Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War 1949, para. undefined
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Paragraph text
Art. 65. The penal provisions enacted by the Occupying Power shall not come into force before they have been published and brought to the knowledge of the inhabitants in their own language. The effect of these penal provisions shall not be retroactive.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
International Committee of the Red Cross
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Year
1949
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (1949), Article 65.