THE 1949 GENEVA CONVENTION (almost all countries is party to the GC)

The first Geneva Convention protects wounded and sick soldiers on land during war.
 The second Geneva Convention protects wounded, sick and shipwrecked military
personnel at sea during war.
 The third Geneva Convention applies to prisoners of war. a non-combatant—whether a
military member, an irregular military fighter, or a civilian—who is held captive by a belligerent
power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

- The protections given prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions remain with

them throughout their captivity and cannot be taken from them by the captor or given up
by the prisoners themselves. 
 The fourth Geneva Convention affords protection to civilians, including in occupied
territory.