No matter where a war is happening, civilians get caught in the middle — but where exactly is the line between acceptable collateral damage and a crime against humanity? While there’s no easy answer, ...

International humanitarian law emerged from the extreme experience of the twentieth century. The Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols were ...

Jan. 30 -- Up until Sept. 11, few Americans knew or cared much about the Geneva Conventions. Now, the Geneva Conventions are a part of daily discourse in Washington, a measure of the treatment of al ...

Backgrounder: U.S. debate over treatment of detainees hinges on interpretation of the Geneva Conventions. A politically charged debate has roiled Congress in recent years over the torture and ...