Geneva Conventions

GPTKB entity

Statements (77)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
humanitarian law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1949
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:military
civilians
prisoners of war
medical personnel
shipwrecked members of armed forces
wounded and sick soldiers
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:military
gptkb:International_Criminal_Court
war crimes prosecution
gptkbp:category gptkb:Geneva
gptkb:International_humanitarian_law
gptkb:War_crimes
Treaties concluded in 1949
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:International_Criminal_Court
national governments
military tribunals
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce October 21, 1950
gptkbp:firstEvent gptkb:Convention_for_the_Amelioration_of_the_Condition_of_the_Wounded_and_Sick_in_Armed_Forces_in_the_Field
gptkbp:fourthConvention gptkb:Convention_relative_to_the_Protection_of_Civilian_Persons_in_Time_of_War
gptkbp:hasSupplement gptkb:Additional_Protocols
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Geneva Conventions
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:international_relations
human rights law
military codes of conduct
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:locationAdopted gptkb:Geneva,_Switzerland
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Article_12
gptkb:Article_13
gptkb:Article_130
gptkb:Article_27
gptkb:Article_49
gptkb:Article_50
gptkb:Common_Article_3
Article 51
gptkbp:numberOfEvents four
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Hague_Conventions
gptkbp:prohibits inhumane treatment
torture
collective punishment
execution without proper trial
hostage taking
outrages upon personal dignity
unfair trial
violence to life and person
gptkbp:purpose protection of victims of armed conflict
gptkbp:ratifiedBy 196 countries
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:International_Humanitarian_Law
gptkb:Laws_of_war
gptkb:Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement
gptkbp:requires fair trial for accused
family contact for prisoners
humane treatment of prisoners
notification of captured persons
protection of Red Cross personnel
protection of civilians
protection of medical facilities
protection of wounded and sick
repatriation of prisoners after conflict
gptkbp:secondConvention gptkb:Convention_for_the_Amelioration_of_the_Condition_of_Wounded,_Sick_and_Shipwrecked_Members_of_Armed_Forces_at_Sea
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:France
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:thirdConvention gptkb:Convention_relative_to_the_Treatment_of_Prisoners_of_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Geneva
gptkb:Geneva,_Switzerland
gptkb:UN
gptkb:military
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4