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Article 113 - Prisoners Entitled to Examination by Mixed Medical Commissions

from Section I - Direct repatriation and accommodation in neutral countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Summary

Article 113 complements Article 112, which provides that one of the tasksof mixed medical commissions is to examine sick and wounded prisoners of warto determine whether their medical condition qualifies them for directrepatriation or accommodation in a neutral country in accordance withArticles 109 and 110. Article 113 confirms this purpose and prescribes whichcategories of prisoners of war are entitled to such an examination.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
 , pp. 1597 - 1602
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Hingorani, Rup C., Prisoners of War, 2nd edition, Oceana Press, Dobbs Ferry, 1982.Google Scholar
Maia, Catherine, Kolb, Robert and Scalia, Damien, La Protection des Prisonniers de Guerre en Droit International Humanitaire, Bruylant, Brussels, 2015, pp. 483–487.Google Scholar

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