Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
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- 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
- 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 89 - Forms of Disciplinary Punishment
from II - Disciplinary Sanctions
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
- 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 89 restricts disciplinary punishments applicable toprisoners of war to four types: fines, discontinuance of privileges,fatigue duties and confinement. It further prescribes that none ofthese punishments may be applied if it would be inhuman, brutal ordangerous to the health of the prisoner concerned. Despite theseessential safeguards, in armed conflicts since 1949 the ICRC hasencountered various forms of ill-treatment of prisoners of warundergoing disciplinary punishment.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1358 - 1368Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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