Geneva Protocol

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The Geneva Protocol is a 1925 international treaty that prohibits the use of chemical and biological weapons in war, forming a foundational pillar of modern arms control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arms control agreement
disarmament treaty
international treaty
adoptedOn 1925-06-17
aimsTo prevent use of biological weapons in war
prevent use of chemical weapons in war
alsoKnownAs Geneva Protocol
surface form: 1925 Geneva Protocol

Geneva Protocol
surface form: Geneva Gas Protocol
areaOfApplicability international armed conflict
category arms control
international humanitarian law
law of armed conflict
depositedWith Government of France
doesNotProhibit development of biological weapons
development of chemical weapons
production of biological weapons
production of chemical weapons
stockpiling of biological weapons
stockpiling of chemical weapons
enteredIntoForceOn 1928-02-08
foundationOf modern biological weapons arms control
modern chemical weapons arms control
fullName Geneva Protocol self-linksurface differs
surface form: Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare
hasLimitation allows reservations on non-application to non-parties
allows reservations on retaliation
does not address verification mechanisms
inspired Biological Weapons Convention
Chemical Weapons Convention
language English
French
legalStatus in force
negotiatedUnder League of Nations
prohibits use in war of asphyxiating gases
use in war of bacteriological methods of warfare
use in war of other gases
use in war of poisonous gases
recognizedAs customary international law standard against biological weapons use
customary international law standard against chemical weapons use
relatedTo Biological Weapons Convention
Chemical Weapons Convention
Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
shortName Geneva Protocol self-link
signedAt Geneva
signedIn Switzerland
signedOn 1925-06-17
subjectOf prohibition of biological weapons use
prohibition of chemical weapons use

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Geneva Protocol alsoKnownAs Geneva Protocol
this entity surface form: 1925 Geneva Protocol
Geneva Protocol alsoKnownAs Geneva Protocol
this entity surface form: Geneva Gas Protocol
Geneva Protocol fullName Geneva Protocol self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare
Biological Weapons Convention relatedTo Geneva Protocol
Chemical Weapons Convention relatedTo Geneva Protocol
Geneva Protocol shortName Geneva Protocol self-link