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internment, in international law, detention of the nationals or property of an enemy or a belligerent. A belligerent will intern enemy merchant ships or take them as prize prize, in maritime law, the private property of an enemy that a belligerent captures at sea. For the capture of the vessel or cargo to be lawful it must be made outside neutral waters and by authority of the belligerent. ..... Click the link for more information. , and a neutral should intern both belligerent ships that fail to leave its ports within a specified time and belligerent troops that enter its territory. The practice of detaining persons considered dangerous during a war is often called internment, even though they may not be enemy nationals. In World War II the United States detained persons of Japanese ancestry and German or Italian citizenship in relocation centers relocation center, in U.S. history, camp in which Japanese and Japanese-Americans were interned during World War II. Fearing a Japanese invasion, the military leaders, under authority of an executive order, defined (Mar. ..... Click the link for more information. . The Geneva Convention of 1949 on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War provides for the unrestricted departure of enemy aliens from the territory of a belligerent at the outbreak of conflict, and the humane treatment of those aliens who choose to remain. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He was sent to a detention camp in 1939, and though released in 1940, he had to confront a terrible decision with his beloved wife--her failing health all but guaranteed that she would not survive escape from the relentless Nazi advance, no matter where they tried to go. She's led physical education classes to lifers in women's prison and taught algebra to 14-year-olds in juvenile detention camps. COMPARING/CONTRASTING: How did Edwin's experiences at the first detention camp and in the New Roads program compare? |
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