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Article 99 - Judicial Procedure: General Principles

from III - Judicial Proceedings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Summary

Article 99 forms part of the chapter on penal and disciplinarysanctions and is the first article in the section on judicialproceedings, setting out ‘general principles’ for judicialproceedings against prisoners of war. These general principlesoblige Detaining Powers to observe certain fundamental guaranteeswhen exercising their judicial authority over prisoners of war.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
 , pp. 1438 - 1449
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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