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Article 120 - Prescriptions Regarding the Dead, Including Wills and DeathCertificates

from Section III - Death of prisoners of war

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Article 120 deals with two sets of related issues: wills and deathcertificates of prisoners of war and burial and cremation of deceasedprisoners of war.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
, pp. 1658 - 1692
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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