Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949

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diplomatic conference international conference treaty-making conference

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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Statements (50)

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) → 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 → 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 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 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War → Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War ("1949 Geneva Diplomatic Conference") →	alsoKnownAs
Second Geneva Convention ("Geneva Diplomatic Conference of 1949") →	adoptedAt
Geneva Convention of 1929 ("Diplomatic Conference at Geneva") →	draftedBy
Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 →	preceded