Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948

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Red Cross conference humanitarian conference international conference

The Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 was a key post–World War II humanitarian meeting that laid much of the groundwork for the modern Geneva Conventions on the protection of war victims.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Red Cross conference → humanitarian conference → international conference →
addressed	codification of customary humanitarian norms → lessons of World War II atrocities → need for comprehensive civilian protection in war →
aimedAt	expanding protections beyond combatants to civilians → strengthening legal protection for war victims → updating rules on conduct of hostilities →
category	history of international humanitarian law → history of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement →
city	Stockholm →
country	Sweden →
discussed	protection of civilians in time of war → protection of shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea → protection of the wounded and sick in armed forces → role of the Red Cross in armed conflicts → treatment of prisoners of war →
field	human rights → international humanitarian law →
follows	World War II →
hasMainTheme	post–World War II humanitarian law → protection of war victims → revision of the Geneva Conventions →
hasParticipant	International Committee of the Red Cross delegates → national Red Cross societies → representatives of governments →
influenced	Geneva Conventions → surface form: Geneva Conventions of 1949 development of modern international humanitarian law →
language	English → French →
organizedBy	International Committee of the Red Cross → International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies → surface form: League of Red Cross Societies
partOf	International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement →
preceded	Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 →
relatedTo	Second Geneva Convention → surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (1949) Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 → surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (1949) Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 → surface form: Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (1949) Third Geneva Convention → surface form: Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (1949)
roleIn	preparatory work for the 1949 Geneva Conventions →
significance	laid groundwork for modern Geneva Conventions on protection of war victims → major postwar humanitarian meeting →
timePeriod	post–World War II era →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War → precededBy → Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 →