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Geneva Convention of 1949
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Geneva_Convention_of_1949
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:adoptedBy
gptkb:Diplomatic_Conference_for_the_Establishment_of_International_Conventions_for_the_Protection_of_Victims_of_War
gptkbp:appliesTo
international armed conflicts
non-international armed conflicts
gptkbp:basisFor
war crimes prosecution
gptkbp:binds
all signatory states
gptkbp:category
gptkb:International_humanitarian_law
Law of war
gptkbp:enforcedBy
national courts
international tribunals
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce
21 October 1950
gptkbp:firstEvent
gptkb:Amelioration_of_the_Condition_of_the_Wounded_and_Sick_in_Armed_Forces_in_the_Field
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Additional_Protocols_of_1977_and_2005
gptkbp:fourthConvention
gptkb:Protection_of_Civilian_Persons_in_Time_of_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Geneva Convention of 1949
gptkbp:language
gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:locationSigned
gptkb:Geneva,_Switzerland
gptkbp:monitors
gptkb:International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross
gptkbp:numberOfEvents
4
gptkbp:officialName
gptkb:Geneva_Conventions_of_12_August_1949
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Geneva_Convention_of_1929
gptkbp:prohibits
inhumane treatment
torture
collective punishment
taking of hostages
gptkbp:protectedBy
civilians
prisoners of war
wounded and sick soldiers
shipwrecked military personnel
gptkbp:purpose
protection of victims of armed conflicts
gptkbp:ratifiedBy
196 countries
gptkbp:referenceNumber
gptkb:UNTS_75:31
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Hague_Conventions
gptkb:International_Humanitarian_Law
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:Geneva_Conventions_of_1929
gptkbp:secondConvention
gptkb:Amelioration_of_the_Condition_of_Wounded,_Sick_and_Shipwrecked_Members_of_Armed_Forces_at_Sea
gptkbp:signedBy
12 August 1949
gptkbp:supportsProtocol
gptkb:Protocol_III_(2005)
gptkb:Protocol_II_(1977)
gptkb:Protocol_I_(1977)
gptkbp:thirdConvention
gptkb:Treatment_of_Prisoners_of_War
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Geneva_Convention
gptkb:Convention_for_the_Amelioration_of_the_Condition_of_the_Wounded_and_Sick_in_Armed_Forces_in_the_Field
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6