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ARTICLE-4
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... (d) That of
conducting
their
operations
in
accordance
with the
laws
and
customs of war
. ...
ARTICLE-41
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...
Regulations
,
orders
,
notices
and
publications
of every kind relating to the
conduct
of
prisoners of war
shall be issued to them in a
language
which they understand. Such
regulations
,
orders
and
publications
shall be posted in the
manner
described
above and
copies
shall be handed to the
prisoners
'
representative
. Every
order
and
command
addressed to
prisoners of war
individually must likewise be given in a
language
which they understand. ...
ARTICLE-96
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... Before any
disciplinary
award
is pronounced, the
accused
shall be given precise
information
regarding the
offences
of which he is
accused
, and given an
opportunity
of explaining his
conduct
and of defending himself. He shall be permitted, in particular, to call
witnesses
and to have
recourse
, if necessary, to the
services
of a qualified
interpreter
. The
decision
shall be
announced
to the
accused
prisoner of war
and to the
prisoners
'
representative
. ...
ARTICLE-103
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...
Judicial
investigations
relating to a
prisoner of war
shall be
conducted
as rapidly as
circumstances
permit
and so that his
trial
shall take
place
as soon as possible. A
prisoner of war
shall not be confined while awaiting
trial
unless a
member
of the
armed forces
of the
Detaining Power
would be so confined if he were
accused
of a similar
offence
, or if it is essential to do so in the
interests
of
national security
. In no
circumstances
shall this
confinement
exceed three
months
. ...
ARTICLE-105
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... Failing a
choice
by the
prisoner of war
, the
Protecting Power
shall
find
him an
advocate
or
counsel
, and shall have at least one
week
at its
disposal
for the
purpose
. The
Detaining Power
shall deliver to the said
Power
, on
request
, a
list
of
persons
qualified to present the
defence
. Failing a
choice
of an
advocate
or
counsel
by the
prisoner of war
or the
Protecting Power
, the
Detaining Power
shall appoint a
competent
advocate
or
counsel
to
conduct
the
defence
. ...
... The
advocate
or
counsel
conducting
the
defence
on behalf of the
prisoner of war
shall have at his
disposal
a
period
of two
weeks
at least before the
opening
of the
trial
, as well as the necessary
facilities
to prepare the
defence
of the
accused
. He may, in particular,
freely
visit
the
accused
and
interview
him in
private
. He may also
confer
with any
witnesses
for the
defence
,
including
prisoners of war
. He shall have the
benefit
of these
facilities
until the
term
of
appeal
or
petition
has expired. ...
... Particulars of the
charge
or
charges
on which the
prisoner of war
is to be arraigned, as well as the
documents
which are generally
communicated
to the
accused
by
virtue
of the
laws
in
force
in the
armed forces
of the
Detaining Power
, shall be
communicated
to the
accused
prisoner of war
in a
language
which he understands, and in good
time
before the
opening
of the
trial
. The same
communication
in the same
circumstances
shall be made to the
advocate
or
counsel
conducting
the
defence
on behalf of the
prisoner of war
. ...
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