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
- Article 1 Respect for the Convention
- Article 2 Application of the Convention
- Article 3 Conflicts not of an international character
- Article 4 Prisoners of war
- Article 5 Beginning and end of application
- Article 6 Special agreements
- Article 7 Non-Renunciation of Rights
- Article 8 Protecting Powers
- Article 9 Activities of the ICRC and Other Impartial Humanitarian Organizations
- Article 10 Substitutes for Protecting Powers
- Article 11 Conciliation Procedure
- 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 7 - Non-Renunciation of Rights
from Part I - General 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
- Article 1 Respect for the Convention
- Article 2 Application of the Convention
- Article 3 Conflicts not of an international character
- Article 4 Prisoners of war
- Article 5 Beginning and end of application
- Article 6 Special agreements
- Article 7 Non-Renunciation of Rights
- Article 8 Protecting Powers
- Article 9 Activities of the ICRC and Other Impartial Humanitarian Organizations
- Article 10 Substitutes for Protecting Powers
- Article 11 Conciliation Procedure
- 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
Common Article 7 (Article 8 in the Fourth Convention) is a cornerstone of theregime established by the Geneva Conventions. Its purpose is to ensure thatprotected persons enjoy the protection of the Conventions until the last momentwhen international humanitarian law applies to them or to their situation. Itstates that the rights of protected persons are inalienable. Together withcommon Article 1 and the articles setting out the duration of application ofeach Convention, as well as common Article 6 (Article 7 in the FourthConvention) prohibiting special agreements that would derogate from theConventions, this article was designed to ensure that the protection of theConventions would be inviolable.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 435 - 444Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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