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MILITARY HOSPITAL SHIP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- military hospital ship
1, record 1, English, military%20hospital%20ship
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Three different kinds of hospital ships are dealt with in The Hague Convention. The first class relates to military hospital ships, i.e., ships constructed or adapted by a belligerent State specially and solely with a view to assisting the wounded, sick and shipwrecked, and the names of which are to be communicated to the other belligerent Powers at the commencement, or during the course, of hostilities, and in any case before they are employed. Such ships are to be respected and cannot be captured during the continuance of hostilities. 1, record 1, English, - military%20hospital%20ship
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This same expression is used in both the Geneva Convention of 1949 and in The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907. 2, record 1, English, - military%20hospital%20ship
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- navire-hôpital militaire
1, record 1, French, navire%2Dh%C3%B4pital%20militaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bâtiment-hôpital militaire 1, record 1, French, b%C3%A2timent%2Dh%C3%B4pital%20militaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme défini par l'art. 22 de la Convention IV de Genève pour l'amélioration du sort des blessés, des malades et des naufragés des forces armées sur mer, du 12 août 1949 comme désignant : «les navires construits ou aménagés par les Puissances spécialement et uniquement en vue de porter secours aux blessés, malades et naufragés, de les traiter et de les transporter». 1, record 1, French, - navire%2Dh%C3%B4pital%20militaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Navire-hôpital militaire : Ce terme est ici substitué à celui de bâtiment-hôpital militaire employé dans les Conventions de la Haye du 29 juillet 1899 et du 18 octobre 1907 pour l'adaptation à la guerre maritime des principes de la Convention de Genève. 1, record 1, French, - navire%2Dh%C3%B4pital%20militaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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