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Article 86 - The Prohibition Against Double Jeopardy (Non Bis inIdem)

from I - General Provisions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Article 86 forms part of the general provisions of the chapter onpenal and disciplinary sanctions. The article lays down a rulecommonly known as the prohibition against double jeopardy or, inLatin terms, non or ne bis in idem (‘not twice for the same’).This rule acts as a procedural bar against prisoners of war beingsuccessively prosecuted or punished in respect of the same act orcharge. Article 86 thereby seeks to prevent abusive punishments andto avoid prisoners of war having to live in fear of furtherprosecution in respect of an act for which they have already beenfinally convicted or acquitted. A parallel provision is to be foundin Article 117(2) of the Fourth Convention, and the prohibition isalso reflected, albeit in different terms, in Article 75(4)(h) ofAdditional Protocol I.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
 , pp. 1322 - 1330
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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