Treatment Of Prisoners Of War

The term ‘prisoner of war’ has traditionally been used to describe persons captured or interned by an opposing force during conflict. They have been afforded varying degrees of treatment and since 1949 have been attributed various rights as specified in the Third Geneva Convention, specifically Article 13, the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War. This paper will explore Article 13 in terms of its moral and strategic dimensions. It will investigate how Article 13 relates to other articles of the

Introduction Entering World War Two on the 7th December 1941 as an Axis Power, Japan had declared war on the Allies and embarked on a quest to conquer much of Asia. Japanese thirst for conquest encompassed much of Southeast Asia, with the Imperial Japanese forces engaging in combat with allied British, American, Canadian and Australian troops as well as military of many South Asian countries, including but not limited to Chinese, Filipino and Burmese troops throughout the 3½ span of war in the Pacific theatre

Treatment of World War II Prisoners of War: Japan vs. United States The topic of POW's is a fascinating one that can be dealt with in various ways. First, one can gain information from primary sources from diaries and journals kept by POWs or their captors and guards. Second, there are secondary sources that can give general overviews of what treatment the POWs received. Another interesting thing in learning about POWs is to compare how the prisoners were supposed to be treated (in accordance

How Should Prisoners of War be Treated? In an op-ed piece for the New York Times, entitled "George W. to George W.," Thomas Friedman writes about the treatment of prisoners in United States custody being held in Iraq and Afghanistan. Friedman writes in his "George W." piece that “We killed 26 of our prisoners of war. In 18 cases, people have been recommended for prosecution or action by their supervising agencies, and eight other cases are still under investigation.” Friedman goes on to write

Since the creation of war there has always been a growing issue of war crimes. Although the first recorded war crime dates back to 1914 during WWI, it is safe to say that war crimes might have been occurring long before then. Due to many countries believing that the raping and killing of civilians was all a part of war, no country deeply sought to punish other countries for their inhumane acts; however in 1949, the overlooking of war crimes changed. What is a war crime? As defined by the Roman

World war 2 was fought in many countries around the world between 1939 to 1945. Throughout these years there were many issues that had arisen. During world war 2 the Japanese had captured Australian soldiers which had surrendered as prisoners of war, which to the japanese was dishonorable and thought to be unworthy of any respect due to their cultural ideologies and their complex behaviour of their indoctrinated set beliefs made for punishable treatment towards the prisoner of war. Within this argumentative

Franz Lieber and the Lieber Code In the midst of the deadliest war in American History, there stood a voice of morality and reason on the United States soil. Franz Lieber, a German political philosopher, created a series of political works in which he explained the importance of defining ethical boundaries for soldiers in times of war. In 1863, President Lincoln commissioned Lieber to create a series of laws to reflect his ideas (“Francis Lieber,” 2013). Lieber went on to create what became known

Jace Thacker Pre-AP English II, B8 Mrs. Connor April 17, 2015 Prisoners of Death Bang! Boom! All you can see is darkness, but you hear as if outside. Prisoners of war were captured everywhere during WWII. POW camps had better treatment and were better than than other concentration camps. The conditions of the camps varied from one to another, but from Stalags and Concentration camps, they were close to the same. A large portion of deaths in POW camps were from “lack of food” (Uhl 1). The recommended

Prisoners of War are individuals, whether a soldier or civilians, who are captured as a prisoner during an armed conflict. In the middle ages the modern law was the source relating to the treatment of Prisoners of War. However, today the modern foundation of international law relating to the Treatment of Prisoners is the 1949 Geneva Convention. During the Korean War conflict more than 7,500 Americans were detained by the Chinese Communists with only 3,000 returning home. It has been stated that

and the treatment of Australian Prisoners of War by the Japanese during World War II were horrific. The Japanese soldiers treated the Australian soldiers in such an inhumane way which resulted in the loss of many Australian lives. The living conditions included bed bugs, scare food and water. The Japanese believed the Australian soldiers were dishonourable and believed they deserved to be punished, this is the main cause of the prisoners mistreatment of prisoners. As a result many prisoners obtained