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Originally Posted by CDAT
Now I have not looked into it, but a friend of mine (2nd LT US JAG) said that he had. He told me that legally the Geneva Convention does not apply to the US, as the President signed it but Congress never ratified it, so by international law it is the same as if we did not sign it.
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Correct, the senate must sign off on all treaties. Most of these we honor, but aren't bound to the conventions, protocals.