American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First Session [-Ninety-third Congress, First Session], Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 |
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Page 438 - 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.
Page 444 - 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.
Page 489 - Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the High Contracting Parties, even if the state of war is not recognized by one of them.
Page 565 - Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949.
Page 489 - Prisoners of war prosecuted under the laws of the Detaining Power for acts committed prior to capture shall retain, even if convicted, the benefits of the present Convention.
Page 352 - Taylor, on behalf of the subcommittee I want to thank you for your excellent presentations.
Page 333 - Department, the Congress of the United States, the President of the United States, and everyone else has done everything that they thought helpful, up to this time.
Page 490 - Prisoners of war shall be released and repatriated without delay after the cessation of active hostilities.
Page 437 - Should any doubt arise as to whether persons, having committed a belligerent act and having fallen into the hands of the enemy...
Page 489 - All foreign military persons and civilians captured or interned during the course of hostilities in Laos shall be released within thirty days after the entry into force of this Protocol and handed over by the Royal Government of Laos to the representatives of the Governments of the countries of which they are nationals in order that they may proceed to the destination of their choice.