International Humanitarian Law - Treaties & Documents

Treaties & Documents by topic Treaties & Documents by date Treaties & Documents by Country 1949 Conventions & Additional Protocols, & their Commentaries		Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949., Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Geneva, 12 August 1949. Articles [Introduction][Full text][Commentaries] Preamble Art. 1 - Respect for the Convention Art. 2 - Application of the Convention Art. 3 - Conflicts not of an international character Art. 4 - Prisoners of war Art. 5 - Beginning and end of application Art. 6 - Special agreements Art. 7 - Non-renunciation of rights Art. 8 - Protecting Powers Art. 9 - Activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross Art. 10 - Substitues for Protecting Powers Art. 11 - Concilliation procedure Art. 12 - Responsibility for the treatment of prisoners Art. 13 - Humane treatment of prisoners Art. 14 - Respect for the person of prisoners Art. 15 - Maintenance of prisoners Art. 16 - Equality of treatment Art. 17 - Questioning of prisoners Art. 18 - Property of prisoners Art. 19 - Evacuation of prisoners Art. 20 - Conditions of evacuation Art. 21 - Restriction of liberty of movement Art. 22 - Places and conditions of internment Art. 23 - Security of prisoners Art. 24 - Permanent transit camps Art. 25 - Quarters Art. 26 - Food Art. 27 - Clothing Art. 28 - Canteens Art. 29 - Hygiene Art. 30 - Medical attention Art. 31 - Medical inspections Art. 32 - Prisoners engaged on medical duties Art. 33 - Rights and privileges of retained personnel Art. 34 - Religious duties Art. 35 - Retained chaplains Art. 36 - Prisoners who are ministers of religion Art. 37 - Prisoners without a minister of their religion Art. 38 - Recreation, study, sports and games Art. 39 - Administration. Saluting Art. 40 - Badges and decorations Art. 41 - Posting of the Convention, and of regulations and orders concerning prisoners Art. 42 - Use of weapons Art. 43 - Notification of ranks Art. 44 - Treatment of officers Art. 45 - Treatment of other prisoners Art. 46 - Conditions Art. 47 - Circumstances precluding transfer Art. 48 - Procedure for transfer Art. 49 - General observations Art. 50 - Authorized work Art. 51 - Working conditions Art. 52 - Dangerous and humiliating labour Art. 53 - Duration of labour Art. 54 - Working pay. Occupational accidents and disceases Art. 55 - Medical supervision Art. 56 - Labour detachments Art. 57 - Prisoners working for private employers Art. 58 - Ready money Art. 59 - Amounts in cash taken from prisoners Art. 60 - Advances in pay Art. 61 - Supplementary pay Art. 62 - Working pay Art. 63 - Transfer of funds Art. 64 - Prisoners' accounts Art. 65 - Management of prisoners' accounts Art. 66 - Winding up of accounts Art. 67 - Adjustments between Parties to the conflict Art. 68 - Claims for compensation Art. 69 - Notification of mesures taken Art. 70 - Capture card Art. 71 - Correspondence Art. 72 - Relief shipments. I. General principles Art. 73 - Relief shipments. II. Collective relief Art. 74 - Exemption from postal and transport charges Art. 75 - Special means of transport Art. 76 - Censorship and examination Art. 77 - Preparation, execution and transmission of legal documents Art. 78 - Complaints and requests Art. 79 - Election Art. 80 - Duties Art. 81 - Prerogatives Art. 82 - Applicable legislation Art. 83 - Choice of disciplinary or judicial proceedings Art. 84 - Courts Art. 85 - Offences committed before capture Art. 86 - "Non bis in idem" Art. 87 - Penalties Art. 88 - Execution of penalties Art. 89 - General observations. I. Forms of punishment Art. 90 - General observations. II. Duration of punishments Art. 91 - Escapes. I. Successful escape Art. 92 - Escapes. II. Unsuccessful escape Art. 93 - Escapes. III. Connected offenses Art. 94 - Escapes. IV. Notification of recapture Art. 95 - Procedure. I. Confinement awaiting hearing Art. 96 - Procedure. II. Competent authorities and right of defence Art. 97 - Execution of punishments. I. Premises Art. 98 - Execution of punishments. II. Essential safeguards Art. 99 - Essential rules. I. General principles Art. 100 - Essential rules. II. Death penalty Art. 101 - Essential rules. III. Delay in execution of the death penalty Art. 102 - Procedure. I. Conditions for validity of sentence Art. 103 - Procedure. II. Confinement awiating trial (Deduction from sentence, treatment) Art. 104 - Procedure. III. Notification of proceedings Art. 105 - Procedure. IV. Rights and means of defence Art. 106 - Procedure. V. Appeals Art. 107 - Procedure. VI. Notification of findings and sentence Art. 108 - Execution of penalties. Penal regulations Art. 109 - General observations Art. 110 - Cases of repatriation and accommodation Art. 111 - Internment in a neutral country Art. 112 - Mixed Medical Commissions Art. 113 - Prisoners entiled to examination by Mixed Medical Commissions Art. 114 - Prisoners meeting with accidents Art. 115 - Prisoners serving a sentence Art. 116 - Costs of repatriation Art. 117 - Activity after repatriation Art. 118 - Release and repatriation Art. 119 - Details of procedure Art. 120 - Wills, death certificates, burial, cremation Art. 121 - Prisoners killed or injured in special circumstances Art. 122 - National Bureaux Art. 123 - Central Agency Art. 124 - Exemption from charges Art. 125 - Relief societies and other organizations Art. 126 - Supervision Art. 127 - Dissemination of the Convention Art. 128 - Translation. Rules of application Art. 129 - Penal sanctions. I. General observations Art. 130 - Penal sanctions. II. Grave breaches Art. 131 - Penal sanctions. III. Responsibilities of the Contracting Parties Art. 132 - Enquiry procedure Art. 133 - Languages Art. 134 - Relation to the 1929 Convention Art. 135 - Relation to the Hague Convention Art. 136 - Signature Art. 137 - Ratification Art. 138 - Coming into force Art. 139 - Accession Art. 140 - Notification of accessions Art. 141 - Immediate effect Art. 142 - Denunciation Art. 143 - Registration with the United Nations Annex I - I. -- Principles for direct repatriation and accommodation in neutral countries Annex I - II. -- General observations Annex II Art. 1 Art. 2 Art. 3 Art. 4 Art. 5 Art. 6 Art. 7 Art. 8 Art. 9 Art. 10 Art. 11 Art. 12 Art. 13 Art. 14 Annex III Art. 1 Art. 2 Art. 3 Art. 4 Art. 5 Art. 6 Art. 7 Art. 8 Art. 9 Annex IV - A. Identity card (see Article 4) Annex IV - B. Capture card (see Article 70) Annex IV - C. Correspondence card and letter (see Article 71) Annex IV - D. Notification of death (see Article 120) Annex IV - E. Repatriation certificate (see Annex II, Article 11) Annex V - Model regulations concerning payments sent by prisoners to their own country (see Article 63)
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