Présentation - Second 1949 Geneva Convention

i n t r o d u c t i o n

Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea. Geneva, 12 August 1949.

General title

Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949.

Forum of adoption

Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949

In force

yes

Entry into force

21.10.1950

The present Convention replaced Hague Convention (X) of 1907 for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention. It contains 63 Articles whereas the 1907 Convention had only 28. This extension is mainly due to the fact that the present Convention is conceived as a complete and independent Convention whereas the 1907 Convention restricted itself to adapting to maritime warfare the principles of the Convention on the wounded and sick in land warfare. In its structure the 1949 Convention follows closely the provisions of Geneva Convention (I) of 1949.

Meetings of forum

21.04.1949 - 12.08.1949, Geneva

Dade of adoption

12.08.1949

Depositary

Switzerland

Number of articles

63 + 1 annex

Authentic text

English; French

Source

The Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949, International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, pp.51-73.

Keywords

NAVAL WARFARE; PROTECTION; WAR VICTIM; WOUNDED; SICK; HOSPITAL SHIP; SHIPWRECK; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; RELIGIOUS PERSONNEL; MEDICAL UNIT; MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION; ARMED FORCES AT SEA; SIGN; RED CRESCENT; RED LION AND SUN; COMBATANT; NON-INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT; INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT; RED CROSS; NEUTRAL STATE; AIRCRAFT