Common Article 2
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Common Article 2 is the provision in the 1949 Geneva Conventions that defines when the Conventions apply, particularly to international armed conflicts and occupations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Common Art. 2 GC 1949 | 1 |
| Common Article 2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3879275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Common Article 2 Context triple: [Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949, hasPart, Common Article 2]
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A.
Common Article 1
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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B.
Common Article 3
Common Article 3 is a core provision of the 1949 Geneva Conventions that sets minimum humanitarian standards for the treatment of persons in non-international armed conflicts.
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C.
Article 24 of the United Nations Charter
Article 24 of the United Nations Charter defines the primary responsibility and authority of the Security Council for maintaining international peace and security on behalf of all UN member states.
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D.
Article 9
Article 9 is the famous pacifist clause of Japan’s postwar constitution that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces.
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E.
Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations
Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations sets out the fundamental principles governing the UN and its member states, including sovereign equality, peaceful settlement of disputes, non-use of force, and non-intervention in domestic affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Common Article 2 Target entity description: Common Article 2 is the provision in the 1949 Geneva Conventions that defines when the Conventions apply, particularly to international armed conflicts and occupations.
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A.
Common Article 1
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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B.
Common Article 3
Common Article 3 is a core provision of the 1949 Geneva Conventions that sets minimum humanitarian standards for the treatment of persons in non-international armed conflicts.
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C.
Article 24 of the United Nations Charter
Article 24 of the United Nations Charter defines the primary responsibility and authority of the Security Council for maintaining international peace and security on behalf of all UN member states.
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D.
Article 9
Article 9 is the famous pacifist clause of Japan’s postwar constitution that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces.
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E.
Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations
Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations sets out the fundamental principles governing the UN and its member states, including sovereign equality, peaceful settlement of disputes, non-use of force, and non-intervention in domestic affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Geneva Conventions
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treaty provision ⓘ |
| appliesBetween | High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
any other armed conflict between two or more High Contracting Parties
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declared war ⓘ international armed conflicts ⓘ partial occupation of the territory of a High Contracting Party ⓘ situations of occupation even if there is no armed resistance ⓘ total occupation of the territory of a High Contracting Party ⓘ |
| belongsToRegime | Geneva law ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions
ⓘ
surface form:
States Parties to the Geneva Conventions
|
| citedAs |
CA2
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Common Article 2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Common Art. 2 GC 1949
|
| clarifiedBy | customary international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1949-08-12 ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions for application in international armed conflicts
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conditions for application in occupations ⓘ scope of application of the 1949 Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | provisions applicable only in non-international armed conflicts ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
extends protection of the Geneva Conventions to occupied territories
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obliges parties to respect and ensure respect for the Geneva Conventions in international armed conflicts ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
High Contracting Parties
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armed conflict between states ⓘ automatic applicability of the Conventions ⓘ occupation ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ official UN languages ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
International Committee of the Red Cross
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surface form:
International Committee of the Red Cross commentaries
International Court of Justice ⓘ International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
international humanitarian law
ⓘ
law of armed conflict ⓘ |
| objective | to trigger the application of the Geneva Conventions in inter-state conflicts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949
ⓘ
surface form:
First Geneva Convention of 1949
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949
Geneva Conventions ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva Conventions of 1949
Second Geneva Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Second Geneva Convention of 1949
Third Geneva Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Third Geneva Convention of 1949
|
| placeAdopted | Geneva ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Additional Protocol I
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surface form:
Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions
Common Article 3 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Common Article 2 Description of subject: Common Article 2 is the provision in the 1949 Geneva Conventions that defines when the Conventions apply, particularly to international armed conflicts and occupations.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Common Art. 2 GC 1949