Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention 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
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
- References
Article 100 - Death Penalty
from III - Judicial Proceedings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2021
- 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
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
- References
Summary
The Third Convention does not prohibit the imposition of the deathpenalty on prisoners of war. However, if the laws of a DetainingPower in an international armed conflict provide for the deathpenalty for certain crimes, the Convention imposes strictlimitations on its use in relation to prisoners of war. Furthermore,States’ obligations under Articles 100 and 101 must be read in lightof other restrictions under international humanitarian law and ofpossible international commitments to abolish the death penalty. Ifa State has decided to renounce using the death penalty, it wouldnot be able to rely on Article 100 to impose this sentence onprisoners of war.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1450 - 1455Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021