Title	Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (Second Geneva Convention)
Publisher	International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Publication Date	12 August 1949
Topics	International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions | Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations
Citation / Document Symbol	75 UNTS 85
Reference	Entry into force: 21 October 1950
Other Languages / Attachments	Greek
Cite as	International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (Second Geneva Convention), 12 August 1949, 75 UNTS 85, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b37927.html [accessed 21 September 2016]
Comments	The Convention was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victiims of War, held at Geneva from 21 April to 12 August 1949. It was signed on 12 August 1949.
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