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
- Section I Beginning of captivity
- Section II Internment of prisoners of war
- Section III Labour of prisoners of war
- Article 49 General observations on labour of prisoners of war
- Article 50 Authorized Work
- Article 51 Working Conditions
- Article 52 Dangerous or Humiliating Labour
- Article 53 Duration of Labour
- Article 54 Working Pay. Occupational Accidents and Diseases
- Article 55 Medical Supervision
- Article 56 Labour Detachments
- Article 57 Prisoners Working for Private Employers
- Section IV Financial resources of prisoners of war
- Section V Relations of prisoners of war with the exterior
- Section VI Relations between prisoners of war and the authorities
- 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 55 - Medical Supervision
from Section III - Labour of 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
- Section I Beginning of captivity
- Section II Internment of prisoners of war
- Section III Labour of prisoners of war
- Article 49 General observations on labour of prisoners of war
- Article 50 Authorized Work
- Article 51 Working Conditions
- Article 52 Dangerous or Humiliating Labour
- Article 53 Duration of Labour
- Article 54 Working Pay. Occupational Accidents and Diseases
- Article 55 Medical Supervision
- Article 56 Labour Detachments
- Article 57 Prisoners Working for Private Employers
- Section IV Financial resources of prisoners of war
- Section V Relations of prisoners of war with the exterior
- Section VI Relations between prisoners of war and the authorities
- 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
Article 55 aims to ensure that prisoners of war are physically and mentallyfit for the work to which they have been assigned. This provision needs tobe read together with Article 49(1) on the guiding principles governing thelabour of prisoners of war and Article 31 on the obligation on the DetainingPower to conduct monthly medical inspections. Under the present article, thephysical fitness of prisoners for work must be determined by qualifiedmedical personnel. Such examinations must take place at least once a monthbut also whenever prisoners consider themselves physically incapable ofworking.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1025 - 1029Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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