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ICRC 2025 Commentary on Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention: Deportations, Transfers and Evacuations
ICRC's updated commentary on Article 49 IV of the Geneva Convention: deportation and forced transfer of protected persons, evacuation, as well as transfer by the occupying state of part of its own civilian population to the occupied territory. Commentary is explanatory material; the primary contractual rule is contained in the Convention itself.
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Practical Guidance
Separate evacuation, deportation of protected persons and relocation of the population of the occupying state. Match each construction with the text of the treaty, the context of the occupation, and the individual elements of the applicable criminal statute.
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