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The 1949 Geneva Conventions, the CCW Amended Mines Protocol, and the CCWProtocol V on Explosive Remnants of War each have specific provisions relating to specialinstruction or training.18.6.2.1 Special Instructions or Training - 1949 Geneva Conventions. The GPWand GC further provide that the military or other authorities who assume responsibilities forPOWs or protected persons must possess the text of the GPW or the GC and be speciallyinstructed as to its provisions. 5818.6.2.2 Special Instructions or Training - CCW Amended Mines Protocol. EachParty to the CCW Amended Mines Protocol shall require that armed forces personnel receivetraining commensurate with their duties and responsibilities to comply with the provisions of theCCW Amended Mines Protocol. 5918.6.2.3 Special Instructions or Training - CCW Protocol V On ExplosiveRemnants of War. Each Party to the CCW Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War shallrequire that its personnel receive training consistent with the relevant provisions of thisProtocol. 6018.7 INSTRUCTIONS, REGULATIONS, AND PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE LAW OFWARThe law of war has traditionally been implemented through military instructions,regulations, and procedures. For example, the Lieber Code, one of the first codifications of thelaw of war, was called “Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in theField,” and was issued as a General Order. 61 Similarly, directives and regulations have beenissued to implement law of war obligations relating to detainees and to establish higher standardsas a matter of policy. 6258 GPW art. 127 (“Any military or other authorities, who in time of war assume responsibilities in respect ofprisoners of war, must possess the text of the Convention and be specially instructed as to its provisions.”); GC art.144 (“Any civilian, military, police or other authorities, who in time of war assume responsibilities in respect ofprotected persons, must possess the text of the Convention and be specially instructed as to its provisions.”).59 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 14(3) (“Each High Contracting Party shall also require that its armedforces issue relevant military instructions and operating procedures and that armed forces personnel receive trainingcommensurate with their duties and responsibilities to comply with the provisions of this Protocol.”).60 CCW PROTOCOL V ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR art. 11(1) (“Each High Contracting Party shall require thatits armed forces and relevant agencies or departments issue appropriate instructions and operating procedures andthat its personnel receive training consistent with the relevant provisions of this Protocol.”).61 Refer to § 19.3 (Lieber Code).62 For example, DOD DIRECTIVE 2310.01E, DoD Detainee Program (Aug. 19, 2014); DOD DIRECTIVE 2310.01E,The Department of Defense Detainee Program (Sept. 5, 2006); 1997 MULTI-SERVICE DETENTION REGULATION §1-1.b (“This regulation implements international law, both customary and codified, relating to EPW, RP, CI, and ODswhich includes those persons held during military operations other than war. The principal treaties relevant to thisregulation are: (1) The 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded andSick in Armed Forces in the Field (GWS). (2) The 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Amelioration of theCondition of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of the Armed Forces at Sea (GWS Sea). (3) The 1949Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (GPW). (4) The 1949 Geneva Convention1066