Penalties

doi:10.1017/9781108979320.099

Article 87 - Penalties

from I - General Provisions

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2021

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Article 87 deals with the type of penalties that can be imposed onprisoners of war during their captivity. It reflects the principleof assimilation between prisoners of war and members of the armedforces of the Detaining Power. Prisoners of war may only besentenced to a given penalty if that penalty is also foreseen formembers of the armed forces of the Detaining Power who havecommitted the same act.

Type: Chapter
Information: Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
, pp. 1331 - 1349

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108979320.099 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2021

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