▁to ▁the ▁said ▁Power , ▁if ▁the ▁latter ▁accepts ▁and ▁applies ▁the ▁prov isions ▁there of ." ▁ ▁Article ▁ 3 ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁a ▁" Con vention ▁in ▁mini ature ." ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁article ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁that ▁applies ▁in ▁non - intern ational ▁conflicts . ▁It ▁describes ▁minimal ▁prote ctions ▁which ▁must ▁be ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁by ▁all ▁individuals ▁within ▁a ▁sign atory ' s ▁territory ▁during ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict ▁not ▁of ▁an ▁international ▁character ▁( reg ard less ▁of ▁citizens hip ▁or ▁lack ▁there of ): ▁Non - com bat ants , ▁members ▁of ▁armed ▁forces ▁who ▁have ▁laid ▁down ▁their ▁arms , ▁and ▁combat ants ▁who ▁are ▁hors ▁de ▁combat ▁( out ▁of ▁the ▁fight ) ▁due ▁to ▁w ounds , ▁det ention , ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁cause ▁shall ▁in ▁all ▁circumstances ▁be ▁treated ▁human ely , ▁including ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁out rages ▁upon ▁personal ▁dign ity , ▁in ▁particular ▁hum ili ating ▁and ▁de grad ing ▁treatment . ▁The ▁passing ▁of ▁sentences ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁pron ounced ▁by ▁a ▁regularly ▁constit uted ▁court , ▁aff ording ▁all ▁the ▁jud icial ▁guarante es ▁which ▁are ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁ind isp ens able ▁by ▁civil ised ▁pe op les . ▁Article ▁ 3 ' s ▁prote ctions ▁exist ▁even ▁if ▁one ▁is ▁not ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war . ▁Article ▁ 3 ▁also ▁states ▁that ▁parties ▁to ▁the ▁internal ▁conflict ▁should ▁endeav our ▁to ▁bring ▁into ▁force , ▁by ▁means ▁of