Second Geneva Convention of 1906

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Geneva Convention humanitarian law treaty international treaty law of armed conflict instrument

The Second Geneva Convention of 1906 was an international treaty that updated and expanded earlier humanitarian laws to improve the protection and treatment of wounded and shipwrecked military personnel at sea during armed conflicts.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
1906 Geneva Convention	1
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field (1906)	1
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field of 1906	1
Geneva Convention of 1906	1
Second Geneva Convention (1906)	1
Second Geneva Convention of 1906 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T727978 — 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: Second Geneva Convention of 1906
Context triple: [Geneva Convention of 1929, relatedTo, Second Geneva Convention of 1906]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. First Geneva Convention of 1864
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.
D. Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 are landmark international treaties that established some of the first formal laws of war, regulating the conduct of armed conflict and the treatment of combatants and civilians.
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: Second Geneva Convention of 1906
Target entity description: The Second Geneva Convention of 1906 was an international treaty that updated and expanded earlier humanitarian laws to improve the protection and treatment of wounded and shipwrecked military personnel at sea during armed conflicts.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. First Geneva Convention of 1864
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.
D. Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 are landmark international treaties that established some of the first formal laws of war, regulating the conduct of armed conflict and the treatment of combatants and civilians.
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 ⓘ law of armed conflict instrument ⓘ
aimsTo	improve protection of wounded and sick in war ⓘ standardize humanitarian treatment in armed conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1906 Geneva Convention ⓘ linked to: Second Geneva Convention of 1906 Second Geneva Convention ⓘ
appliesTo	armed conflicts on land ⓘ medical personnel ⓘ medical transports ⓘ medical units ⓘ sick military personnel ⓘ wounded military personnel ⓘ
bindingOn	High Contracting Parties ⓘ
category	treaty concluded in 1906 ⓘ treaty entered into force in 1907 ⓘ
countryOfConclusion	Switzerland ⓘ
dateSigned	1906-07-06 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1907-08-09 ⓘ
establishes	rules for collection and care of wounded ⓘ rules for neutrality of medical personnel ⓘ rules for protection of medical facilities ⓘ rules for use of the Red Cross emblem ⓘ
governs	obligations of belligerents toward wounded ⓘ treatment of captured wounded and sick ⓘ
hasNumberOfArticles	33 ⓘ
hasTitle	Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field (1906) ⓘ linked to: Second Geneva Convention of 1906
influenced	subsequent Geneva humanitarian treaties ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
legalStatus	multilateral treaty ⓘ
negotiatedAt	Diplomatic Conference of Geneva 1906 ⓘ
partOf	development of the Geneva law ⓘ
placeSigned	Geneva, Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Geneva
precedes	Geneva Conventions of 1929 ⓘ linked to: Geneva Convention of 1929 Geneva Conventions of 1949 ⓘ linked to: Geneva Conventions
promotedBy	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
protects	medical equipment ⓘ medical establishments ⓘ medical staff ⓘ sick soldiers ⓘ wounded soldiers ⓘ
replacedBy	First Geneva Convention of 1949 ⓘ linked to: Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949
revised	First Geneva Convention of 1864 ⓘ
subject	international humanitarian law ⓘ protection of wounded and sick soldiers ⓘ treatment of wounded and sick in armed conflict ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Geneva Convention of 1929 → relatedTo → Second Geneva Convention of 1906 ⓘ

Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 → revises → Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field of 1906 ⓘ