International standards for the protection and observance of the rights of prisoners of war

The main international standards for the protection and observance of rights prisoners war legal acts that regulate them were considered. It was revealed regulating include: Geneva Conventions, Additional Protocol to Statute International Committee Red Cross, UN Resolution on Protection Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism, Art. 3 Universal Declaration Rights, Convention against Torture other acts. Within framework UN, there are also a number resolutions aimed at protecting war. application regarding forms system humanitarian law. Existing national laws policies safety, health wellbeing military personnel, as well preventing violations their during armed conflicts. determined Conventions set minimum treatment civilians who hands enemy an conflict. Requirements maintenance requirements food, compliance with hygiene standards, provision right receive education many more prisoners, prevention cruel treatment, humiliation, etc. principles humanity, non-discrimination reciprocity. Court cases decided Nuremberg Tokyo courts, no special courts military. Currently, problems have been identified respect Unsolved require finding new ways solve improve world.