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
- Section IV Financial resources of prisoners of war
- Article 58 Ready Money
- Article 59 Amounts in Cash Taken from Prisoners
- Article 60 Advances of Pay
- Article 61 Supplementary Pay
- Article 62 Working Pay
- Article 63 Transfer of Funds
- Article 64 Prisoners’ Accounts
- Article 65 Management of Prisoners’ Accounts
- Article 66 Winding up of Prisoners’ Accounts
- Article 67 Arrangements Between Parties to the Conflict
- Article 68 Claims for Compensation
- 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 58 - Ready Money
from Section IV - Financial resources 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
- Section IV Financial resources of prisoners of war
- Article 58 Ready Money
- Article 59 Amounts in Cash Taken from Prisoners
- Article 60 Advances of Pay
- Article 61 Supplementary Pay
- Article 62 Working Pay
- Article 63 Transfer of Funds
- Article 64 Prisoners’ Accounts
- Article 65 Management of Prisoners’ Accounts
- Article 66 Winding up of Prisoners’ Accounts
- Article 67 Arrangements Between Parties to the Conflict
- Article 68 Claims for Compensation
- 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
The first sentence of Article 58(1) recognizes the right of the DetainingPower to determine the maximum amount of cash or of camp money – normallyissued for prisoners’ use inside the camp – that prisoners of war may havein their possession. The purpose of this provision is, on the one hand, toensure that prisoners of war have a reasonable amount of money at theirdisposal for daily purchases and, on the other hand, to limit that amount toavoid such money being used to facilitate escape or other abuses. TheDetaining Power has the unilateral right to determine the amount until anarrangement on the matter is reached with the Protecting Power, if any.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1048 - 1056Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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