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Geneva Convention (III)   ARTICLE 141 The situations provided for in Articles 2 and 3 shall give immediate effect to ratifications deposited and accessions notified by the Parties to the conflict before or after the beginning of hostilities or occupation. The Swiss Federal Council shall communicate by the quickest method any ratifications or accessions received…

Geneva Convention (III)   ARTICLE 127 The High Contracting Parties undertake, in time of peace as in time of war, to disseminate the text of the present Convention as widely as possible in their respective countries, and, in particular, to include the study thereof in their programmes of military and, if possible, civil instruction, so…

Geneva Convention (III)   ARTICLE 127 The High Contracting Parties undertake, in time of peace as in time of war, to disseminate the text of the present Convention as widely as possible in their respective countries, and, in particular, to include the study thereof in their programmes of military and, if possible, civil instruction, so…

Geneva Convention (III)   PART V INFORMATION BUREAUX AND RELIEF SOCIETIES FOR PRISONERS OF WAR ARTICLE 122 Upon the outbreak of a conflict and in all cases of occupation, each of the Parties to the conflict shall institute an official Information Bureau for prisoners of war who are in its power. Neutral or non-belligerent Powers…

Geneva Convention (III)   ARTICLE 115 No prisoner of war on whom a disciplinary punishment has been imposed and who is eligible for repatriation or for accommodation in a neutral country , may be kept back on the plea that he has not undergone his punishment. Prisoners of war detained in connection with a judicial…

Geneva Convention (III)   ARTICLE 106 Every prisoner of war shall have, in the same manner as the members of the armed forces of the Detaining Power, the right of appeal or petition from any sentence pronounced upon him, with a view to the quashing or revising of the sentence or the reopening of the…

Geneva Convention (III)   ARTICLE 95 A prisoner of war accused of an offence against discipline shall not be kept in confinement pending the hearing unless a member of the armed forces of the Detaining Power would be so kept if he were accused of a similar offence, or if it is essential in the…

Geneva Convention (III)   CHAPTER III PENAL AND DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS I. General Provisions ARTICLE 82 A prisoner of war shall be subject to the laws, regulations and orders in force in the armed forces of the Detaining Power; the Detaining Power shall be justified in taking judicial or disciplinary measures in respect of any offence…

Geneva Convention (III)   CHAPTER III PENAL AND DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS I. General Provisions ARTICLE 82 A prisoner of war shall be subject to the laws, regulations and orders in force in the armed forces of the Detaining Power; the Detaining Power shall be justified in taking judicial or disciplinary measures in respect of any offence…

Geneva Convention (III)   ARTICLE 73 In the absence of special agreements between the Powers concerned on the conditions for the receipt and distribution of collective relief shipments, the rules and regulations concerning collective shipments, which are annexed to the present Convention, shall be applied. The special agreements referred to above shall in no case…

Geneva Convention (III)   SECTION III LABOUR OF PRISONERS OF WAR ARTICLE 49 The Detaining Power may utilize the labour of prisoners of war who are physically fit, taking into account their age, sex, rank and physical aptitude, and with a view particularly to maintaining them in a good state of physical and mental health.…

Geneva Convention (III)   Article 9 The provisions of the present Convention constitute no obstacle to the humanitarian activities which the International Committee of the Red Cross or any other impartial humanitarian organization may, subject to the consent of the Parties to the conflict concerned, undertake for the protection of prisoners of war and for…