International Humanitarian Law - Treaties & Documents

Treaties & Documents by topic Treaties & Documents by date Treaties & Documents by Country 1949 Conventions & Additional Protocols, & their Commentaries		Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time 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 - Definition of protected persons Art. 5 - Derogations Art. 6 - Begining and end of application Art. 7 - Special agreements Art. 8 - Non-renunciation of rights Art. 9 - Protecting Powers Art. 10 - Activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross Art. 11 - Substitutes for Protecting Powers Art. 12 - Concilliation procedure Art. 13 - Field of application of Part II Art. 14 - Hospital and safety zones and localities Art. 15 - Neutralized zones Art. 16 - Wounded and sick I. General protection Art. 17 - Wounded and sick II. Evacuation Art. 18 - Wounded and sick III. Protection of hospitals Art. 19 - Wounded and sick IV. Discontinuance of protection of hospitals Art. 20 - Wounded and sick V. Hospital staff Art. 21 - Wounded and sick VI. Land and sea transport Art. 22 - Wounded and sick VII. Air transport Art. 23 - Consignment of medical supplies, food and clothing Art. 24 - Mesures relating to child welfare Art. 25 - Family news Art. 26 - Dispersed families Art. 27 - Treatment I. General observations Art. 28 - Treatment II. Danger zones Art. 29 - Treatment III. Responsibilities Art. 30 - Application to Protecting Powers and relief organizations Art. 31 - Prohibition of coercion Art. 32 - Prohibation of corporal punishment, torture, etc. Art. 33 - Individual responsibility, collective penalties, pillage, reprisals Art. 34 - Hostages Art. 35 - Right to leave the territory Art. 36 - Method of repatriation Art. 37 - Persons in confinement Art. 38 - Non-repatriated persons I. General observations Art. 39 - Non-repatriated persons II. Means of existence Art. 40 - Non-repatriated persons III. Employment Art. 41 - Non-repatriated persons IV. Assigned residence. Internment Art. 42 - Non-repatriated persons V. Ground for internment or assigned residence. Voluntary internment Art. 43 - Non-repatriated persons VI. Procedure Art. 44 - Non-repatriated persons VII. Refugees Art. 45 - Non-repatriated persons VIII. Transfer to another Power Art. 46 - Cancellation of restrictive mesures Art. 47 - Inviolability of rights Art. 48 - Special cases of repatriation Art. 49 - Deportations, transfers, evacuations Art. 50 - Children Art. 51 - Enlistment. Labour Art. 52 - Protection of workers Art. 53 - Prohibited destruction Art. 54 - Judges and public officials Art. 55 - Food and medical supplies for the population Art. 56 - Hygiene and public health Art. 57 - Requisition of hospitals Art. 58 - Spiritual assistance Art. 59 - Relief I. Collective relief Art. 60 - Relief II. Responsibilities of the Occupying Power Art. 61 - Relief III. Distribution Art. 62 - Relief IV. Individual relief Art. 63 - National Red Cross and other relief societies Art. 64 - Penal legislation. I. General observations Art. 65 - Penal legislation. II. Publication Art. 66 - Penal legislation. III. Competent courts Art. 67 - Penal legislation. IV. Applicable provisions Art. 68 - Penal legislation. V. Penalties. Death penalty Art. 69 - Penal legislation. VI. Deduction from sentence of period spent under arrest Art. 70 - Penal legislation. VII. Offences committed before occupation Art. 71 - Penal procedure I. General observations Art. 72 - Penal procedure II. Right of defence Art. 73 - Penal procedure III. Right of appeal Art. 74 - Penal procedure IV. Assistance by the Protecting Power Art. 75 - Penal procedure V. Death sentence Art. 76 - Treatment of detainees Art. 77 - Handing over of detainees at the close of occupation Art. 78 - Security mesures. Internment and assigned residence. Right of appeal Art. 79 - Cases of internment and applicable provisions Art. 80 - Civil capacity Art. 81 - Maintenance Art. 82 - Grouping of internees Art. 83 - Location of places of internment. Marking of camps Art. 84 - Separate internment Art. 85 - Accomodation, hygiene Art. 86 - Premises for religious services Art. 87 - Canteens Art. 88 - Air raid shelters. Protective mesures Art. 89 - Food Art. 90 - Clothing Art. 91 - Medical attention Art. 92 - Medical inspections Art. 93 - Religious duties Art. 94 - Recreation, study, sports and games Art. 95 - Working conditions Art. 96 - Labour detachments Art. 97 - Valuables and personal effects Art. 98 - Financial resources and individual accounts Art. 99 - Camp administration. Posting of the Convention and of orders Art. 100 - General discipline Art. 101 - Complaints and petitions Art. 102 - Internee committees I. Election of members Art. 103 - Internee committees II. Duties Art. 104 - Internee committees III. Prerogatives Art. 105 - Notification of mesures taken Art. 106 - Internment card Art. 107 - Correspondence Art. 108 - Relief shipments I. General principles Art. 109 - Relief shipments II. Collective relief Art. 110 - Relief shipments III. Exemption from postal and transport charges Art. 111 - Special means of transport Art. 112 - Censorship and examination Art. 113 - Execution and transmission of legal documents Art. 114 - Management of property Art. 115 - Facilities for preparation and conduct of cases Art. 116 - Visits Art. 117 - General provisions. Applicable legislation Art. 118 - Penalties Art. 119 - Disciplinary punishments Art. 120 - Escapes Art. 121 - Connected offences Art. 122 - Investigations. Confinement awaiting hearing Art. 123 - Competent authorities. Procedure Art. 124 - Premises for disciplinary punishments Art. 125 - Essential safeguards Art. 126 - Provisions applicable to judicial proceedings Art. 127 - Conditions Art. 128 - Method Art. 129 - Wills. Dealth certificates Art. 130 - Burial. Cremation Art. 131 - Internees killed or injured in special circumstances Art. 132 - During hostilities or occupation Art. 133 - After the close of hostilities Art. 134 - Repatriation and return to the last place of residence Art. 135 - Costs Art. 136 - National Bureaux Art. 137 - Transmission of information Art. 138 - Particulars required Art. 139 - Forwarding of personal valuables Art. 140 - Central Agency Art. 141 - Exemption from charges Art. 142 - Relief societies and other organizations Art. 143 - Supervision Art. 144 - Dissemination of the Convention Art. 145 - Translations. Rules of application Art. 146 - Penal sanctions I. General observations Art. 147 - Penal sanctions II. Grave breaches Art. 148 - Penal sanctions III. Responsibilities of the Contracting Parties Art. 149 - Enquiry procedure Art. 150 - Languages Art. 151 - Signature Art. 152 - Ratification Art. 153 - Coming into force Art. 154 - Relation with the Hague Conventions Art. 155 - Accession Art. 156 - Notification of accessions Art. 157 - Immediate effect Art. 158 - Denunciation Art. 159 - Registration with the United Nations Annex I 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 Annex II Art. 1 Art. 2 Art. 3 Art. 4 Art. 5 Art. 6 Art. 7 Art. 8 Annex III - I. Internment card Annex III - II. Letter Annex III - III. Correspondence card
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