The Geneva Conventions are an attempt at creating a separate, rules-based global ethical framework. In this discussion, you will explain the purpose of the Geneva Conventions and examine a part of the conventions that resonates with your personal ethics. Discussing the Geneva Conventions with your peers can help you learn more about how ethical frameworks aid in understanding human actions.

Discussing challenges that face our world often means investigating opinions and ideas different from your own.

1. How would you explain the purpose of the Geneva Conventions to someone who has never heard of them?
2. Describe a part of the conventions that resonates with your personal ethics and build an argument for why this should apply to all people and nation-states.