Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

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Organization:
United Nations
Adopted:
12 August 1949 (Geneva, Switzerland)
Entered into force:
21 October 1950
Document source:
http://www2.ohchr.org
Abstract:
all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict even if the state of war is not recognized by one of the countries; partial or total occupation of the territory even if the occupation meets with no armed resistance; if one of the Powers in conflict is not a party to the convention, the Powers who are parties remain bound by it

Contents:

Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9
Article 10
Article 11
Part II: GENERAL PROTECTION OF PRISONERS OF WAR
Article 12
Article 13
Article 14
Article 15
Article 16
Part III: CAPTIVITY
Section I: BEGINNING OF CAPTIVITY
Article 17
Article 18
Article 19
Article 20
Section II: INTERNMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR
Chapter I: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
Article 21
Article 22
Article 23
Article 24
Chapter II: QUARTERS, FOOD AND CLOTHING OF PRISONERS OF WAR
Article 25
Article 26
Article 27
Article 28
Chapter III: HYGIENE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION
Article 29
Article 30
Article 31
Article 32
Chapter IV: MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND CHAPLAINS RETAINED TO ASSIST PRISONERS OF WAR
Article 33
Chapter V: RELIGIOUS, INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
Article 34
Article 35
Article 36
Article 37
Article 38
Chapter VI: DISCIPLINE
Article 39
Article 40
Article 41
Article 42
Chapter VII: RANK OF PRISONERS OF WAR
Article 43
Article 44
Article 45
Chapter VIII: TRANSFER OF PRISONERS OF WAR AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL IN CAMP
Article 46
Article 47
Article 48
Section III: LABOUR OF PRISONERS OF WAR
Article 49
Article 50
Article 51
Article 52
Article 53
Article 54
Article 55
Article 56
Article 57
Section IV: FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF PRISONERS OF WAR
Article 58
Article 59
Article 60
Article 61
Article 62
Article 63
Article 64
Article 65
Article 66
Article 67
Article 68
Section V: RELATIONS OF PRISONERS OF WAR WITH THE EXTERIOR
Article 69
Article 70
Article 71
Article 72
Article 73
Article 74
Article 75
Article 76
Article 77
Section VI: RELATIONS BETWEEN PRISONERS OF WAR AND THE AUTHORITIES
Chapter I: COMPLAINTS OF PRISONERS OF WAR RESPECTING THE CONDITIONS OF CAPTIVITY
Article 78
Chapter II: PRISONER OF WAR REPRESENTATIVES
Article 79
Article 80
Article 81
Chapter III: PENAL AND DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS
Article 82
Article 83
Article 84
Article 85
Article 86
Article 87
Article 88: II. Disciplinary sanctions
Article 89
Article 90
Article 91
Article 92
Article 93
Article 94
Article 95
Article 96
Article 97
Article 98: III. Judicial proceedings
Article 99
Article 100
Article 101
Article 102
Article 103
Article 104
Article 105
Article 106
Article 107
Article 108
Part IV: TERMINATION OF CAPTIVITY
Section I: DIRECT REPATRIATION AND ACCOMMODATION IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
Article 109
Article 110
Article 111
Article 112
Article 113
Article 114
Article 115
Article 116
Article 117
Section II: RELEASE AND REPATRIATION OF PRISONERS OF WAR AT THE CLOSE OF HOSTILITIES
Article 118
Article 119
Section III: DEATH OF PRISONERS OF WAR
Article 120
Article 121
Part V: INFORMATION BUREAUX AND RELIEF SOCIETIES FOR PRISONERS OF WAR
Article 122
Article 123
Article 124
Article 125
Part VI: EXECUTION OF THE CONVENTION
Section I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 126
Article 127
Article 128
Article 129
Article 130
Article 131
Article 132
Section 11: FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 133
Article 134
Article 135
Article 136
Article 137
Article 138
Article 139
Article 140
Article 141
Article 142
Article 143
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