▁treat ies ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions . ▁The ▁Gene va ▁Convention ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁Tre at ment ▁of ▁Pr ison ers ▁of ▁War ▁was ▁first ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁but ▁significantly ▁re vised ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁conference . ▁It ▁defines ▁human itar ian ▁prote ctions ▁for ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war . ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 9 6 ▁state ▁parties ▁to ▁the ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Part ▁I : ▁General ▁prov isions ▁▁ ▁This ▁part ▁sets ▁out ▁the ▁overall ▁parameters ▁for ▁GC III : ▁▁ ▁Articles ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁cover ▁which ▁parties ▁are ▁bound ▁by ▁GC III ▁ ▁Article ▁ 2 ▁spec ifies ▁when ▁the ▁parties ▁are ▁bound ▁by ▁GC III ▁ ▁That ▁any ▁armed ▁conflict ▁between ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁" High ▁Cont ract ing ▁Part ies " ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁GC III ; ▁ ▁That ▁it ▁applies ▁to ▁occup ations ▁of ▁a ▁" High ▁Cont ract ing ▁Party "; ▁ ▁That ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁" High ▁Cont ract ing ▁Part ies " ▁and ▁a ▁non - sign atory , ▁the ▁party ▁will ▁remain ▁bound ▁until ▁the ▁non - sign atory ▁no ▁longer ▁acts ▁under ▁the ▁strict ures ▁of ▁the ▁convention . ▁"... Al though ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Pow ers ▁in ▁conflict ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁party ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁Convention , ▁the ▁Pow ers ▁who ▁are ▁parties ▁ther eto ▁shall ▁remain ▁bound ▁by ▁it ▁in ▁their ▁mut ual ▁relations . ▁They ▁shall ▁further more ▁be ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁Convention ▁in ▁relation