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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-act-1957/schedule-FOURTH/part-3/chapter-2/crossheading-article-37",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/52",
  "legislation_title": "Geneva Conventions Act 1957",
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  "path": "schedule/FOURTH/part/3/chapter/2/crossheading/article-37",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "ARTICLE 37",
  "text": "Protected persons who are confined pending proceedings or serving a sentence involving loss of liberty, shall during their confinement be humanely treated.\nAs soon as they are released, they may ask to leave the territory in conformity with the foregoing Articles.",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:13:37.866578+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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