It will be of service to legal scholars and to all those who in the course of their work - be it in government circles, armed forces or institutions within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement - deal with questions regarding the implementation and application of international humanitarian law.

Volume III
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War : commentary
Written mainly by Jean de Preux, a jurist, with the participation of F. Siordet, C. Pilloud, R.-J. Wilhelm, O. Uhler, J-P. Schoenholzer and Henri Coursier.
This study on the protection and treatment of prisoners of war is based essentially on practical experience during the First and Second World Wars.