2024-03-07 Testimony Ltc. Kahiwalani, Occupied Forces Hawaii Army

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A.GENEVA CONVENTIONS AND ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS I GENEVA CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED AND SICK IN ARMED FORCES IN THE FIELD OF 12 AUGUST 1949 CHAPTER I General Provisions Respect ARTICLE 1.—The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect for the, and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all Convention circumstances. Application ART 2. — In addition to the provisions which shall be of the implemented in peacetime,the present Convention shall apply to all Convention cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the High Contracting Parties, even if the state of war is not recognized by one of them. The Convention shall also apply to all cases of partial or total occupation of the territory of a High Contracting Party,even if the said occupation meets with no armed resistance. Although one of the Powers in conflict may not be a party to the present Convention,the Powers who are parties thereto shall remain bound by it in their mutual relations. They shall furthermore be bound by the Convention in relation to the said Power,if the latter accepts and applies the provisions thereof. Conflicts not ART. 3. — In the case of armed conflict not of an international of an character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting international Parties, each Partyto the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a character minimum,the following provisions: 1) Persons taking no active part in the hostilities,including mem- bers of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those 1 The marginal notes or titles of articles have been drafted by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.