Chapter I General Provisions
(Fundamental Principles) Article 2 (1) The government of Japan shall, upon the treatment of persons captured or interned pursuant to the provision of this Act in armed attack situations (hereinafter referred to as "prisoners of war and other detainees" in this Article), always ensure humanitarian treatment, respect for the lives, bodies, health and honor of prisoners of war and other detainees, and protect them from outrange thereon and or danger thereto based on the Third Convention or other international humanitarian laws to be applied in cases of international armed conflict.
(2) The protection to be given to prisoners of war and other detainees pursuant to the provision of this Act (including orders based on this Act) shall not be unjustly discriminative based on race, nationality, religious or political opinions or any other similar criteria.
(3) No person shall expose any adverse distinction on prisoners of war and other detainees in revenge for armed attack.
3. In exercising its discretion to make a designation under paragraph 1, the Court shall take into account the following:
(b) The application of widely accepted international treaty standards governing the treatment of prisoners;