Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention (eBook, ePUB)

Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

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Produktbeschreibung

The application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 have developed significantly in the sixty years since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first published its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better understanding of, and respect for, this body of law, the ICRC commissioned a comprehensive update of its original Commentaries, of which this is the second volume. Its preparation was coordinated by Jean-Marie Henckaerts, ICRC legal adviser and head of the project to update the Commentaries. The Second Convention is a key text of international humanitarian law. It contains the essential rules on the protection of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked at sea, those assigned to their care, and the vessels used for their treatment and evacuation. This article-by-article Commentary takes into account developments in the law and practice to provide up-to-date interpretations of the Convention. The new Commentary has been reviewed by humanitarian-law practitioners and academics from around the world, including naval experts. It is an essential tool for anyone working or studying within this field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108526425
• Artikelnr.: 50463420

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Preamble
Part I. General Provisions: Article 1: Respect for the Convention
Article 2: Application of the Convention
Article 3: Conflicts not of an international character
Article 4: Field of application
Article 5: Application by neutral Powers
Article 6: Special agreements
Article 7: Non-renunciation of rights
Article 8: Protecting Powers
Article 9: Activities of the ICRC and other impartial humanitarian organizations
Article 10: Substitutes for Protecting Powers
Article 11: Conciliation procedure
Part II. Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked: Article 12: Protection and care of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked
Article 13: Protected persons
Article 14: Handing over of wounded, sick and shipwrecked to a belligerent
Article 15: Wounded, sick and shipwrecked taken on board a neutral warship or neutral military aircraft
Article 16: Status of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked who have fallen into enemy hands
Article 17: Wounded, sick and shipwrecked landed in a neutral port
Article 18: Search for casualties after an engagement
Article 19: Recording and forwarding of information
Article 20: Presriptions regarding the dead
Article 21: Appeals to neutral vessels
Part III. Hospital ships: Article 22: Notification and protection of military hospital ships
Article 23: Protection of medical establishments ashore
Article 24: Hospital ships utilized by relief societies and private persons of Parties to the conflict
Article 25: Hospital ships utilized by relief societies and private persons of neutral countries
Article 26: Tonnage of hospital ships
Article 27: Protection of coastal rescue craft and fixed coastal installations
Article 28: Protection of sick-bays
Article 29: Hospital ships in a port fallen into enemy hands
Article 30: Employment of hospital ships and coastal rescue craft
Article 31: Right of control and search of hospital ships and coastal rescue craft
Article 32: Stay of hospital ships and coastal rescue craft in a neutral port
Article 33: Converted merchant vessels
Article 34: Discontinuance of protection of hospital ships
Article 35: Conditions not depriving hospital ships of protection
Part IV. Personnel: Article 36: Protection of the personnel of hospital ships
Article 37: Protection of medical and religious personnel of other ships
Part V. Medical Transports
Article 38: Ships used for the conveyance of medical equipment
Article 39: Medical aircraft
Article 40: Flight over neutral countries. Landing of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked
Part VI. The distinctive Emblem: Article 41: Use of the emblem
Article 42: Identification of medical and religious personnel
Article 43: Marking of hospital ships and coastal rescue craft
Article 44: Limitation in the use of the distinctive signs
Article 45: Prevention of misuse of the distinctive signs
Part VII. Execution of the Convention: Article 46: Detailed execution. Unforeseen cases
Article 47: Prohibition of reprisals
Article 48: Dissemination of the Convention
Article 49: Translations. Implementing laws and regulations
Part VIII. Repression of Abuses and Infractions: Article 50: Penal sanctions
Article 51: Grave breaches
Article 52: Responsibilities of the Contracting Parties
Article 53: Enquiry procedure
Final provisions: Article 54: Languages
Article 55: Signature
Article 56: Ratification
Article 57: Coming into force
Article 58: Relation to the 1907 Hague Convention
Article 59: Accession
Article 60: Notification of accessions
Article 61: Immediate effect
Article 62: Denunciation
Article 63: Registration with the United Nations
Testimonium and signature clause
Sources
Index.