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Geneva Convention IV
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
12 August 1949 - Entry into force: 21 October 1950


Table of Contents

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 Definition of protected persons
Article 5 Derogations
Article 6 Beginning and end of application
Article 7 Special agreements
Article 8 Non-renunciation of rights
Article 9 Protecting Powers
Article 10 Activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Article 11 Substitutes for Protecting Powers
Article 12 Conciliation procedure


PART II General Protection of Populations against certain Consequences of War

Article 13 Field of application of Part 11
Article 14 Hospital and safety zones and localities
Article 15 Neutralized zones
Article 16 Wounded and sick: I. General protection
Article 17 II. Evacuation
Article 18 III Protection of hospitals
Article 19 IV. Discontinuance of protection of hospitals
Article 20 V. Hospital staff
Article 21 VI. Land and sea transport
Article 22 VII. Air transport
Article 23 Consignments of medical supplies, food and clothing
Article 24 Measures relating to child welfare
Article 25 Family news
Article 26 Dispersed families


PART III Status and Treatment of Protected Persons

SECTION I - Provisions common to the Territories of the Parties to the Conflict and to Occupied Territories

Article 27 Treatment: 1. General observations
Article 28 II. Danger zones
Article 29 Ill. Responsibilities
Article 30 Applications to Protecting Powers and relief organizations
Article 31 Prohibition of coercion
Article 32 Prohibition of corporal punishment, torture, etc.
Article 33 Individual responsibility, collective penalties, pillage, reprisals
Article 34 Hostages

SECTION II Aliens in the Territory of a Party to the Conflict

Article 35 Right to leave the territory
Article 36 Method of repatriation
Article 37 Persons in confinement
Article 38 Non-repatriated persons: I. General observations
Article 39 II. Means of existence
Article 40 Ill. Employment
Article 41 IV. Assigned residence. Internment
Article 42 V. Grounds for internment or assigned residence. Voluntary internment
Article 43 VI. Procedure
Article 44 VII. Refugees
Article 45 VIII. Transfer to another Power
Article 46 Cancellation of restrictive measures

SECTION III Occupied Territories

Article 47 Inviolability of rights
Article 48 Special cases of repatriation
Article 49 Deportations, transfers, evacuations
Article 50 Children
Article 51 Enlistment. Labour
Article 52 Protection of workers
Article 53 Prohibited destruction
Article 54 Judges and public officials
Article 55 Food and medical supplies for the population
Article 56 Hygiene and public health
Article 57 Requisition of hospitals
Article 58 Spiritual assistance
Article 59 Relief: I. Collective relief
Article 60 II. Responsibilities of the Occupying Power
Article 61 111. Distribution
Article 62 IV. Individual relief
Article 63 National Red Cross and other relief societies
Article 64 Penal legislation: 1. General observations
Article 65 II. Publication
Article 66 Ill. Competent courts
Article 67 IV. Applicable provisions
Article 68 V. Penalties. Death penalty
Article 69 VI. Deduction from sentence of period spent under arrest
Article 70 VII. Offences committed before occupation
Article 71 Penal procedure: I. General observations
Article 72 11. Right of defence
Article 73 Ill. Right of appeal
Article 74 IV. Assistance by the Protecting Power
Article 75 V. Death sentence
Article 76 Treatment of detainees
Article 77 Handing over of detainees at the close of occupation
Article 78 Security measures. Internment and assigned residence. Right of appeal

SECTION IV - Regulations for the Treatment of Internees

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 79 Cases of internment and applicable provisions
Article 80 Civil capacity
Article 81 Maintenance
Article 82 Grouping of internees

CHAPTER II PLACES OF INTERNMENT
Article 83 Location of places of internment. Marking of camps
Article 84 Separate internment
Article 85 Accommodation, hygiene
Article 86 Premises for religious services
Article 87 Canteens
Article 88 Air raid shelters. Protective measures

CHAPTER III FOOD AND CLOTHING
Article 89 Food
Article 90 Clothing

CHAPTER IV HYGIENE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION
Article 91 Medical attention
Article 92 Medical inspections

CHAPTER V RELIGIOUS, INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
Article 93 Religious duties
Article 94 Recreation, study, sports and games
Article 95 Working conditions
Article 96 Labour detachments

CHAPTER VI PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Article 97 Valuables and personal effects
Article 98 Financial resources and individual accounts

CHAPTER VII ADMINISTRATION AND DISCIPLINE
Article 99 Camp administration. Posting of the Convention and of orders
Article 100 General discipline
Article 101 Complaints and petitions
Article 102 Internee committees: 1. Election of members
Article 103 II. Duties
Article 104 Ill. Prerogatives

CHAPTER VIII RELATIONS WITH THE EXTERIOR
Article 105 Notification of measures taken
Article 106 Internment card
Article 107 Correspondence
Article 108 Relief shipments: 1. General principles
Article 109 II. Collective relief
Article 110 Ill. Exemption from postal and transport charges
Article 111 Special means of transport
Article 112 Censorship and examination
Article 113 Execution and transmission of legal documents
Article 114 Management of property
Article 115 Facilities for preparation and conduct of cases
Article 116 Visits

CHAPTER IX PENAL AND DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS
Article 117 General provisions. Applicable legislation
Article 118 Penalties
Article 119 Disciplinary punishments
Article 120 Escapes
Article 121 Connected offences
Article 122 Investigations. Confinement awaiting hearing
Article 123 Competent authorities. Procedure
Article 124 Premises for.disciplinary punishments
Article 125 Essential safeguards
Article 126 Provisions applicable to judicial proceedings

CHAPTER X TRANSFERS OF INTERNEES
Article 127 Conditions
Article 128 Method

CHAPTER XI DEATHS
Article 129 Wills. Death certificates
Article 130 Burial. Cremation
Article 131 Internees killed or injured in special circumstances

CHAPTER XII RELEASE, REPATRIATION AND ACCOMMODATION IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
Article 132 During hostilities or occupation
Article 133 After the close of hostilities
Article 134 Repatriation and return to last place of residence
Article 135 Costs

SECTION V - Information Bureaux and Central Agency

Article 136 National Bureaux
Article 137 Transmission of information
Article 138 Particulars required
Article 139 Forwarding of personal valuables
Article 140 Central Agency
Article 141 Exemption from charges


PART IV Execution of the Convention

SECTION I General Provisions

Article 142 Relief societies and other organizations
Article 143 Supervision
Article 144 Dissemination of the Convention
Article 145 Translations. Rules of application
Article 146 Penal sanctions: I. General observations
Article 147 II. Grave breaches
Article 148 Ill. Responsibilities of the Contracting Parties
Article 149 Enquiry procedure

SECTION II Final Provisions

Article 150 Languages
Article 151 Signature
Article 152 Ratification
Article 153 Coming into force
Article 154 Relation with the Hague Conventions
Article 155 Accession
Article 156 Notification of accessions
Article 157 Immediate effect
Article 158 Denunciation
Article 159 Registration with the United Nations


Annexes

Annex I Draft Agreement relating to Hospital and Safety Zones and Localities

Annex II Draft Regulations concerning Collective Relief

Annex III Internment Card. Letter. Correspondence Card

Annex IV Regulations concerning identification

 

 

 

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