Switzerland
Practice Relating to Rule 112. Search for and Collection of the Dead
Switzerland’s Basic Military Manual (1987) states: “At all times, and particularly after an engagement, all measures shall be taken to search for and collect the dead, be they enemies or friends.”
Switzerland’s Aide-Memoire on the Ten Basic Rules of the Law of Armed Conflict (2005) states: “I recover and identify wounded, sick, shipwrecked and dead persons without discrimination as soon as the combat situation allows or the superior orders such.”