

Who specifically do the Geneva Conventions protect according to the text?

Civilians, medics, aid workers, wounded, sick, and shipwrecked troops Signup and view all the answers

What do the Geneva Conventions call for with regards to breaches of the rules?

Mandatory trial for perpetrators of breaches Signup and view all the answers

In what year was the fourth version of the Geneva Convention on the wounded and sick adopted?

1949 Signup and view all the answers

Who must be held accountable for grave breaches according to the Geneva Conventions?

Those responsible for grave breaches regardless of nationality Signup and view all the answers

What aspect does the body of international law that includes the Geneva Conventions regulate?

Conduct during armed conflict Signup and view all the answers

Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols Quiz

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What do the Geneva Conventions provide protection for?

Which Convention replaced the Hague Convention of 1907 for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention?

How many articles are specifically applicable to war at sea in the Second Geneva Convention?

In which Geneva Convention were the categories of persons entitled to prisoner of war status broadened?

What is the principle established by the Third Geneva Convention regarding prisoners of war after the cessation of hostilities?

What was a significant consequence of the absence of a convention for the protection of civilians in wartime during World War II?

What is the main purpose of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols?

Who specifically do the Geneva Conventions protect according to the text?

What do the Geneva Conventions call for with regards to breaches of the rules?

In what year was the fourth version of the Geneva Convention on the wounded and sick adopted?

Who must be held accountable for grave breaches according to the Geneva Conventions?

What aspect does the body of international law that includes the Geneva Conventions regulate?

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