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Burkina Faso
General Comment
Constitutional Structure - Implementing Institutions - Comment
Implementing Laws & Regulations
Decree No 262/PRES/IS/DI/SPP of 9 July 1962 on the recognition of the National Society of the Red Cross of the Upper Volta
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Disciplinary Regulations for the Armed Forces (extracts)
Art. 35 Us et coutumes de guerre
Art. 36 Traitement des prisonniers
Code of Military Justice (extracts)
Art. 6 [Setting up of military tribunals in time of war]
Art. 8 [Provisions for military tribunals set up in time of war]
Art. 34 [Jurisdiction of military tribunals]
Art. 36 [Military personnel]
Art. 37 [Persons also to be considered as military personnel]
Art. 38 [Other persons under jurisdiction of military tribunals]
Art. 45 [Extension of jurisdiction in time of war]
Art. 46 [Extension of jurisdiction in state of emergency or state of siege]
Art. 162 [Penalties: exceptions for prisoners of war and persons not belonging to the armed forces]
Art. 192 [Release on parole not acceptable]
Art. 193 [Pillage]
Art. 194 [Despoliation of wounded, sick, shipwrecked or dead]
Art. 204 [Abuse of uniforms, decorations, medals and insignias]
Art. 205 [Abuse of protective signs and emblems]
Art. 213 [Refusal to obey]
Art. 214 [Refusal to obey when facing the ennemy]
Art. 215 [Refusal to obey: employees in military establishments]
Art. 226 [Use of violence on subordinate]
Decree No 94-0125/DEF/CAB introducing International Humanitarian Law (IHL) into the Armed Forces
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