Re: Re[2]: [WW] The Rules of War

[Will Hall <hallwm@yahoo.com>]

> No lawyer here, but there are situations where one
> can kill prisoners 
> legally. Such as where taking prisoners with you
> would place the 
> party in too great a danger. But check the actual
> conventions 
> themselves.
> 
> Now here's a panel idea, the Geneva Conventions at
> GenCon.:)
> 
> Alan
> -- 

Hi I am new to this list, but I had this come up
before in one of my games.  I used the 1949
Conventions, I am unsure of the conventions in use
during the War. 

Does anyone know how they differed on the treatment of
prisoners?

excerpt>

 (1) Persons taking no active part in the hostilities,
including members
     of armed forces who have laid down their arms and
those placed hors
     de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any
other cause, shall
     in all circumstances be treated humanely,without
any adverse
     distinction founded on race, colour, religion or
faith, sex, birth or
     wealth, or any other similar criteria.
     To this end, the following acts are and shall
remain prohibited at
     any time and in any place whatsoever with respect
to the
     above-mentioned persons:
     (a) violence to life and person, in particular
murder of all kinds,
     mutilation, cruel treatment and torture;
     (b) taking of hostages;
     (c) outrages upon personal dignity, in particular
humiliating and
     degrading treatment;
     (d) the passing of sentences and the carrying out
of executions
     without previous judgment pronounced by a
regularly constituted
     court, affording all the judicial guarantees
which are recognized as
     indispensable by civilized peoples.

Just my two cents, what do you all think?  

I am very much looking forward to the game :)

Thanks,

Will Hall



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