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Article 69 - Information Regarding Measures Taken

from Section V - Relations of prisoners of war with the exterior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Summary

Article 69 is the first provision in Part III, Section V of the Conventionconcerning relations of prisoners of war with the exterior. Articles 70–77address a number of issues in this respect: the completion of capture cardsand their forwarding to the prisoners’ families and to the Central TracingAgency; prisoners’ entitlement to send and receive letters and cards and thelimits that may be set on such correspondence; relief shipments; censorshipof correspondence and the examination of relief consignments; and thepreparation, execution and transmission of legal documents. Article 69concerns the information that must be provided to prisoners of war and tothe Powers on which they depend regarding the measures the Detaining Powerhas taken to implement the provisions of Section V. The failure to complywith the obligation to inform does not absolve the Detaining Power of itsobligation to execute these measures.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
 , pp. 1134 - 1139
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Krähenmann, Sandra, ‘Protection of Prisoners in Armed Conflict’, in Fleck, Dieter (ed.), The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 359–411.Google Scholar
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Rosas, Allan, The Legal Status of Prisoners of War: A Study in International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts, Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, 1976, reprinted 2005.Google Scholar

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