Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea 1949, para. undefined

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Document type
  • Traité international
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Art 17. Wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons who are landed in neutral ports with the consent of the local authorities, shall, failing arrangements to the contrary between the neutral and the belligerent Powers, be so guarded by the neutral Power, where so required by international law, that the said persons cannot again take part in operations of war. The costs of hospital accommodation and internment shall be borne by the Power on whom the wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons depend.

Document legal status
  • Juridiquement contraignant
Document body
  • Comité international de la Croix-Rouge
Document means of adoption
  • S/O
Thèmes
  • Humanitaire
Personnes concernées
  • N.A.
Document year
  • 1949
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Article
Reference
Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (1949), Article 17.
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Article 17