Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War 1949, para. 2

Paragraphe
Paragraph text
Art 3. In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each Party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions: (2) The wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for. An impartial humanitarian body, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, may offer its services to the Parties to the conflict. The Parties to the conflict should further endeavour to bring into force, by means of special agreements, all or part of the other provisions of the present Convention. The application of the preceding provisions shall not affect the legal status of the Parties to the conflict.
Status juridique
Legally binding
Organe
International Committee of the Red Cross
Type de document
International treaty
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Personnes concernées
  • Persons on the move
Année
1949
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (1949), Article 3, 2.
Paragraph focus
General Provisions
Paragraph info
Article 3
Paragraph number
2