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Mercenaries at Geneva

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

Henry W. Van Deventer
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 70 , Issue 4 , October 1976 , pp. 811 - 816
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1976

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References

1 Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva, Aug. 12, 1949, 6 UST 3316, TIAS No. 3364, 75 UNTS 135, 47 AJIL Supp. 119 (1953).

2 New York Times, June 8, 1976, at 2, col. 4; June 12. 1976, at 3, col. 1; June 29, 1976, at 1, col. 6.

3 Adopted Dec. 12, 1973, 28 GAOR, Supp. No. 30, vol. 1, at 142, UN Doc. A/9030 (1974), 68 AJIL379 (1974).

4 See Doc. CDDH/III/SR.33-36, Annex (1975), containing statements concerning Draft Protocol I, Article 42—“New Category of Prisoners of War.“

5 Ms. “Statement made by the Nigerian Delegation in the Working Group of Committee III introducing Document No. CDDH/III/GT/82 being Nigerian Delegation's proposal on Mercenaries and being Addition to Art 42 of Protocol I.“

6 Doc. CDDH/III/GT/82 (1976). (Documents bearing the identifying letters “GT” are working group papers given limited distribution at the Conference.)

7 Doc. CDDH/HI/GT/97 (1976). The previous text was Doc. CDDH/III/GT/96 (1976). The bracketed language reflects words or propositions about which there was, in the view of the Chairman of the Working Group of Committee III, a substantial difference of views.

8 See Addendum to the Draft Report of Committee III, Article 42 quater, Mercenaries, Doc. CDDH/HI/361/Add.l (1976).

9 As under the reservation by the U.S.S.R. to Article 85 of the Geneva Prisoners of War Convention of 1949, 6 UST 35086 at 3508, TIAS No. 3364, at 172, 174, 74 UNTS 456, confirmed at the time of ratification of the Convention, 191 UNTS 365.

10 International Committee of the red Cross, Draft Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949: Commentaries 80 (1973).