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
- Part IV Termination of Captivity
- Part V Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Section I General provisions
- Section II Final provisions
- Article 133 Languages
- Article 134 Relation to the 1929 Convention
- Article 135 Relation to the 1899 or 1907 Hague Conventions
- Article 136 Signature
- Article 137 Ratification
- Article 138 Coming into Force
- Article 139 Accession
- Article 140 Notification of Accessions
- Article 141 Immediate Effect
- Article 142 Denunciation
- Article 143 Registration with the United Nations
- Testimonium and signature clause
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
- References
Testimonium and signature clause
from Section II - Final provisions
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
- Section I General provisions
- Section II Final provisions
- Article 133 Languages
- Article 134 Relation to the 1929 Convention
- Article 135 Relation to the 1899 or 1907 Hague Conventions
- Article 136 Signature
- Article 137 Ratification
- Article 138 Coming into Force
- Article 139 Accession
- Article 140 Notification of Accessions
- Article 141 Immediate Effect
- Article 142 Denunciation
- Article 143 Registration with the United Nations
- Testimonium and signature clause
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
- References
Summary
The Convention’s ‘testimonium’, beginning by the specific formulation ‘inwitness whereof’, provides that, in order to sign the Convention in the nameof a State, the representative of that State has to have deposited fullpowers.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 2016Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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