The Convention applies only to children under the age of 16.

The Convention applies to persons born either before or after it goes into force.

True wisdom only comes in knowing when the conventions don't apply.

The conventions apply to the making of decisions, not to their announcement.

But the administration has said that the conventions apply to detainees in Iraq.

It has acknowledged, however, that the conventions apply in Iraq.

The Convention does not apply to every international parental child abduction case.

The field in which the convention applies is mathematics unless otherwise noted.

The Convention does not apply to agreements not in written form.

All the rules and conventions of standard chess apply, including the starting setup.