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Article 50 - Authorized Work

from Section III - Labour of prisoners of war

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2021

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Summary

The Detaining Power may compel all prisoners of war enlisted below thegrade of non-commissioned officer to work. However, it is restricted in thechoice of labour it may demand of them. Article 50 provides an exhaustivelist of the categories of labour in which prisoners of war may beemployed.

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
 , pp. 992 - 1000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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