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Article 127 - Dissemination of the Convention

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Article 127 aims to ensure the widest possible dissemination of the ThirdGeneva Convention by the High Contracting Parties within their respectivecountries, among both their armed forces and their entire population. Asimilar provision on dissemination is included in all four GenevaConventions.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
 , pp. 1808 - 1822
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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