Argentina
Practice Relating to Rule 115. Disposal of the Dead
Argentina’s Law of War Manual (1969) provides that the remains of deceased persons shall be honourably buried.
Argentina’s Law of War Manual (1969) provides that the dead “shall be buried … if possible according to their religious rites”.
Argentina’s Law of War Manual (1969) provides:
Bodies shall not be cremated except for imperative reasons of hygiene or for motives based on the religion of the deceased. In case of cremation, the reasons must be stated in detail on the death certificate or on the authenticated list of the dead.
Argentina’s Law of War Manual (1969) provides that the deceased must “be buried individually, so far as the circumstances so permit”.
Argentina’s Law of War Manual (1969) provides that graves “shall be grouped if possible according to the nationality of the dead”.
Argentina’s Law of War Manual (1969) provides that graves shall be “respected … and properly maintained”.