1.0Wide Anglehttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangleadminhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ezz642wAt8"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/what-are-the-geneva-conventions/614/">Exclusive to al-Jazeera: The Geneva Conventions: The Geneva Conventions: What Are the Geneva Conventions?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/what-are-the-geneva-conventions/614/embed/#?secret=Ezz642wAt8" width="600" height="338" title="“Exclusive to al-Jazeera: The Geneva Conventions: The Geneva Conventions: What Are the Geneva Conventions?” — Wide Angle" data-secret="Ezz642wAt8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> German prisoners of war captured in 1944 by the Free French Infantry and 6th Armored Division troops. The Geneva Conventions are comprised of four separate conventions that govern the conduct of military forces during armed conflict. The current form of these important international laws emerged in the aftermath of World War II, but they are […]https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wp-content/legacy-images/3/69/handbook1_pic2.jpg