Fourth Geneva Convention

The Fourth Geneva Convention, also known as the Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, was adopted in August 1949 and came into force in October 1950. It is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions and deals with humanitarian protections for civilians in a war zone. The convention prohibits the transfer of a population of an occupying power into the territory it occupies and only concerns protected civilians in occupied territory, not the effects of hostilities. It has been ratified by 196 countries and has become part of customary international humanitarian law, making it binding on non-signatories to the Conventions. The convention sets out general provisions, including the application of the convention in war, armed conflicts, and occupation, and defines protected persons as those who are not nationals of a state not bound by the convention or citizens of a neutral state in the territory of a belligerent power.learn more on wikipedia