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 17 - Questioning 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 17 is the first of four articles dealing with point-of-captureissues (Articles 17–20). They are also relevant beyond the immediate timeand location of capture, including in some cases throughout captivity. Theseprovisions are applicable from the time a person falls into the power of theenemy until their final release and repatriation. The issues dealt with havehistorically proven difficult to monitor and enforce because they oftenarise soon after combat operations have concluded, sometimes while they arestill in progress, when emotions may still be running high and supervisionmay be limited.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 653 - 667Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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