Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949

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The Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 was the international meeting at which states adopted the four Geneva Conventions that form the core of modern international humanitarian law protecting victims of armed conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic conference
international conference
treaty-making conference
aimedTo strengthen protection of civilians in time of war
strengthen protection of prisoners of war
strengthen protection of wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field
strengthen protection of wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea
appliesTo international humanitarian law
protection of victims of armed conflict
convenedBy Swiss Federal Council
country Switzerland
endTime 1949-08-12
fieldOfWork international law
law of armed conflict
followedBy 1968 International Conference on Human Rights (in terms of humanitarian law development context)
Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
surface form: 1974–1977 Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts
follows experiences of the Second World War
preparatory work by the International Committee of the Red Cross
hasEffect codification of modern international humanitarian law
extension of legal protection to civilians in time of war
replacement of the 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War
Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949
surface form: revision of the 1929 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field
hasMainSubject Geneva Conventions
hasOutcome adoption of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949
hasPart negotiation of the First Geneva Convention of 1949
negotiation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949
negotiation of the Second Geneva Convention of 1949
negotiation of the Third Geneva Convention of 1949
hasParticipant High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions
International Committee of the Red Cross
United Nations member states
National Red Cross Societies
surface form: national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (observers)
languageOfWork Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
official languages of the United Nations
legalForm multilateral treaty conference
location Geneva
Switzerland
organizedBy International Committee of the Red Cross
pointInTime 1949
significance cornerstone of modern international humanitarian law
foundation of contemporary Geneva law
significantEvent adoption of the First Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949
adoption of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949
adoption of the Second Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949
adoption of the Third Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949
startTime 1949-04-21

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Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War alsoKnownAs Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
this entity surface form: 1949 Geneva Diplomatic Conference
Geneva Convention of 1929 draftedBy Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
this entity surface form: Diplomatic Conference at Geneva
Second Geneva Convention adoptedAt Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
this entity surface form: Geneva Diplomatic Conference of 1949
Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 preceded Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
Common Article 3 adoptedAt Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
this entity surface form: Diplomatic Conference of Geneva (1949)