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ARTICLE-13
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Prisoners of war
must at all times be
humanely
treated. Any
unlawful
act
or
omission
by the
Detaining Power
causing
death
or seriously
endangering
the
health
of a
prisoner of war
in its
custody
is
prohibited
, and will be regarded as a
serious
breach
of the present
Convention
. In particular, no
prisoner of war
may be subjected to
physical
mutilation
or to
medical
or
scientific experiments
of any kind which are not justified by the
medical
,
dental
or
hospital
treatment
of the
prisoner
concerned and carried out in his
interest
. ...
ARTICLE-129
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... The
High Contracting Parties
undertake
to enact any
legislation
necessary to provide effective
penal
sanctions
for
persons
committing, or ordering to be committed, any of the
grave
breaches
of the present
Convention
defined in the following Article. ...
... Each
High Contracting Party
shall be under the
obligation
to
search
for
persons
alleged to have committed, or to have ordered to be committed, such
grave
breaches
, and shall bring such
persons
, regardless of their
nationality
, before its own
courts
. It may also, if it prefers, and in
accordance
with the
provisions
of its own
legislation
, hand such
persons
over for
trial
to another
High Contracting Party
concerned, provided such
High Contracting Party
has made out a prima facie
case
. ...
... Each
High Contracting Party
shall take
measures
necessary for the
suppression
of all
acts
contrary
to the
provisions
of the present
Convention
other than the
grave
breaches
defined in the following Article. ...
ARTICLE-130
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Grave
breaches
to which the preceding Article relates shall be those involving any of the following
acts
, if committed against
persons
or
property
protected
by the
Convention
:
wilful killing
,
torture
or
inhuman treatment
,
including
biological experiments
, wilfully causing
great
suffering
or
serious injury
to
body
or
health
, compelling a
prisoner of war
to serve in the
forces
of the
hostile
Power
, or wilfully depriving a
prisoner of war
of the
rights
of
fair
and
regular trial
prescribed in this
Convention
. ...
ARTICLE-131
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... No
High Contracting Party
shall be allowed to absolve itself or any other
High Contracting Party
of any
liability
incurred by itself or by another
High Contracting Party
in
respect
of
breaches
referred to in the preceding Article. ...
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