Common Article 3
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Common Article 3 is a core provision of the 1949 Geneva Conventions that sets minimum humanitarian standards for the treatment of persons in non-international armed conflicts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Common Article 3 canonical | 2 |
| Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3879276 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Common Article 3 Context triple: [Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949, hasPart, Common Article 3]
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A.
Article 47 of the United Nations Charter
Article 47 of the United Nations Charter establishes the Military Staff Committee, which is responsible for advising and assisting the Security Council on military requirements for maintaining international peace and security.
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B.
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Committee against Torture clarifying states’ obligations to prevent refoulement and protect individuals from being returned to countries where they risk torture.
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C.
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that empowers the UN Security Council to determine the existence of threats to or breaches of the peace and acts of aggression, and to decide on measures to maintain or restore international peace and security.
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D.
Article 24 of the United Nations Charter
Article 24 of the United Nations Charter defines the primary responsibility and authority of the Security Council for maintaining international peace and security on behalf of all UN member states.
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E.
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the UN Security Council to impose non-military measures, such as economic sanctions and diplomatic restrictions, to maintain or restore international peace and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Common Article 3 Target entity description: Common Article 3 is a core provision of the 1949 Geneva Conventions that sets minimum humanitarian standards for the treatment of persons in non-international armed conflicts.
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A.
Article 47 of the United Nations Charter
Article 47 of the United Nations Charter establishes the Military Staff Committee, which is responsible for advising and assisting the Security Council on military requirements for maintaining international peace and security.
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B.
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Committee against Torture clarifying states’ obligations to prevent refoulement and protect individuals from being returned to countries where they risk torture.
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C.
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that empowers the UN Security Council to determine the existence of threats to or breaches of the peace and acts of aggression, and to decide on measures to maintain or restore international peace and security.
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D.
Article 24 of the United Nations Charter
Article 24 of the United Nations Charter defines the primary responsibility and authority of the Security Council for maintaining international peace and security on behalf of all UN member states.
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E.
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the UN Security Council to impose non-military measures, such as economic sanctions and diplomatic restrictions, to maintain or restore international peace and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international humanitarian law rule
ⓘ
treaty provision ⓘ |
| adoptedAt |
Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
ⓘ
surface form:
Diplomatic Conference of Geneva (1949)
|
| adoptedIn | 1949 ⓘ |
| aimsTo | ensure minimum humanitarian protections in internal conflicts ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
non-international armed conflicts
ⓘ
organized armed groups in non-international armed conflicts ⓘ state armed forces in non-international armed conflicts ⓘ |
| bindingOn | States Parties to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| binds | each Party to the conflict ⓘ |
| category | minimum humanitarian standards ⓘ |
| considered | core provision of the Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| describedAs | a convention in miniature ⓘ |
| formsBasisFor | many international criminal law norms ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949
ⓘ
surface form:
First Geneva Convention of 1949
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949
Second Geneva Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Second Geneva Convention of 1949
Third Geneva Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Third Geneva Convention of 1949
|
| hasScope | armed conflicts not of an international character ⓘ |
| influenced | customary international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| inspired |
Article 8 of the Rome Statute
ⓘ
surface form:
Article 8(2)(c) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
|
| interpretedBy |
International Court of Justice
ⓘ
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| language | obligatory ⓘ |
| legalField |
international humanitarian law
ⓘ
law of armed conflict ⓘ |
| partOf |
Geneva Conventions
ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva Conventions of 1949
|
| prohibits |
cruel treatment
ⓘ
executions without previous judgment by a regularly constituted court ⓘ humiliating and degrading treatment ⓘ murder of all kinds ⓘ mutilation ⓘ outrages upon personal dignity ⓘ passing of sentences without previous judgment by a regularly constituted court ⓘ taking of hostages ⓘ torture ⓘ violence to life and person ⓘ |
| protects |
civilians in non-international armed conflicts
ⓘ
detained persons in non-international armed conflicts ⓘ sick combatants in non-international armed conflicts ⓘ wounded combatants in non-international armed conflicts ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | customary international law rule by many authorities ⓘ |
| requires |
care for the wounded and sick
ⓘ
humane treatment without adverse distinction ⓘ judicial guarantees recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples ⓘ |
| setsMinimumStandardsFor |
treatment of members of armed forces placed hors de combat
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treatment of persons taking no active part in hostilities ⓘ |
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Subject: Common Article 3 Description of subject: Common Article 3 is a core provision of the 1949 Geneva Conventions that sets minimum humanitarian standards for the treatment of persons in non-international armed conflicts.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions