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 111 - Internment in a Neutral Country
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 111 should be read in conjunction with Articles 109 and 110. Thelatter two articles specify certain categories of persons who are eligibleeither for direct repatriation or for accommodation or internment in neutralcountries during hostilities. They primarily cover wounded and sickprisoners of war, providing for the repatriation or accommodation in neutralcountries only of those ‘able-bodied’ prisoners of war who have been incaptivity for a long time. Article 111 supplements the obligations inArticles 109 and 110 by requiring belligerents also to endeavour to concludeagreements with a neutral Power to intern all other ‘able-bodied’ prisonersof war in that country.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1579 - 1584Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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