Second Geneva Convention

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Geneva Convention humanitarian law treaty international treaty

The Second Geneva Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1949 that establishes humanitarian protections for wounded, sick, and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea during armed conflicts.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Second Geneva Convention canonical	5
Geneva Convention II	4
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	3
Second Geneva Convention of 1949	3
Geneva Convention II for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	1
Geneva Convention II of 12 August 1949	1
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (1949)	1
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T498268 — 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: Second Geneva Convention
Context triple: [Additional Protocol III, relatedTo, Second Geneva Convention]

A. Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.
B. Geneva Convention of 1929
The Geneva Convention of 1929 was an international treaty that codified rules for the humane treatment of prisoners of war, laying key groundwork for the later, broader Geneva Conventions.
C. Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
The Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions are international treaties that expand and strengthen humanitarian protections for victims of armed conflicts, including civilians and combatants no longer taking part in hostilities.
D. Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War
The Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War was the international diplomatic gathering that drafted and adopted the modern Geneva Conventions governing humanitarian protections during armed conflict.
E. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the core international treaty that defines who qualifies as a refugee and sets out their rights and the legal obligations of states to protect them.
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: Second Geneva Convention
Target entity description: The Second Geneva Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1949 that establishes humanitarian protections for wounded, sick, and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea during armed conflicts.

A. Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.
B. Geneva Convention of 1929
The Geneva Convention of 1929 was an international treaty that codified rules for the humane treatment of prisoners of war, laying key groundwork for the later, broader Geneva Conventions.
C. Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
The Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions are international treaties that expand and strengthen humanitarian protections for victims of armed conflicts, including civilians and combatants no longer taking part in hostilities.
D. Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War
The Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War was the international diplomatic gathering that drafted and adopted the modern Geneva Conventions governing humanitarian protections during armed conflict.
E. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the core international treaty that defines who qualifies as a refugee and sets out their rights and the legal obligations of states to protect them.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Geneva Convention ⓘ humanitarian law treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt	Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 ⓘ surface form: Geneva Diplomatic Conference of 1949
adoptedIn	1949 ⓘ
adoptedInCity	Geneva ⓘ
aimsTo	limit suffering in naval warfare ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	GCII ⓘ Second Geneva Convention ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention II
appliesIn	international armed conflicts ⓘ
appliesTo	armed forces at sea ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
articleCount	63 ⓘ
basedOn	Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 ⓘ surface form: Hague Convention X of 1907
category	1949 in international relations ⓘ Treaties concluded in 1949 ⓘ Treaties entered into force in 1950 ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1950-10-21 ⓘ
formsPartOf	customary international humanitarian law (in many of its provisions) ⓘ
hasDepositary	Swiss Federal Council ⓘ
hasShortTitle	Second Geneva Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on its States Parties ⓘ
monitoredBy	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
obliges	humane treatment of wounded, sick and shipwrecked ⓘ respect for medical transports at sea ⓘ search for and collect shipwrecked and wounded after engagements at sea ⓘ
partOf	Geneva Conventions ⓘ surface form: Geneva Conventions of 1949
prohibits	attacks on hospital ships ⓘ maltreatment of shipwrecked military personnel ⓘ reprisals against protected persons at sea ⓘ
protects	hospital ships ⓘ medical personnel at sea ⓘ religious personnel at sea ⓘ shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea ⓘ sick members of armed forces at sea ⓘ wounded members of armed forces at sea ⓘ
relatedTo	First Geneva Convention of 1864 ⓘ surface form: First Geneva Convention Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 ⓘ surface form: Fourth Geneva Convention Third Geneva Convention ⓘ
replaces	Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 ⓘ surface form: Hague Convention X of 1907
requires	respect and protection for wounded, sick and shipwrecked at sea ⓘ
subjectMatter	international humanitarian law ⓘ law of armed conflict at sea ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

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Additional Protocol III → relatedTo → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War → drafted → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War → drafted → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War → adopted → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention II of 12 August 1949

Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions → complements → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention II

Second Geneva Convention → hasShortTitle → Second Geneva Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Second Geneva Convention → alsoKnownAs → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention II

Third Geneva Convention → complements → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 → relatedTo → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (1949)

Second Geneva Convention of 1906 → alsoKnownAs → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

GCII → fullName → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

GCII → shortName → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

GCII → abbreviationOf → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

GCII → alsoKnownAs → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention II

Common Article 1 → partOf → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention II

Common Article 3 → foundIn → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Geneva Convention of 1949

Common Article 2 → partOf → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Geneva Convention of 1949

High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions → isBoundBy → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention II for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Geneva Law → codifiedIn → Second Geneva Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Geneva Convention of 1949

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