Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention 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 112 - Mixed Medical Commissions
from Section I - Direct repatriation and accommodation in neutral countries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2021
- 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
The aim of Article 112 is to facilitate the implementation of theobligations in Articles 109 and 110 concerning direct repatriation oraccommodation in neutral countries of wounded and sick prisoners of war. Thefirst paragraph requires Parties to an armed conflict to establish mixedmedical commissions to examine wounded and sick prisoners of war, proposedirect repatriation or accommodation in neutral countries for those found tobe eligible, and make any other relevant decisions in their regard. Theinvolvement of a mixed medical commission is not required if the medicalauthorities of the Detaining Power decide, pursuant to Article 112(2), thata prisoner of war is manifestly seriously wounded or seriously sick and maytherefore be repatriated without being examined by the commission. Mixedmedical commissions have been established in several armed conflicts sincethe Second World War.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1585 - 1596Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021