Geneva Conventions

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international humanitarian law instrument series of international treaties

The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.

Aliases (17)

Geneva Conventions of 1949 ×10
Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 ×4
Fourth Geneva Convention ×2
Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions ×1
First Geneva Convention ×1
Geneva Convention I ×1
Geneva Convention IV ×1
Geneva Convention of 1906 ×1
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War ×1
Geneva Conventions 1949 ×1
Geneva Conventions and their customary rules ×1
Geneva Conventions framework ×1
Geneva Conventions of 1864 ×1
Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols ×1
Geneva Conventions on prisoners of war ×1
Second Geneva Convention ×1
Third Geneva Convention ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international humanitarian law instrument → series of international treaties →
adopted	1949 →
adoptedAt	Geneva →
adoptedBy	Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War →
alsoKnownAs	Geneva Conventions of 1949 →
appliesTo	international armed conflicts →
basedOn	Geneva Convention of 1906 → Geneva Convention of 1929 → earlier Geneva Conventions of 1864 →
composedOf	First Geneva Convention → Fourth Geneva Convention → Second Geneva Convention → Third Geneva Convention →
containsPrinciple	humane treatment of persons not taking active part in hostilities → non-discrimination in protection → prohibition of cruel or degrading treatment → prohibition of torture → respect for the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems →
defines	grave breaches of international humanitarian law →
depositary	Swiss Federal Council →
establishes	obligations to search for and care for the wounded and sick → rules on collection and exchange of information on prisoners of war → rules on judicial guarantees for protected persons →
field	international humanitarian law →
hasAdditionalProtocol	Additional Protocol I → Additional Protocol II → Additional Protocol III →
influencedBy	International Committee of the Red Cross →
inspired	development of Additional Protocols of 1977 → development of customary international humanitarian law →
language	English → French → official UN languages through later authentic texts →
legalStatus	legally binding on state parties →
nearUniversalRatification	true →
numberOfStatesParties	almost all states →
purpose	to protect civilians in time of war → to protect prisoners of war → to protect wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field → to protect wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea →
regulates	protection of civilian persons in time of war → treatment of prisoners of war → treatment of wounded and sick soldiers on land → treatment of wounded, sick and shipwrecked military personnel at sea →
requires	enactment of national legislation to punish grave breaches → training of armed forces in humanitarian law →
subject	laws of war → protection of war victims →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Geneva Convention of 1929 ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") → Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 → Henry Dunant ("Geneva Conventions of 1864") → Nuremberg trials ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") → Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") →	influenced
Additional Protocol I ("Geneva Conventions framework") → Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 ("Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949") → Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 ("Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949") → Second Geneva Convention ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") → Third Geneva Convention ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") →	partOf
Geneva Conventions ("First Geneva Convention") → Geneva Conventions ("Second Geneva Convention") → Geneva Conventions ("Third Geneva Convention") → Geneva Conventions ("Fourth Geneva Convention") →	composedOf
International Committee of the Red Cross → Red Crescent → Red Lion and Sun →	recognizedBy
Additional Protocol I ("Geneva Convention I") → Additional Protocol I ("Geneva Convention IV") → Additional Protocol II ("Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949") →	supplements
FrontlineMakeshiftCamps ("Geneva Conventions on prisoners of war") → Red Cross emblem →	governedBy
Treaties of Mexico → Treaties of the United Kingdom ("Geneva Conventions 1949") →	hasPart
Additional Protocol III ("Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949") → Red Crystal emblem →	legalBasis
Additional Protocol III ("Fourth Geneva Convention") → Nuremberg Principles →	relatedTo
Geneva Conventions ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") →	alsoKnownAs
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) ("Geneva Conventions and their customary rules") →	applicableLaw
Geneva Conventions ("Geneva Convention of 1906") →	basedOn
Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War ("Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War") →	drafted
Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") →	follows
RCRC Movement →	guidingFramework
International humanitarian law ("Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions") →	hasKeyInstrument
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement →	hasLegalBasisIn
Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 →	hasMainSubject
International humanitarian law ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") →	includes
United Nations system of international law ("Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols") →	includesInstrument
Article 8 of the Rome Statute ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") →	influencedBy
Geneva →	knownFor
Nazi war crimes ("Geneva Conventions of 1949") →	ledTo
Polish POWs →	protectedBy