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Article 22 - Places and Conditions of Internment

from Chapter I - General Observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Summary

The places where prisoners of war are interned – possibly for anextended period of time – will have a direct impact on the quality oftheir lives in captivity and on their physical and mental health.Ensuring that these places meet certain basic requirements is thereforeessential to secure humane treatment for prisoners and respect for theirpersons. Article 22 sets out requirements and prohibitions on theselection of sites on which to establish internment camps and on thetypes of installations where prisoners of war may be accommodated. Itfurthermore governs how the prisoners must be assembled. More detailedrequirements regarding prisoners’ quarters are contained in Article 25,while Article 29 lays down specific safeguards regarding hygiene.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
 , pp. 716 - 729
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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