First Geneva Convention of 1864

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Geneva Convention humanitarian law treaty international treaty

The First Geneva Convention of 1864 was the pioneering international treaty that established humanitarian protections for wounded soldiers on the battlefield and laid the foundation for modern international humanitarian law.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
First Geneva Convention	5
First Geneva Convention of 1864 canonical	2
Geneva Convention of 1864	2
1864 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field	1
Diplomatic Conference of Geneva 1864	1
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field of 1864	1
Geneva Convention of 22 August 1864	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T727977 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Geneva Convention of 1864
Context triple: [Geneva Convention of 1929, relatedTo, First Geneva Convention of 1864]

A. Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949
Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 is an international treaty that sets out comprehensive rules for the protection and treatment of wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field during armed conflicts.
B. Geneva Convention of 1929
The Geneva Convention of 1929 was an international treaty that codified rules for the humane treatment of prisoners of war, laying key groundwork for the later, broader Geneva Conventions.
C. Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.
D. Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 is an international treaty that sets out comprehensive legal protections for civilians during times of war and military occupation.
E. Third Geneva Convention
The Third Geneva Convention is an international treaty that sets comprehensive standards for the humane treatment and protection of prisoners of war during armed conflicts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Geneva Convention of 1864
Target entity description: The First Geneva Convention of 1864 was the pioneering international treaty that established humanitarian protections for wounded soldiers on the battlefield and laid the foundation for modern international humanitarian law.

A. Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949
Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 is an international treaty that sets out comprehensive rules for the protection and treatment of wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field during armed conflicts.
B. Geneva Convention of 1929
The Geneva Convention of 1929 was an international treaty that codified rules for the humane treatment of prisoners of war, laying key groundwork for the later, broader Geneva Conventions.
C. Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.
D. Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 is an international treaty that sets out comprehensive legal protections for civilians during times of war and military occupation.
E. Third Geneva Convention
The Third Geneva Convention is an international treaty that sets comprehensive standards for the humane treatment and protection of prisoners of war during armed conflicts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Geneva Convention ⓘ humanitarian law treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt	diplomatic conference in Geneva ⓘ
aim	improve the condition of wounded soldiers in armies in the field ⓘ
appliesTo	armed conflict on land ⓘ wounded and sick members of armed forces in the field ⓘ
convenedBy	Swiss Federal Council ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Switzerland ⓘ
dateSigned	1864-08-22 ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo	naval warfare ⓘ
draftedBy	Swiss Federal Council ⓘ
draftedWithSupportFrom	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1864 ⓘ
establishedPrinciple	humane treatment of wounded soldiers ⓘ neutrality of medical personnel ⓘ protection of medical establishments ⓘ protection of medical transports ⓘ
establishedSymbol	red cross on a white background ⓘ
foundationOf	modern international humanitarian law ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first multilateral treaty on humanitarian law in war ⓘ pioneering codification of protections for wounded soldiers ⓘ
inForceStatus	no longer in force as originally adopted ⓘ
inspiredBy	Battle of Solferino ⓘ Henry Dunant ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
legacy	contributed to development of customary international humanitarian law ⓘ influenced subsequent Geneva Conventions ⓘ
legalDomain	international law ⓘ law of armed conflict ⓘ
legalStatus	binding treaty for ratifying states ⓘ
numberOfArticles	10 ⓘ
placeSigned	Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
precededBy	customary rules of warfare ⓘ
providedFor	collection and care of wounded after battle ⓘ impartial care for wounded without adverse distinction ⓘ respect for medical staff and chaplains ⓘ
recognizedOrganization	relief societies for wounded soldiers ⓘ
relatedTo	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ linked to: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
revisedBy	Geneva Convention of 1906 ⓘ linked to: Second Geneva Convention of 1906
subject	international humanitarian law ⓘ laws of war ⓘ protection of wounded and sick soldiers ⓘ
supersededBy	Geneva Conventions of 1949 ⓘ linked to: Geneva Conventions
symbolAdoptedFrom	Swiss flag with colors inverted ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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Geneva Convention of 1929 → relatedTo → First Geneva Convention of 1864 ⓘ

Red Cross emblem → adoptedBy → First Geneva Convention ⓘ

subject linked to: red cross