Article 14
A neutral Power may authorize the passage into its territory of the sick and wounded belonging to the belligerent armies, on condition that the trains bringing them shall carry neither personnel or war material. In such a case, the neutral Power is bound to take whatever measures of safety and control are necessary for the purpose.
The sick or wounded brought under these conditions into neutral territory by one of the belligerents, and belonging to the hostile party, must be guarded by the neutral Power so as to ensure their not taking part again in the military operations. The same duty shall devolve on the neutral State with regard to wounded or sick of the other army who may be committed to its care.
Article 15
The Geneva Convention[1] applies to sick and wounded interned in neutral territory.
Chapter III. Neutral Persons
Article 16
The nationals of a State which is not taking part in the war are considered as neutrals.
Article 17
A neutral cannot avail himself of his neutrality:
(a) If he commits hostile acts against a belligerent;
(b) If he commits acts in favour of a belligerent, particularly if he voluntarily enlists in the ranks of the armed force of one of the parties.
In such a case, the neutral shall not be more severely treated by the belligerent as against whom he has abandoned his neutrality than a national of the other belligerent State could be for the same act.
Article 18
The following acts shall not be considered as committed in favour of one belligerent in the sense of Article 17, letter (b):
- (a) Supplies furnished or loans made to one of the belligerents, provided that the person who furnishes the supplies or who makes the loans lives neither in the territory of the other party nor in the territory occupied by him, and that the supplies do not come from these territories;
- (b) Services rendered in matters of police or civil administration.
- ↑ See conventions of Aug. 22, 1864 (TS 377), ante, p. 7, and July 6, 1906 (TS 464), ante, p. 516.
