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The updated ICRC Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention: A new tool to protect prisoners of war in the twenty-first century –CORRIGENDUM

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The Authors apologise for two errors within their published Article. These appear on pages 391 and 416.

On page 391, the first sentence of the second paragraph:

Updating the Commentaries on each of the 142 articles of GC III required consideration of a wide range of historical, legal, military, ethical, socio-cultural and technological issues.

should read as follows:

Updating the Commentaries on each of the 143 articles of GC III required consideration of a wide range of historical, legal, military, ethical, socio-cultural and technological issues.

On page 416 in the Conclusion's second paragraph, the sentence:

The 142 articles of GC III provide a rich framework of realistic but essential protections covering all aspects of a prisoner's capture until their final release and repatriation.

should read as follows:

The 143 articles of GC III provide a rich framework of realistic but essential protections covering all aspects of a prisoner's capture until their final release and repatriation.

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