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The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are at the core of international humanitarian law,
the body of international law that regulates the conduct of armed
conflict and seeks to limit its effects. They specifically protect
people who are not taking part in the hostilities, including civilians,
health workers and aid workers, and those who are no longer
participating, such as wounded, sick and shipwrecked soldiers and
prisoners of war. The Conventions and their Protocols call for measures
to be taken to prevent or put an end to all breaches. They contain
stringent rules to deal with what are known as "grave breaches". Those
who commit grave breaches must be pursued and tried or extradited,
whatever their nationality.
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