Common Article 1

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article of the Geneva Conventions treaty provision

Common Article 1 is the provision shared by all four 1949 Geneva Conventions that obliges states to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law in all circumstances.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Common Article 1 canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the Geneva Conventions ⓘ treaty provision ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure effective implementation of the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Geneva Conventions ⓘ surface form: Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions
appliesIn	international armed conflicts ⓘ
appliesTo	Geneva Conventions ⓘ surface form: all four 1949 Geneva Conventions
basisFor	third-state obligations regarding violations of IHL ⓘ
bindingOn	High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ surface form: States Parties to the Geneva Conventions
citedBy	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
citedIn	International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (1996) ⓘ surface form: ICJ Nuclear Weapons Advisory Opinion ICJ Wall Advisory Opinion ⓘ
condition	in all circumstances ⓘ
coreObligation	to ensure respect for the Geneva Conventions ⓘ to respect the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
dateEnacted	1949 ⓘ
geographicalScope	universal for States Parties ⓘ
hasNumber	Article 1 ⓘ
imposesObligationOn	High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
influenced	customary international humanitarian law ⓘ
inForce	true ⓘ
interpretedAs	creating obligations erga omnes partes ⓘ requiring states to ensure respect by others over whom they have influence ⓘ
jurisdiction	High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ surface form: States Parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions
language	The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances. ⓘ
legalEffect	creates obligations beyond a state’s own armed forces ⓘ
legalField	international humanitarian law ⓘ law of armed conflict ⓘ
legalSystem	public international law ⓘ
monitoredBy	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
normativeStatus	treaty obligation ⓘ
objective	protection of victims of armed conflict ⓘ
partOf	Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention I Second Geneva Convention ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention II Third Geneva Convention ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention III Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention IV
recognizedAs	fundamental provision of the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
recognizedBy	International Court of Justice ⓘ
relatedConcept	duty to ensure respect for IHL ⓘ erga omnes obligations ⓘ state responsibility ⓘ
relatedInstrument	Additional Protocol I ⓘ surface form: Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions
requires	positive measures by states to prevent IHL violations ⓘ refraining from encouraging IHL violations by others ⓘ
subjectMatter	ensuring compliance with the Geneva Conventions ⓘ respect for international humanitarian law ⓘ
temporalScope	armed conflict and related situations ⓘ

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Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 → hasPart → Common Article 1 ⓘ