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The Second Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea is one of the four
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Final Act of the Second Peace Conference, The Hague
18 October 1907 {{DEFAULTSORT:Geneva Convention, 2 2 Treaties concluded in 1906 Treaties concluded in 1949 Treaties entered into force in 1950 Treaties of the Kingdom of Afghanistan Treaties of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania Treaties of Algeria Treaties of Andorra Treaties of the People's Republic of Angola Treaties of Antigua and Barbuda Treaties of Argentina Treaties of Armenia Treaties of Australia Treaties of Austria Treaties of Azerbaijan Treaties of the Bahamas Treaties of Bahrain Treaties of Bangladesh Treaties of Barbados Treaties of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Treaties of Belgium Treaties of Belize Treaties of the Republic of Dahomey Treaties of Bhutan Treaties of Bolivia Treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina Treaties of Botswana Treaties of the Second Brazilian Republic Treaties of Brunei Treaties of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Treaties of Burkina Faso Treaties of Myanmar Treaties of Burundi Treaties of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970) 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The Second Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea is one of the four treaties
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal pers ...
of the Geneva Conventions
upright=1.15, Original document in single pages, 1864
The Geneva Conventions are four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war. The singular term ''Geneva Conv ...
. The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea was first adopted in 1949, it replaced the Hague Convention (X) of 1907. It adapts the main protective regime of the First Geneva Convention
The First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, held on 22 August 1864, is the first of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It defines "the basis on which rest the rules of internati ...
to combat at sea.
Summary of provisions
The treaty
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal perso ...
is a lengthy document consisting of 63 articles. The most essential provisions of the treaty are:
*Articles 12 and 18 requires all parties to protect and care for the wounded, sick, and shipwreck
A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately ...
ed.
*Article 14 clarifies that although a warship cannot capture a hospital ship's medical staff, it can hold the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked as prisoners of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held Captivity, captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold priso ...
.
*Article 21 allows appeals to be made to neutral vessels to help collect and care for the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked. The neutral vessels cannot be captured.
*Articles 36 and 37 protect religious and medical personnel serving on a combat ship.
*Article 22 states that hospital ship
A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital. Most are operated by the military forces (mostly navies) of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones. ...
s cannot be used for any military purpose, and owing to their humanitarian mission, they cannot be attacked or captured.
For a detailed discussion of each article of the treaty, see the original text and the commentary. There are currently 196 countries party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions
upright=1.15, Original document in single pages, 1864
The Geneva Conventions are four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war. The singular term ''Geneva Conv ...
, including this second treaty but also including the other three.
See also
* List of parties to the Geneva ConventionsReferences
External links
Final Act of the Second Peace Conference, The Hague
18 October 1907 {{DEFAULTSORT:Geneva Convention, 2 2 Treaties concluded in 1906 Treaties concluded in 1949 Treaties entered into force in 1950 Treaties of the Kingdom of Afghanistan Treaties of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania Treaties of Algeria Treaties of Andorra Treaties of the People's Republic of Angola Treaties of Antigua and Barbuda Treaties of Argentina Treaties of Armenia Treaties of Australia Treaties of Austria Treaties of Azerbaijan Treaties of the Bahamas Treaties of Bahrain Treaties of Bangladesh Treaties of Barbados Treaties of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Treaties of Belgium Treaties of Belize Treaties of the Republic of Dahomey Treaties of Bhutan Treaties of Bolivia Treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina Treaties of Botswana Treaties of the Second Brazilian Republic Treaties of Brunei Treaties of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Treaties of Burkina Faso Treaties of Myanmar Treaties of Burundi Treaties of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970) 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Republic Treaties of the United Arab Emirates Treaties of the United Kingdom Treaties of the United States Treaties of Uruguay Treaties of Uzbekistan Treaties of Vanuatu Treaties of Venezuela Treaties of North Vietnam Treaties of the Yemen Arab Republic Treaties of Yugoslavia Treaties of Zambia Treaties of Zimbabwe Treaties of South Yemen Treaties of South Vietnam Treaties of the Sultanate of Zanzibar Treaties extended to Greenland Treaties extended to the Faroe Islands Treaties extended to Niue Treaties extended to Aruba Treaties extended to the Netherlands Antilles Treaties extended to the Territory of Papua and New Guinea Treaties extended to the Belgian Congo Treaties extended to Ruanda-Urundi Treaties extended to French Somaliland Treaties extended to Surinam (Dutch colony) Treaties extended to Portuguese Macau Treaties extended to the West Indies Federation Treaties extended to the Colony of the Bahamas Treaties extended to Bahrain (protectorate) Treaties extended to Bermuda Treaties extended to the British Antarctic Territory Treaties extended to the Falkland Islands Treaties extended to the Colony of Fiji Treaties extended to the Gambia Colony and Protectorate Treaties extended to Gibraltar Treaties extended to British Guiana Treaties extended to British Hong Kong Treaties extended to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Treaties extended to the Sheikhdom of Kuwait Treaties extended to Basutoland Treaties extended to the Crown Colony of Malta Treaties extended to British Mauritius Treaties extended to the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria Treaties extended to Qatar (protectorate) Treaties extended to Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Treaties extended to the Colony of Sierra Leone Treaties extended to the British Solomon Islands Treaties extended to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Treaties extended to Tanganyika (territory) Treaties extended to the Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970) Treaties extended to the Trucial States Treaties extended to West Berlin