Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Pri...
Web
Law-Ref
Law-Ref.org
homepage
documents
Sister Sites
Chess-Ref.org
ZVON.org
RFC-Ref.org
Previous
|
Next
Frontpage
|
Contents
|
Keywords
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
-
F
-
G
-
H
-
I
-
J
-
K
-
L
-
M
-
N
-
O
-
P
-
Q
-
R
-
S
-
T
-
U
-
V
-
W
-
Y
-
Z
cremation
[
Global Index
]
ARTICLE-120
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... The
burial
or
cremation
of a
prisoner of war
shall be preceded by a
medical
examination
of the
body
with a
view
to confirming
death
and enabling a
report
to be made and, where necessary,
establishing
identity
. ...
...
Deceased
prisoners of war
shall be
buried
in
individual
graves
unless unavoidable
circumstances
require the use of
collective
graves
.
Bodies
may be cremated only for imperative
reasons
of
hygiene
, on
account
of the
religion
of the
deceased
or in
accordance
with his express wish to this
effect
. In
case
of
cremation
, the
fact
shall be stated and the
reasons
given in the
death certificate
of the
deceased
. ...
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
-
F
-
G
-
H
-
I
-
J
-
K
-
L
-
M
-
N
-
O
-
P
-
Q
-
R
-
S
-
T
-
U
-
V
-
W
-
Y
-
Z
Previous
|
Next
Frontpage
|
Contents
|
Keywords