The laws of war
The IHL and Geneva conventions are mainly known as the organizations that keep morals and sense in armed conflicts otherwise known as wars. These organizations place laws during war, if these laws hadn't been put in place during 1949 I don't think many of us would be here today.
The main international agreements are the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. Nearly every country in the world is part of these treaties, they protect four different categories of war victims the wounded and sick; people who are shipwrecked; prisoners of war, and civilians, particularly those in enemy territory.
There are also two other Protocols of 1977 which develop the Geneva Conventions, especially by increasing the protection of civilians against the effects of dangers from the war. Protocol I is concerned with international wars, while Protocol II addresses high intensity non -international wars, mostly civil wars, such as in El Salvador from the late 1970s to early 80s,......
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