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Record 1 2021-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
CH-GE
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A canton in Switzerland.

OBS

CH-GE: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CH-GE
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Canton de la Suisse.

OBS

CH-GE : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Convention Titles (Meetings)
  • International Law
  • Rights and Freedoms
DEF

Agreement reached in 1864 in Geneva, Switzerland relating to the behaviour of belligerent nations in the event of a war. The Geneva Convention has been signed by almost every country in the World.

OBS

In common usage, one of a series of codifications of international humanitarian law ... The conventions define approved behaviour with respect to non-combatants, prisoners of war and populations under military occupation; they also outlaw the use of certain weapons such as barbed arrows, dum-dum bullets, as well as chemical and biological agents. They do not outlaw the use of nuclear weapons.

OBS

Geneva Convention: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

OBS

There are four, plus additional protocols.

Key term(s)
  • Geneve Conventions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions (Réunions)
  • Droit international
  • Droits et libertés
DEF

Accord signé par pratiquement tous les pays du monde en 1864 dans la ville suisse de Genève sur le comportement des nations en guerre.

OBS

Convention de Genève : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • Conventions de Genève

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de convenciones (Reuniones)
  • Derecho internacional
  • Derechos y Libertades
DEF

Acuerdo alcanzado en 1864 en la ciudad suiza de Ginebra sobre el comportamiento de las naciones beligerantes en caso de guerra. La Convención de Ginebra ha sido firmada prácticamente por todos los países del mundo.

OBS

Convención de Ginebra: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • Convenios de Ginebra
  • Convenciones de Ginebra
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