Common Article 3

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf international humanitarian law provision
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1949
gptkbp:appliesTo non-international armed conflicts
persons placed hors de combat
members of armed forces who have laid down their arms
gptkbp:basisFor customary international humanitarian law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Common Article 3
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Geneva_Conventions
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:murder
torture
outrages upon personal dignity
violence to life and person
mutilation
cruel treatment
humiliating and degrading treatment
passing of sentences without due process
taking hostages
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross
gptkb:International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_the_former_Yugoslavia
gptkb:International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda
gptkbp:requires humane treatment of persons not taking active part in hostilities
gptkbp:sometimesCalled mini-convention
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Geneva_Conventions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5