Strictly speaking. There were quite a few formal attempts to “Regulate Warfare” before Geneva. None of them really stuck all that well. Ironically the informal Codes of Honor, Chivalry, and behavior that have sprung up and faded over the years. Seem to have been the more effective methods we’ve had in restraining baser instincts in war.
The Geneva Suggestion has only stuck around as long as it has because we’re “Cultured” now. Or at least publicly. Privately. No one has seen the purpose or reason to drop the pretense of following it. That and it makes a Convenient talking point to bludgeon both domestic and geopolitical rivals.
Strictly speaking. There were quite a few formal attempts to “Regulate Warfare” before Geneva. None of them really stuck all that well. Ironically the informal Codes of Honor, Chivalry, and behavior that have sprung up and faded over the years. Seem to have been the more effective methods we’ve had in restraining baser instincts in war.
The Geneva Suggestion has only stuck around as long as it has because we’re “Cultured” now. Or at least publicly. Privately. No one has seen the purpose or reason to drop the pretense of following it. That and it makes a Convenient talking point to bludgeon both domestic and geopolitical rivals.