Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land

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Hague Convention international treaty law of war treaty multilateral treaty

The Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land is an 1899 international treaty that codified rules governing the conduct of hostilities and the treatment of combatants and civilians during land warfare.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Hague Convention II (Laws and Customs of War on Land)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hague Convention ⓘ international treaty ⓘ law of war treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt	First Hague Peace Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedInCity	The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedInCountry	Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptionDate	1899-07-29 ⓘ
adoptionYear	1899 ⓘ
cameIntoForceYear	1900 ⓘ
contains	Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	rules on contributions in occupied territory ⓘ rules on occupation of enemy territory ⓘ rules on requisitions in kind and services in occupied territory ⓘ
hasNumberOfArticles	60 ⓘ
influenced	Geneva Conventions of 1949 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hague Convention IV of 1907 NERFINISHED ⓘ customary international humanitarian law ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalDomain	international humanitarian law ⓘ international public law ⓘ
locationOfSigning	The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatedBy	states participating in the First Hague Peace Conference ⓘ
officialName	Convention with respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Hague Conventions of 1899 NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	attack or bombardment of undefended towns, villages, dwellings or buildings ⓘ denial of quarter ⓘ improper use of a flag of truce ⓘ improper use of military insignia and uniforms of the enemy ⓘ improper use of the distinctive badges of the Geneva Convention ⓘ improper use of the national flag of the enemy ⓘ killing or wounding enemies who have surrendered ⓘ treacherous killing or wounding of individuals belonging to the hostile nation or army ⓘ unnecessary destruction or seizure of enemy property ⓘ
regulates	armistices ⓘ capitulations ⓘ means and methods of warfare on land ⓘ military authority over occupied territory ⓘ parliamentaires and flags of truce ⓘ protection of civilians in occupied territory ⓘ status of belligerents ⓘ treatment of prisoners of war ⓘ
shortName	1899 Hague Convention II NERFINISHED ⓘ Hague Convention II NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	conduct of hostilities ⓘ customs of war on land ⓘ laws of war ⓘ treatment of civilians in armed conflict ⓘ treatment of combatants ⓘ

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First Hague Peace Conference → result → Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land ⓘ

First Hague Peace Conference → adoptedDocument → Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hague Convention II (Laws and Customs of War on Land)