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 64 - Prisoners’ Accounts
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
Article 64 obliges the Detaining Power to hold a separate account for eachprisoner of war showing at a minimum the details enumerated in subparagraphs(1) and (2). It is a necessary supplement not only to Articles 58–61 and 63but also to Article 18(4) and (5). The provision gives the Detaining Power,the prisoners of war and, where applicable, the Protecting Power and thePower on which the prisoners depend the necessary information on thefinancial situation of each prisoner.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1099 - 1103Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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