▁restore , ▁and ▁ensure , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁possible , ▁public ▁order ▁and ▁safety , ▁while ▁respect ing , ▁unless ▁absolutely ▁prevent ed , ▁the ▁laws ▁in ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁laws ▁relative ▁to ▁bell iger ent ▁occupation ▁were ▁am ended ▁further ▁in ▁the ▁Four th ▁Gene va ▁Convention , ▁Section ▁III : ▁Occ up ied ▁Territ ories , ▁Article ▁ 6 : ▁ ▁" The ▁present ▁Convention ▁shall ▁apply ▁from ▁the ▁out set ▁of ▁any ▁conflict ▁or ▁occupation ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Article ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Part ies ▁to ▁the ▁conflict , ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Convention ▁shall ▁ce ase ▁on ▁the ▁general ▁close ▁of ▁military ▁operations . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁occupied ▁territory , ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Convention ▁shall ▁ce ase ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁general ▁close ▁of ▁military ▁operations ; ▁however , ▁the ▁Occ up ying ▁Power ▁shall ▁be ▁bound , ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁occupation , ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁such ▁Power ▁exer cis es ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁government ▁in ▁such ▁territory , ▁by ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁Articles ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Convention : ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 9 ▁to ▁ 3 4 , ▁ 4 7 , ▁ 4 9 , ▁ 5 1 , ▁ 5 2 , ▁ 5 3 , ▁ 5 9 , ▁ 6 1 ▁to ▁ 7 7 , ▁ 1 4 3