(a) In case of fighting on board warships, the sick bays shall be respected and spared as far as possible.
(b) The said sick bays and their equipment shall remain subjected to the laws of warfare, but they may not be diverted from their purpose so long as they are required for the wounded and sick. The Commander into whose power they have fallen may, however, apply them to other purposes, in case of urgent military necessity, after ensuring the proper care of the wounded and sick who are nursed there.
Article 21.
(a) Hospital-ships, and all ships chartered to this end shall be authorized to transport medical equipment, provided their routes and tasks have been notified to. the adverse power. The latter, duly advised, shall preserve the right to board, but not to capture them,
(b) In agreement with the belligerents, neutral observers may be placed on board these ships to verify the medical equipment carried.
(c) on their return journey, hospital-ships shall transport no cargo except medical supplies.
Article 7.
(3)
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In the case of a fight on board a warship, the sick-bays shall be respected and Spared as far as possible.
The said sick-bays and the material belonging to them remain subject to the laws of war; they cannot, however, be used for any purpose other than that for which they were originally intended, so long as they are required for the wounded and sick.
The Commander into whose power they have fallen may, however, if the military situation requires it, apply them to other purposes, after first seeing that the wounded and sick on board are properly provided for.
(Cp. G.C. 1906, Arts, 6
hd 15.)
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PENDIX 0 - REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITIESE ON PARTISANS
(See Report
paragraphs 37 to 43)
Terms of reference of Sub-Committee
1.
The Sub-Committee were asked to consider the definition of the "partisans" who should be entitled to protectian under the Geneva Convention and to report to the Committee (0. R. G. 8. (47)2, conclusion 11(b)). In their report, the Sub-Committee were asked to consider the following.
aspects :-
(a)
the definition which we would prefer, bearing in mind our interest both in the protection of our own forces when occupying enemy territory, and our interest in protecting personnel engaged on special operations;
(b) the maximum extent to which we could go in considering the
definition of a "partisan";
(c) points which must be avoided in any definition.
Background information.
2.
The Sub-Committee took as the background of its study the extracts from the Report on the 1947 Geneva Conference of Government Experts and the extract from the existing Hague Convention rules set out in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 below.
3.
Proposed scope of the revised Convention as agreed at Geneva
"(a) The present Convention is applicable as between the
Contracting Parties, at the outbreak of any armed conflict, whether the latter has, or has not, been recognised as a
state of war by the parties concerned.
(b) In the case of civil war in any part of the home or Colonial
territories of the Contracting Party, the principles of the Convention shall also be applied by the said party subject to the adverse party also complying therewith.
(c) The Convention is also applicable in the case of occupation
of parties, without a state of war existing.
(Extract from Report of the Second Commission of the
1947 Geneva Conference of Government Experts).
Present definition of "irregular combatants"
4+.
Article 1 of the Regulations annexed to the Hague Convention of 18th October, 1907, concerning the laws and customs of war on land recognises as on a par with "The Army", militia and volunteer corps fulfilling all the following conditions:-
"
(a) they must be commanded by a person responsible for his
subordinates;
(b) they must have a fixed distinctive sign recognisable at
a distance;
(Phgehemu48arry arms openly;
and
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