Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
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- 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 48 - Procedure for Transfer of Prisoners
from Chapter VIII - Transfer of Prisoners of War After their Arrival in Camp
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
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
- References
Summary
Article 48 sets out the procedure for the transfer of prisoners of war.Agreements adopted during the First World War and, subsequently, Article26 of the 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War dealt withprocedures for transfer. The latter included most of the major pointsthat can now be found in Article 48 of the Third Convention, whichcontains only minor refinements and slightly more specific obligationsthan its predecessor. The provision was adopted unanimously at theDiplomatic Conference in 1949.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 971Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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