Preparation, Execution and Transmission of Legal Documents

doi:10.1017/9781108979320.088

Article 77 - Preparation, Execution and Transmission of Legal Documents

from Section V - Relations of prisoners of war with the exterior

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2021

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Prisoners of war retain their full civil capacity and the Detaining Powermay not restrict, either within or outside its own territory, the exerciseof the rights such capacity confers, except in so far as captivity requires.In practice, it is primarily in the prisoner of war’s country of origin ordomicile that they may need to execute important legal documents, as it isthere that they are likely to have their family and their interests orprofessional relationships. The documents include those relating tomarriage, divorce and separation, children and the sale, mortgage ortransfer of land or other property, whether movable or immovable. Theseexamples suggest that the longer the conflict lasts the more important thisarticle might become in practice.

Type: Chapter
Information: Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108979320.088 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2021

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