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  • Geneva Convention (III) 5

    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) 5

    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) 13

    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) 13

    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) 7

    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…

  • Geneva Convention (III) 7

    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…

  • Geneva Convention (III)

    Geneva Convention (III)   Part I General Provisions Article 1 The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances. Article 2 In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peace time, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of…

  • Geneva Convention (II) 2

    Geneva Convention (II)   Chapter VIII Repression of Abuses and Infractions Article 50 The High Contracting Parties undertake to enact any legislation necessary to provide effective penal sanctions for persons committing, or ordering to be committed, any of the grave breaches of the present Convention defined in the following Article. Each High Contracting Party shall…

  • Geneva Convention (II) 2

    Geneva Convention (II)   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 wounded, sick and shipwrecked persons,…

  • Geneva Convention (II)

    Geneva Convention (II)   Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances. Article 2 In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peacetime, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any…

  • Geneva Convention (I) 6

    Geneva Convention (I)   CHAPTER IX Repression of Abuses and Infractions Art. 49. The High Contracting Parties undertake to enact any legislation necessary to provide effective penal sanctions for persons committing, or ordering to be committed, any of the grave breaches of the present Convention defined in the following Article. Each High Contracting Party shall…

  • Geneva Convention (I)

    Geneva Convention (I)   CHAPTER I General Provisions Article 1. The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances. Art. 2. In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peacetime, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any…

  • International Conventions from 1991

    International Conventions from 1991 Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990 See also: Conventions: Chronological Index Conventions: Chronological Index : 1951-1970 Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990 Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa (30 Jan 1991) Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a…

  • Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990

    International Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990 See also: Conventions: Chronological Index International Conventions from 1991 Conventions: Chronological Index: 1951-1970 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR) (2 Feb 1971). Ramsar Convention Bureau Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed and…

  • Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism

    Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism 1. The purpose of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism hereafter “the Convention” is to “enhance the efforts of Parties in preventing terrorism and its negative effects on the full enjoyment of human rights, in particular the right to life, both by…