Treaties that regulate armed conflict and punish its worst crimes: the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the older Hague Conventions, the genocide convention and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. A document belongs here when its cited article describes a treaty of humanitarian law or international criminal law. It excludes arms limitation treaties and general human rights instruments.
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Genocide Convention (Wikipedia)
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The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), or the Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes genocide and obligates state parties to pursue the enforcement of its prohibition.
First Geneva Convention (Wikipedia)
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The Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field (French: Convention pour l'amélioration du sort des blessés et des malades dans les forces armées en campagne), more commonly referred to as the First Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention I and abbreviated as GCI, is the first of the four treaties of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.
Fourth Geneva Convention (Wikipedia)
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The Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (French: Convention relative à la protection des personnes civiles en temps de guerre), more commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention IV (abbreviated as GCIV), is one of the four treaties of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.
Geneva Conventions (Wikipedia)
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The Geneva Conventions are a series of four international treaties (1949) and their three additional protocols that form the core of international humanitarian law.
Wikipedia: Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
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The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 are a series of international treaties and declarations negotiated at two international peace conferences at The Hague in the Netherlands, the First Hague Conference of 1899 and the Second Hague Conference of 1907.
Rome Statute (Wikipedia)
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The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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