eli5: what happens if the Geneva convention is broken? my friend tried to explain to me but I still can’t understand

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eli5: what happens if the Geneva convention is broken? my friend tried to explain to me but I still can’t understand

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I promise not to tickle you until you pee yourself on the condition you offer me the same promise.

We are held to it by our honesty, but also if you start tickling me, you broke your promise so now I don’t need to keep mine.

Then since you broke your promise, others hold you accountable too. It may be through fines, sanctions, global pressures to stop or make amends, etc…

But the biggest guy on the block can tickle as much as he likes, and no one can tickle him back.