Declaration concerning expanding bullets
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Hague Convention declaration
arms control treaty
international humanitarian law treaty
multilateral treaty
The Declaration concerning expanding bullets is an international humanitarian law treaty adopted at the 1899 Hague Peace Conference that prohibits the use of bullets designed to expand or flatten easily in the human body.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Declaration concerning expanding bullets canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4883859 — 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: Declaration concerning expanding bullets Context triple: [First Hague Peace Conference, adoptedDocument, Declaration concerning expanding bullets]
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A.
Rim Fire
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B.
Shotgun
"Shotgun" is a 1955 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a lawman pursuing outlaws across rugged frontier territory.
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C.
Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert
The Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) is a ballistic plate used in modern military body armor to provide improved protection against high-velocity rifle rounds and armor-piercing ammunition.
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D.
Speer
Speer is a German surname most famously associated with Albert Speer, the Nazi architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production during World War II.
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E.
Stickin’ to My Guns
"Stickin’ to My Guns" is a 1990 studio album by legendary American singer Etta James that blends her powerful blues and soul vocals with contemporary R&B and pop production.
- 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: Declaration concerning expanding bullets Target entity description: The Declaration concerning expanding bullets is an international humanitarian law treaty adopted at the 1899 Hague Peace Conference that prohibits the use of bullets designed to expand or flatten easily in the human body.
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A.
Rim Fire
The Rim Fire was one of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires, burning vast areas near Yosemite National Park in 2013.
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B.
Shotgun
"Shotgun" is a 1955 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a lawman pursuing outlaws across rugged frontier territory.
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C.
Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert
The Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) is a ballistic plate used in modern military body armor to provide improved protection against high-velocity rifle rounds and armor-piercing ammunition.
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D.
Speer
Speer is a German surname most famously associated with Albert Speer, the Nazi architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production during World War II.
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E.
Stickin’ to My Guns
"Stickin’ to My Guns" is a 1990 studio album by legendary American singer Etta James that blends her powerful blues and soul vocals with contemporary R&B and pop production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hague Convention declaration
ⓘ
arms control treaty ⓘ international humanitarian law treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | First Hague Peace Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1899-07-29 ⓘ |
| aimsTo | limit unnecessary suffering of combatants ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dum-Dum Bullets Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | international armed conflicts ⓘ |
| bindingOn | States Parties ⓘ |
| category |
arms limitation and disarmament treaty
ⓘ
treaty on the conduct of hostilities ⓘ |
| countryOfAdoption | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1899-09-04 ⓘ |
| field | public international law ⓘ |
| fullName | Declaration (III) concerning Expanding Bullets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArticleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasNormativeCharacter | treaty law ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | early codification of weapons restrictions in international law ⓘ |
| hasStatus | in force ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent customary international humanitarian law on weapons causing unnecessary suffering ⓘ |
| influencedBy | development of dum-dum bullets in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
principle of superfluous injury
ⓘ
principle of unnecessary suffering ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | humanitarian considerations in warfare ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | participating States at the 1899 Hague Peace Conference ⓘ |
| oftenCitedIn | discussions on legality of hollow-point ammunition in armed conflict ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
use of bullets which expand or flatten easily in the human body
ⓘ
use of hollow-point bullets in international armed conflict ⓘ use of soft-point bullets in international armed conflict ⓘ |
| regulates | use of expanding bullets in armed conflict ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hague Convention II of 1899
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hague Conventions of 1899 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hague Conventions of 1907 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsStandardFor | permissible small arms ammunition in war ⓘ |
| shortName | Declaration on Expanding Bullets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
international humanitarian law
ⓘ
law of armed conflict ⓘ weapons law ⓘ |
| typeOfProhibition | weapons use prohibition ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Declaration concerning expanding bullets Description of subject: The Declaration concerning expanding bullets is an international humanitarian law treaty adopted at the 1899 Hague Peace Conference that prohibits the use of bullets designed to expand or flatten easily in the human body.
Referenced by (1)
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