Additional Protocol I

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humanitarian law treaty international treaty protocol to the Geneva Conventions

Additional Protocol I is a 1977 treaty that supplements the Geneva Conventions by strengthening protections for victims of international armed conflicts and regulating the conduct of hostilities.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Additional Protocol I of 1977	3
Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions	3
Additional Protocol I canonical	2
Protocol I	2
Additional Protocol I Articles 11 and 85	1
Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1977	1
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T95720 — 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: Additional Protocol I
Context triple: [Geneva Conventions, hasAdditionalProtocol, Additional Protocol I]

A. 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.
B. 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees is an international treaty that removed the temporal and geographic limits of the 1951 Refugee Convention, extending its protections to refugees worldwide.
C. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
D. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the core international treaty that defines who qualifies as a refugee and sets out their rights and the legal obligations of states to protect them.
E. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
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: Additional Protocol I
Target entity description: Additional Protocol I is a 1977 treaty that supplements the Geneva Conventions by strengthening protections for victims of international armed conflicts and regulating the conduct of hostilities.

A. 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.
B. 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees is an international treaty that removed the temporal and geographic limits of the 1951 Refugee Convention, extending its protections to refugees worldwide.
C. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
D. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the core international treaty that defines who qualifies as a refugee and sets out their rights and the legal obligations of states to protect them.
E. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanitarian law treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ protocol to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
adoptedAt	Geneva ⓘ
adoptedOn	1977-06-08 ⓘ
aimsTo	strengthen protection of civilians ⓘ strengthen protection of combatants hors de combat ⓘ
appliesTo	international armed conflicts ⓘ
concludedIn	1977 ⓘ
contains	rules on distinction between civilian objects and military objectives ⓘ rules on distinction between civilians and combatants ⓘ rules on protection of cultural objects and places of worship ⓘ rules on protection of journalists on dangerous professional missions ⓘ rules on protection of the natural environment ⓘ rules on protection of works and installations containing dangerous forces ⓘ
depositary	Swiss Federal Council ⓘ
developedBy	Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts ⓘ linked to: Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War
enteredIntoForceOn	1978-12-07 ⓘ
establishesPrinciple	precautions in attack ⓘ principle of distinction ⓘ principle of proportionality in attack ⓘ
fullName	Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) ⓘ linked to: Additional Protocol I
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
partOf	Geneva Conventions framework ⓘ linked to: Geneva Conventions
prohibits	attacks against civilian objects ⓘ attacks against civilians ⓘ indiscriminate attacks ⓘ
protects	civil defence organizations ⓘ civilian population ⓘ medical personnel ⓘ medical transports ⓘ medical units ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ wounded and sick in armed forces in the field ⓘ wounded, sick and shipwrecked at sea ⓘ
recognizes	national liberation movements as parties to international armed conflicts under certain conditions ⓘ
regulates	conduct of hostilities ⓘ means and methods of warfare ⓘ
relatedTo	Additional Protocol II ⓘ Additional Protocol III ⓘ
shortName	Protocol I ⓘ linked to: Additional Protocol I
subjectMatter	international humanitarian law ⓘ protection of victims of armed conflicts ⓘ
supplements	Geneva Convention I ⓘ linked to: Geneva Conventions Geneva Convention II ⓘ linked to: Geneva Convention of 1929 Geneva Convention III ⓘ linked to: Geneva Convention of 1929 Geneva Convention IV ⓘ linked to: Geneva Conventions

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Referenced by (13)

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

Geneva Conventions → hasAdditionalProtocol → Additional Protocol I ⓘ

Additional Protocol I → fullName → Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) ⓘ