Second Geneva Convention

1949 treaty
Legislation treaty Q583921
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Second Geneva Convention

Summary

Second Geneva Convention is a treaty[1]. It draws 147 Wikipedia views per month (treaty category, ranking #133 of 1,157).[2]

Key Facts

  • Second Geneva Convention is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Second Geneva Convention's instance of is recorded as treaty[4].
  • Second Geneva Convention took place at Geneva[5].
  • Second Geneva Convention is part of Geneva Conventions[6].
  • Second Geneva Convention's language of work or name is recorded as Czech[7].
  • August 12, 1949 marks the founding of Second Geneva Convention[8].
  • Second Geneva Convention was released on August 12, 1949[9].
  • Second Geneva Convention occurred on August 12, 1949[10].
  • Second Geneva Convention's main subject is Geneva Conventions[11].
  • Second Geneva Convention's work available at URL is recorded as https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=2F5AA9B07AB61934C12563CD002D6B25&action=openDocument[12].
  • Second Geneva Convention's work available at URL is recorded as https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/dih.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=4EE20B2B36D570F6C12563140043A999&action=openDocument[13].
  • Second Geneva Convention's replaces is recorded as Hague Convention X[14].
  • Second Geneva Convention's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Ženevská úmluva o zlepšení osudu raněných, nemocných a trosečníků ozbrojených sil na moři'}[15].
  • Second Geneva Convention's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of the Armed Forces at Sea'}[16].
  • Second Geneva Convention's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Convention de Genève pour l'amélioration du sort des blessés, des malades et des naufragés des forces armées sur mer"}[17].
  • Second Geneva Convention's title is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Конвенція про поліпшення долі поранених, хворих та осіб, які зазнали корабельної аварії, зі складу збройних сил на морі'}[18].
  • Second Geneva Convention's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'Konvencija o izboljšanju položaja ranjencev, bolnikov in brodolomcev v oboroženih silah na morju'}[19].
  • Second Geneva Convention's different from is recorded as Geneva II Conference on Syria[20].
  • Second Geneva Convention's depositary is recorded as Swiss Federal Council[21].
  • Second Geneva Convention's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[22].
  • Second Geneva Convention's effective date is recorded as October 21, 1950[23].

Why It Matters

Second Geneva Convention draws 147 Wikipedia views per month (treaty category, ranking #133 of 1,157).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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  12. [14] . ihl-databases.icrc.org. ihl-databases.icrc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . United Nations Treaty Collection. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . United Nations Treaty Collection. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Legislation of Ukraine. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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