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
- Article 17 Questioning of Prisoners
- Article 18 Property of Prisoners
- Article 19 Evacuation of Prisoners
- Article 20 Conditions of Evacuation of Prisoners
- Section II Internment of prisoners of war
- Section III Labour of prisoners of war
- 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 18 - Property of Prisoners
from Section I - Beginning of captivity
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
- Article 17 Questioning of Prisoners
- Article 18 Property of Prisoners
- Article 19 Evacuation of Prisoners
- Article 20 Conditions of Evacuation of Prisoners
- Section II Internment of prisoners of war
- Section III Labour of prisoners of war
- 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 18 reaffirms and strengthens a long-standing principle ofinternational law: the right to capture war booty is limited to property ofthe enemy State to the exclusion of all private belongings of a prisoner ofwar. The limitations on the right to capture war booty have been animportant part of the laws and customs of war for centuries. The DetainingPower is therefore under an obligation to regulate the exercise of thatright in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 668 - 678Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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