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Article 118 - Release and Repatriation

from Section II - Release and repatriation of prisoners of war at the close of active hostilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Articles 118 and 119 regulate the release and repatriation of prisoners ofwar after the cessation of active hostilities. These two articles deal withdifferent situations from those addressed in Articles 109–117, which containrules on the direct repatriation or accommodation in neutral countries ofprisoners of war during hostilities.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
 , pp. 1624 - 1644
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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