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
- Part V Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
- Article 122 National Information Bureaux
- Article 123 Central Tracing Agency
- Article 124 Exemption from Charges of National Information Bureaux and the Central Tracing Agency
- Article 125 Facilities for Relief Societies and Other Organizations Assisting Prisoners of War
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
Article 125 - Facilities for Relief Societies and Other Organizations Assisting Prisonersof War
from Part V - Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
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
- Part V Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
- Article 122 National Information Bureaux
- Article 123 Central Tracing Agency
- Article 124 Exemption from Charges of National Information Bureaux and the Central Tracing Agency
- Article 125 Facilities for Relief Societies and Other Organizations Assisting Prisoners of War
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
Summary
The obligation to provide for the maintenance of prisoners of war rests, as amatter of law, exclusively with the Detaining Power. Without prejudice to thecontinued applicability of that obligation, private relief societies may wish tooffer prisoners of war additional relief supplies to further enhance theirwell-being. Article 125 regulates the conditions under which such societies mayoperate in this regard, as well as the extent to which the Detaining Power needsto allow them to carry out their humanitarian activities.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1771Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021