GCII

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GCII is the commonly used abbreviation for the Second Geneva Convention, an international treaty that sets humanitarian protections for wounded, sick, and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea during armed conflict.

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GC II 1
GCII canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Geneva Convention
international humanitarian law treaty
multilateral treaty
abbreviationOf Second Geneva Convention
adoptedOn 1949-08-12
alsoKnownAs GC II
linked to: GCII

Geneva Convention II
appliesDuring international armed conflict
appliesTo hospital ships
medical personnel at sea
medical transports at sea
religious personnel at sea
shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea
sick members of armed forces at sea
wounded members of armed forces at sea
basedOn Hague Convention X of 1907
enteredIntoForceOn 1950-10-21
fullName Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea
hasDepositary Swiss Federal Council
hasNumberOfArticles 63
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalField law of armed conflict
maritime warfare law
monitoredBy International Committee of the Red Cross
obligesStatesTo enact implementing legislation
respect and protect medical personnel at sea
respect and protect medical transports at sea
search for and collect shipwrecked, wounded and sick at sea
treat wounded, sick and shipwrecked humanely
partOf Geneva Conventions of 1949
linked to: Geneva Conventions
prohibits attacks on hospital ships
denial of medical care to wounded and sick at sea
maltreatment of shipwrecked military personnel
relatedTo First Geneva Convention
Fourth Geneva Convention
Third Geneva Convention
requiresRespectFor Red Crescent emblem
linked to: red crescent

Red Cross emblem
linked to: red cross

Red Lion and Sun emblem
linked to: Red Lion and Sun
shortName Second Geneva Convention
signedAt Geneva, Switzerland
linked to: Geneva
subjectMatter international humanitarian law
protection of wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea

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GCII alsoKnownAs GC II
linked to: GCII