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ARTICLE-21
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... The
Detaining Power
may
subject
prisoners of war
to
internment
. It may impose on them the
obligation
of not leaving, beyond certain
limits
, the
camp
where they are interned, or if the said
camp
is fenced in, of not going outside its perimeter.
Subject
to the
provisions
of the present
Convention
relative to
penal
and
disciplinary
sanctions
,
prisoners of war
may not be held in close
confinement
except where necessary to
safeguard
their
health
and then only during the continuation of the
circumstances
which make such
confinement
necessary. ...
ARTICLE-26
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...
Collective
disciplinary
measures
affecting
food
are
prohibited
. ...
ARTICLE-34
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...
Prisoners of war
shall enjoy complete latitude in the
exercise
of their
religious
duties
,
including
attendance
at the
service
of their
faith
, on
condition
that they comply with the
disciplinary
routine prescribed by the
military authorities
. ...
ARTICLE-51
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...
Conditions
of
labour
shall in no
case
be rendered more
arduous
by
disciplinary
measures
. ...
ARTICLE-71
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...
Prisoners of war
shall be allowed to send and
receive
letters
and
cards
. If the
Detaining Power
deems it necessary to
limit
the
number
of
letters
and
cards
sent by each
prisoner of war
, the said
number
shall not be less than two
letters
and four
cards
monthly,
exclusive
of the
capture
cards
provided for in Article
70
, and conforming as closely as possible to the
models
annexed to the present
Convention
. Further
limitations
may be imposed only if the
Protecting Power
is satisfied that it would be in the
interests
of the
prisoners of war
concerned to do so owing to difficulties of
translation
caused by the
Detaining Power
's inability to
find
sufficient qualified
linguists
to carry out the necessary
censorship
. If
limitations
must be placed on the
correspondence
addressed to
prisoners of war
, they may be ordered only by the
Power
on which the
prisoners
depend, possibly at the
request
of the
Detaining Power
. Such
letters
and
cards
must be conveyed by the most rapid
method
at the
disposal
of the
Detaining Power
; they may not be delayed or retained for
disciplinary
reasons
. ...
ARTICLE-82
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... A
prisoner of war
shall be
subject
to the
laws
,
regulations
and
orders
in
force
in the
armed forces
of the
Detaining Power
; the
Detaining Power
shall be justified in taking
judicial
or
disciplinary
measures
in
respect
of any
offence
committed by a
prisoner of war
against such
laws
,
regulations
or
orders
. However, no
proceedings
or punishments
contrary
to the
provisions
of this
Chapter
shall be allowed. ...
... If any
law
,
regulation
or
order
of the
Detaining Power
shall
declare
acts
committed by a
prisoner of war
to be
punishable
, whereas the same
acts
would not be
punishable
if committed by a
member
of the
forces
of the
Detaining Power
, such
acts
shall entail
disciplinary punishments
only. ...
ARTICLE-83
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... In deciding whether
proceedings
in
respect
of an
offence
alleged to have been committed by a
prisoner of war
shall be
judicial
or
disciplinary
, the
Detaining Power
shall ensure that the
competent
authorities
exercise
the
greatest
leniency
and
adopt
, wherever possible,
disciplinary
rather than
judicial measures
. ...
... In deciding whether
proceedings
in
respect
of an
offence
alleged to have been committed by a
prisoner of war
shall be
judicial
or
disciplinary
, the
Detaining Power
shall ensure that the
competent
authorities
exercise
the
greatest
leniency
and
adopt
, wherever possible,
disciplinary
rather than
judicial measures
. ...
ARTICLE-88
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...
Officers
,
non-commissioned
officers
and
men
who are
prisoners of war
undergoing a
disciplinary
or
judicial
punishment
, shall not be subjected to more severe
treatment
than that applied in
respect
of the same
punishment
to
members
of the
armed forces
of the
Detaining Power
of
equivalent
rank
. ...
...
Prisoners of war
who have served
disciplinary
or
judicial sentences
may not be treated differently from other
prisoners of war
. ...
... II.
Disciplinary
sanctions
...
ARTICLE-89
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... The
disciplinary punishments
applicable to
prisoners of war
are the following: ...
... In no
case
shall
disciplinary punishments
be
inhuman
,
brutal
or
dangerous
to the
health
of
prisoners of war
. ...
ARTICLE-90
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... The
duration
of any
single
punishment
shall in no
case
exceed thirty
days
. Any
period
of
confinement
awaiting the
hearing
of a
disciplinary
offence
or the
award
of
disciplinary punishment
shall be deducted from an
award
pronounced against a
prisoner of war
. ...
... The
duration
of any
single
punishment
shall in no
case
exceed thirty
days
. Any
period
of
confinement
awaiting the
hearing
of a
disciplinary
offence
or the
award
of
disciplinary punishment
shall be deducted from an
award
pronounced against a
prisoner of war
. ...
... The
period
between the pronouncing of an
award
of
disciplinary punishment
and its
execution
shall not exceed one
month
. ...
... When a
prisoner of war
is awarded a further
disciplinary punishment
, a
period
of at least three
days
shall elapse between the
execution
of any two of the punishments, if the
duration
of one of these is ten
days
or more. ...
ARTICLE-92
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... A
prisoner of war
who
attempts
to
escape
and is
recaptured
before having made good his
escape
in the sense of Article
91
shall be
liable
only to a
disciplinary punishment
in
respect
of this
act
, even if it is a
repeated offence
. ...
ARTICLE-93
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... In
conformity
with the
principle
stated in Article
83
,
offences
committed by
prisoners of war
with the sole
intention
of
facilitating
their
escape
and which do not entail any
violence
against
life
or
limb
, such as
offences
against
public property
,
theft
without
intention
of
self-enrichment
, the drawing up or use of
false papers
, the wearing of
civilian
clothing
, shall occasion
disciplinary punishment
only. ...
...
Prisoners of war
who
aid
or abet an
escape
or an
attempt
to
escape
shall be
liable
on this count to
disciplinary punishment
only. ...
ARTICLE-96
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... Without
prejudice
to the
competence
of
courts
and
superior
military authorities
,
disciplinary punishment
may be ordered only by an
officer
having
disciplinary
powers
in his
capacity
as
camp commander
, or by a
responsible
officer
who replaces him or to whom he has
delegated
his
disciplinary
powers
. ...
... Without
prejudice
to the
competence
of
courts
and
superior
military authorities
,
disciplinary punishment
may be ordered only by an
officer
having
disciplinary
powers
in his
capacity
as
camp commander
, or by a
responsible
officer
who replaces him or to whom he has
delegated
his
disciplinary
powers
. ...
... Without
prejudice
to the
competence
of
courts
and
superior
military authorities
,
disciplinary punishment
may be ordered only by an
officer
having
disciplinary
powers
in his
capacity
as
camp commander
, or by a
responsible
officer
who replaces him or to whom he has
delegated
his
disciplinary
powers
. ...
... 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
. ...
... A
record
of
disciplinary punishments
shall be maintained by the
camp commander
and shall be
open
to
inspection
by
representatives
of the
Protecting Power
. ...
ARTICLE-97
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...
Prisoners of war
shall not in any
case
be
transferred
to penitentiary
establishments
(
prisons
,
penitentiaries
,
convict
prisons
, etc.) to undergo
disciplinary punishment
therein. ...
... All
premises
in which
disciplinary punishments
are undergone shall conform to the
sanitary
requirements
set forth in Article
25
. A
prisoner of war
undergoing
punishment
shall be enabled to keep himself in a
state
of
cleanliness
, in
conformity
with Article
29
. ...
...
Women
prisoners of war
undergoing
disciplinary punishment
shall be confined in separate quarters from
male
prisoners of war
and shall be under the immediate
supervision
of
women
. ...
ARTICLE-98
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... A
prisoner of war
undergoing
confinement
as a
disciplinary punishment
, shall
continue
to enjoy the
benefits
of the
provisions
of this
Convention
except in so far as these are necessarily rendered inapplicable by the mere
fact
that he is confined. In no
case
may he be
deprived
of the
benefits
of the
provisions
of Articles
78
and
126
. ...
... A
prisoner of war
awarded
disciplinary punishment
may not be
deprived
of the prerogatives attached to his
rank
. ...
...
Prisoners of war
awarded
disciplinary punishment
shall be allowed to
exercise
and to stay in the
open air
at least two hours daily. ...
ARTICLE-115
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... No
prisoner of war
on whom a
disciplinary punishment
has been imposed and who is
eligible
for
repatriation
or for
accommodation
in a
neutral country
, may be kept back on the
plea
that he has not undergone his
punishment
. ...
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