Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention

Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

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• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2021
• Topic: Law
• eBook ISBN:
  9781108982054
• Subtopic: International Law
• Index: Law

The application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977 have developed significantly in the seventy years since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first published its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better understanding of, and respect for, this body of law, the ICRC commissioned a comprehensive update of its original Commentaries, of which this is the third volume. The Third Convention, relative to the treatment of prisoners of war and their protections, takes into account developments in the law and practice in the past seven decades to provide up-to-date interpretations of the Convention. The new Commentary has been reviewed by humanitarian law practitioners and academics from around the world. This new Commentary will be an essential tool for anyone involved with international humanitarian law.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Contents
• Foreword by Peter Maurer
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Preamble
• Part I General Provisions
• Part II General Protection of Prisoners of War
• Part III Captivity
• Part IV Termination of Captivity
• Part V Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
• Part VI Execution of the Convention
• Annex I Model Agreement Concerning Direct Repatriation and Accommodation in Neutral Countries of Wounded and Sick Prisoners of War
• Annex II Regulations Concerning Mixed Medical Commissions
• Annex III Regulations Concerning Collective Relief
• Annex IV
• Annex V Model Regulations Concerning Payments Sent by Prisoners to Their Own Country
• Sources
• Index