Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949

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Geneva Convention international humanitarian law treaty multilateral treaty

Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 is an international treaty that sets out comprehensive rules for the protection and treatment of wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field during armed conflicts.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
First Geneva Convention of 1949	5
Geneva Convention I	3
Geneva Convention I for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	1
Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 canonical	1
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	1
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (1949)	1
revision of the 1929 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T688899 — 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: Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949
Context triple: [Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, adopted, Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949]

A. Third Geneva Convention
The Third Geneva Convention is an international treaty that sets comprehensive standards for the humane treatment and protection of prisoners of war during armed conflicts.
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. Second Geneva Convention
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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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: Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949
Target entity description: Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 is an international treaty that sets out comprehensive rules for the protection and treatment of wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field during armed conflicts.

A. Third Geneva Convention
The Third Geneva Convention is an international treaty that sets comprehensive standards for the humane treatment and protection of prisoners of war during armed conflicts.
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. Second Geneva Convention
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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Geneva Convention ⓘ international humanitarian law treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedOn	1949-08-12 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 ⓘ surface form: First Geneva Convention of 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
appliesTo	international armed conflicts ⓘ partial or total occupation of the territory of a High Contracting Party ⓘ
basedOn	First Geneva Convention of 1864 ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field of 1864
contains	provisions on grave breaches and penal sanctions ⓘ provisions on protection of medical units and transports ⓘ provisions on respect and protection of medical personnel ⓘ provisions on the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ rules on the collection and care of the wounded and sick ⓘ rules on the distinctive emblems of the red cross and red crescent ⓘ rules on the use and protection of the red cross emblem ⓘ
defines	grave breaches such as torture or inhuman treatment of protected persons ⓘ grave breaches such as wilful killing of protected persons ⓘ grave breaches such as wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health ⓘ
depositedWith	Swiss Federal Council ⓘ
governs	medical personnel attached to armed forces in the field ⓘ medical transports of armed forces in the field ⓘ medical units and establishments of armed forces in the field ⓘ sick members of armed forces in the field ⓘ wounded members of armed forces in the field ⓘ
inForce	true ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
obliges	High Contracting Parties to enact penal sanctions for grave breaches ⓘ High Contracting Parties to respect and ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances ⓘ Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War ⓘ surface form: High Contracting Parties to search for persons alleged to have committed grave breaches
partOf	Geneva Conventions ⓘ surface form: Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
prohibits	biological experiments on protected persons ⓘ murder of all kinds of protected persons ⓘ mutilation of protected persons ⓘ outrages upon personal dignity of protected persons ⓘ taking of hostages from among protected persons ⓘ violence to life and person of protected wounded and sick ⓘ
protects	sick members of armed forces regardless of nationality ⓘ wounded members of armed forces regardless of nationality ⓘ
relatedTo	Additional Protocol I ⓘ surface form: Additional Protocol I of 1977 Additional Protocol II ⓘ surface form: Additional Protocol II of 1977
revises	Second Geneva Convention of 1906 ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field of 1906 Geneva Convention of 1929 ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick of Armies in the Field of 1929
signedIn	Geneva ⓘ
subject	international armed conflicts ⓘ protection of wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field ⓘ treatment of wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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 → adopted → Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 ⓘ

red crescent → governedBy → Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 ⓘ

subject surface form: Red Crescent

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention I

Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions → complements → Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention I

Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 → relatedTo → Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (1949)

Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 → alsoKnownAs → Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 ⓘ