Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War 1949, para. undefined
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
Art 99. No prisoner of war may be tried or sentenced for an act which is not forbidden by the law of the Detaining Power or by international law, in force at the time the said act was committed. No moral or physical coercion may be exerted on a prisoner of war in order to induce him to admit himself guilty of the act of which he is accused. No prisoner of war may be convicted without having had an opportunity to present his defence and the assistance of a qualified advocate or counsel.
Status juridique
Legally binding
Organe
International Committee of the Red Cross
Type de document
International treaty
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
All
Année
1949
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (1949), Article 99.