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Article 35 - Retained Chaplains Assisting Prisoners

from Chapter V - Religious, Intellectual and Physical Activities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Article 35 deals with the prerogatives of religious personnel attachedto the armed forces who, having fallen into the hands of the enemy,remain or are retained in captivity by the enemy Power for the purposeof providing spiritual assistance to prisoners of war. Even thoughworship may be practised individually, in a range of religions thepresence of ministers may be necessary for the full exercise ofreligious duties. By requiring that retained religious personnel beallowed to attend to the religious and spiritual needs of prisoners, thearticle aims to reinforce the right of those prisoners, set forth inArticle 34, to practise their religion.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
 , pp. 872 - 884
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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