sorry, but you are wrong there are 4 + 3 protocols Conventions * First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field * Second Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea * Third Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War * Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War The whole set is referred to as the "Geneva Conventions of 1949" or simply the "Geneva Convention". [edit] Protocols The 1949 conventions have been modified with three amendment protocols: * Protocol I (1977) relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts * Protocol II (1977) relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts * Protocol III (2005) relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (for medical services)