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
- References
Article 122 - National Information Bureaux
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
- References
Summary
Article 122 regulates the establishment and functioning of national informationbureaux. The main task of these bureaux is to manage and process information,including its collection, centralization and transmission, about personsprotected by international humanitarian law who have fallen into enemy hands.Articles 136–139 of the Fourth Convention contain parallel provisions concerningpersons protected under that Convention.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1709 - 1743Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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