Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Book contents
- Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Copyright page
- 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
- Section I Direct repatriation and accommodation in neutral countries
- Article 109 Direct Repatriation and Accommodation in Neutral Countries: General Observations
- Article 110 Cases of Repatriation and Accommodation
- Article 111 Internment in a Neutral Country
- Article 112 Mixed Medical Commissions
- Article 113 Prisoners Entitled to Examination by Mixed Medical Commissions
- Article 114 Prisoners Meeting with Accidents
- Article 115 Prisoners Serving a Sentence
- Article 116 Costs of Repatriation
- Article 117 Activity after Repatriation
- Section II Release and repatriation of prisoners of war at the close of active hostilities
- Section III Death of prisoners of war
- Part V Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
- References
Article 109 - Direct Repatriation and Accommodation in Neutral Countries: GeneralObservations
from Section I - Direct repatriation and accommodation in neutral countries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2021
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Book contents
- Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Copyright page
- 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
- Section I Direct repatriation and accommodation in neutral countries
- Article 109 Direct Repatriation and Accommodation in Neutral Countries: General Observations
- Article 110 Cases of Repatriation and Accommodation
- Article 111 Internment in a Neutral Country
- Article 112 Mixed Medical Commissions
- Article 113 Prisoners Entitled to Examination by Mixed Medical Commissions
- Article 114 Prisoners Meeting with Accidents
- Article 115 Prisoners Serving a Sentence
- Article 116 Costs of Repatriation
- Article 117 Activity after Repatriation
- Section II Release and repatriation of prisoners of war at the close of active hostilities
- Section III Death of prisoners of war
- Part V Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
- References
Summary
Article 109, in conjunction with Article 110, establishes which categoriesof prisoners of war must be directly repatriated and which are eligible foraccommodation or internment in a neutral country during hostilities.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1547 - 1569Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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