Treaty

Second Geneva Convention

12 Aug 1949 · 46.20° N, 6.15° E

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12 Aug 1949
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Treaty
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46.20° N, 6.15° E
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1949 treaty

Second Geneva Convention

1949 treaty

The Geneva Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, more commonly referred to as the Second Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention II and abbreviated as GCII, is one of the four treaties of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It was first adopted in 1949, replacing the Hague Convention (X) of 1907.

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