Second Geneva Convention

Not to be confused with Geneva II Conference on Syria.
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The Second Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea was first adopted in 1906 after the Russo-Japanese war, but was significantly updated and replaced by the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. It adapts the main protections of the First Geneva Convention to combat at sea.

Summary of Provisions

  Parties to GC I–IV and P I–III
  Parties to GC I–IV and P I–II
  Parties to GC I–IV and P I and III
  Parties to GC I–IV and P I
  Parties to GC I–IV and P III
  Parties to GC I–IV and no P

The treaty is a lengthy document consisting of 63 articles. The most essential provisions of the treaty are:

For a detailed discussion of each article of the treaty, see the original text[1] and the commentary.[2] There are currently 196 countries party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, including this second treaty but also including the other three.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea. Geneva, 12 August 1949.". The American National Red Cross. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  2. Pictet, Jean (1958). Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949: Commentary. International Committee of the Red Cross. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  3. "States party to the main treaties". The American National Red Cross. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

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