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also apply to all cases of total or partial occupation of a
Party's territory even if the said occupation
Contracting
meets with ΠΟ
Conventions).
cases of armed
resistance (Article 2 of each of the four
Moreover, the Conventions also establish
minimum rules on the humanitarian principles applicable in
conflict which are not of an international
territory of one of the Contracting
character in the
Parties (Article 3).
3.
The Convention
for the Amelioration of the
Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the
provisions requiring belligerents
Field contains detailed
to protect wounded and sick personnel. The Convention for
the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at sea imposes similar duties of respect and protection as regards wounded and
shipwrecked personnel at sea. It contains important and detailed provisions relating to hospital ships (Articles Both Conventions accord formal recognition to the
22-37).
use of the Red Cross emblem and other recognized emblems,
4.
The
Prisoners of
Parties which
Convention Relative to the Treatment of
war imposes strict
duties upon Contracting
require them to treat prisoners of war
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