Právní regulace válečných hrobů s ohledem na historickou a mezinárodní právní úpravu
Legal regulation of war tombs with respect to the historical and international legal regulation

Summary/Abstract: As a result of the great battles of the nineteenth century, the need for legal protection of participants in war clashes increased, not only for the wounded, but it was also necessary to regulate relations related to the burial of the fallen. The original duty of the parties to the war was to ensure the speedy burial of the fallen, especially out of fear of the spread of communicable diseases. The bodies were mostly stored in mass graves, which were marked only by belonging to the warring parties, or to specific combat units. A different legal regime was established at the Hague Peace Conference with the adoption of the International Convention on the Laws and Customs of Land War. In the appendix to this Convention - the Code of Land Warfare, Article 19 regulates the specific treatment of prisoners of war who have died in captivity. The signatories of this Convention have the obligation to ensure the burial of the deceased prisoner according to his military rank. Prisoners must be buried individually, and their graves must be marked with their name and military rank. The Hague Convention of 1907 regulated the issue in the same way.

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