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ARTICLE-12
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Prisoners of war
may only be
transferred
by the
Detaining Power
to a
Power
which is a
party
to the
Convention
and after the
Detaining Power
has satisfied itself of the willingness and ability of such transferee
Power
to apply the
Convention
. When
prisoners of war
are
transferred
under such
circumstances
,
responsibility
for the
application
of the
Convention
rests on the
Power
accepting them while they are in its
custody
. ...
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-18
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... Such
objects
, likewise the sums taken away in any
currency
other than that of the
Detaining Power
and the
conversion
of which has not been asked for by the
owners
, shall be kept in the
custody
of the
Detaining Power
and shall be
returned
in their
initial
shape to
prisoners of war
at the end of their
captivity
. ...
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