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
- Section II Release and repatriation of prisoners of war at the close of active hostilities
- Article 118 Release and Repatriation
- Article 119 Details of Repatriation Procedure
- 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 119 - Details of Repatriation Procedure
from Section II - Release and repatriation of prisoners of war at the close of active hostilities
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
- Section II Release and repatriation of prisoners of war at the close of active hostilities
- Article 118 Release and Repatriation
- Article 119 Details of Repatriation Procedure
- 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 119 supplements Article 118 by setting out the procedure for therelease and repatriation of prisoners of war after the cessation of activehostilities. These two articles deal with different situations from thoseaddressed in Articles 109–117, which contain rules on the directrepatriation or accommodation in neutral countries of prisoners of warduring hostilities.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1645Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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