The 1949 Geneva Conventions

question 54

Multiple Choice

The 1949 Geneva Conventions

• A) are designed to outlaw total war.
• B) state that guerilla warfare is not just.
• C) are designed to protect civilians, among others, in times of war.
• D) do not include clauses that ban the use of certain types of weapons.
• E) were revolutionary, creating new norms about the conduct of war.

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