
Book contents
- Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention
- Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword by Peter Maurer
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Chapter I General Provisions
- Chapter II Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
- Article 12 Protection and Care of The Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
- Article 13 Protected Persons
- Article 14 Handing Over of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked to a Belligerent
- Article 15 Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Taken on Board a Neutral Warship or Neutral Military Aircraft
- Article 16 Status of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Who Have Fallen into Enemy Hands
- Article 17 Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Landed in a Neutral Port
- Article 18 Search for Casualties after an Engagement
- Article 19 Recording and Forwarding of Information
- Article 20 Prescriptions Regarding the Dead
- A. Introduction
- B. Historical background
- C. Paragraph 1: Burial at sea
- D. Paragraph 2: Relationship with the First Convention
- Additional material
- Contents
- Article 21 Appeals to Neutral Vessels
- Chapter III Hospital Ships
- Chapter IV Personnel
- Chapter V Medical Transports
- Chapter VI The Distinctive Emblem
- Chapter VII Execution of the Convention
- Chapter VIII Repression of Abuses and Infractions
- Final Provisions
- Testimonium and Signature Clause
- Sources
- Index
Contents
from Article 20 - Prescriptions Regarding the Dead
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 November 2017
- Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention
- Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword by Peter Maurer
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Chapter I General Provisions
- Chapter II Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
- Article 12 Protection and Care of The Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
- Article 13 Protected Persons
- Article 14 Handing Over of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked to a Belligerent
- Article 15 Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Taken on Board a Neutral Warship or Neutral Military Aircraft
- Article 16 Status of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Who Have Fallen into Enemy Hands
- Article 17 Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Landed in a Neutral Port
- Article 18 Search for Casualties after an Engagement
- Article 19 Recording and Forwarding of Information
- Article 20 Prescriptions Regarding the Dead
- A. Introduction
- B. Historical background
- C. Paragraph 1: Burial at sea
- D. Paragraph 2: Relationship with the First Convention
- Additional material
- Contents
- Article 21 Appeals to Neutral Vessels
- Chapter III Hospital Ships
- Chapter IV Personnel
- Chapter V Medical Transports
- Chapter VI The Distinctive Emblem
- Chapter VII Execution of the Convention
- Chapter VIII Repression of Abuses and Infractions
- Final Provisions
- Testimonium and Signature Clause
- Sources
- Index
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- Commentary on the Second Geneva ConventionConvention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, pp. 640 - 653Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017