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These other types of conflict are d
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Historically, certain conditions ha
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simply by providing objective evide
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not recognized by them. 65 The de f
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Any hostile action between the arme
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they are also bound by the applicab
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The principle that jus in bello rul
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neutrality have such a clause. 107
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not be used for military purposes i
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territory from enemy control to app
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IV - Classes of PersonsChapter Cont
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4.1.1.2 Different Terms Used to Des
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particular classes has some attribu
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Although seldom explicitly recogniz
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should be afforded the protections
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state of jurisdiction.” 79 This v
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eprisal, violated the prohibition a
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his or her armed forces is a questi
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circumstances would receive POW tre
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ecause the armed group failed to sa
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equirement recognizes that members
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forces” are treated as a special
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4.9.2.2 Designated by Their Armed F
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Military medical and religious pers
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adverse party may not be detained.
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Auxiliary medical personnel shall w
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1954 Hague Cultural Property Conven
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inspectors may have recourse to the
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subject to detention, not as POWs,
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egarded as taking a direct part in
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4.15.4 Persons Authorized to Accomp
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ineffective during World War I and
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Persons who act openly, such as by
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These kinds of activities almost ne
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ule applicable when a civilian forf
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4.18.4 Activities That Constitute
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In discussions of the status of pri
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legal obligation, the fundamental g
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law of war as also including source
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4.21 MERCENARIESThe act of being a
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to the recruiting, use, financing,
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4.24.2 Other Journalists. In genera
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These delegates shall be subject to
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considerations may also limit acces
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practice, modern storage systems, s
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Afghanistan, 528 and Guantanamo. 52
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This Chapter, however, does not add
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• collecting intelligence from ci
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Feasible precautions are those that
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5.3.3.4 AP I Obligation to Take Con
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5.5 RULES ON CONDUCTING ASSAULTS, B
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5.5.3 Assessing Information in Cond
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In applying its rules on “doubt,
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may be used against military object
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5.5.7 Prohibition Against Declaring
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objective, it is not a civilian obj
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o intelligence facilities.5.7.4.2 O
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contribution to the enemy’s milit
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“Military advantage” refers to
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command and control of military ope
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Oil refining and distribution facil
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• participants in a levée en mas
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international armed conflict. 202 S
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• members of the civilian populat
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• the degree to which the act cau
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• providing or relaying informati
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common example of taking a direct p
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A “revolving door” of protectio
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preparing to fire a weapon or engag
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to fight. 274 If possible, those se
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• military medical units and faci
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5.12.1 General Notes on Applying th
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• parlementaires; 311 and• civi
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5.12.5 “Concrete and Direct Milit
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egular application of the distincti
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In this context, “locality” mea
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distinctive and visible signs. For
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are not defended” in order to mod
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Absent or until recognition, milita
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locality, when the location is to b
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to refrain from purposeful miscondu
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• Public movable property and cer
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5.17.2.3 Destruction of Enemy Prope
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ecomes the property of the capturin
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of the armed forces who before or i
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5.18.1 Definition of Cultural Prope
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consider appropriate. 495 This obli
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• establishing civil authorities
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Pillage is prohibited more broadly.
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The distinctive emblem for cultural
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location, the intended destination,
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special protection under Article 53
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• all consignments of medical and
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with a view towards weakening them
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“may be expected to leave the civ
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with the law of war where treachero
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5.23.1.5 Use of Enemy Codes, Passwo
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example, pretending to be a civilia
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equipment or personnel as belonging
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aircraft, or the internet. Propagan
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5.26.3 Bribery or Offering of Rewar
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VI - WeaponsChapter Contents6.1 Int
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The fact that the legality of a wea
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6.3 OTHER PRACTICES TO HELP IMPLEME
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• poison, poisoned weapons, poiso
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• edged or pointed weapons, inclu
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In 2013, a review conducted by DoD
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the wounding effect upon the target
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States have regarded the use of dep
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applicable to all weapons would app
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Non-lethal weapons, however, do not
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6.6 WEAPONS CALCULATED TO CAUSE SUP
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utility of the weapon. 130 Weapons
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6.6.3.2 Suffering and Injury Inflic
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eview should be considered before c
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6.8.1 Poison and Poisoned Weapons.
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are not prohibited by this rule. 17
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• to use chemical weapons;• to
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6.9 BIOLOGICAL WEAPONSBiological we
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ENMOD Convention does not prohibit
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weapon that employs rubber projecti
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The design function of being activa
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and provides a response signal equi
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hand grenade in the form of an appa
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controlling a minefield is obligate
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Annex to the CCW Amended Mines Prot
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and regulations, and to refrain fro
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Peninsula to engage in activity pro
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6.13 CLUSTER MUNITIONSCluster munit
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(b) To itself stockpile or transfer
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incendiary effects to the military
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prospect of recovery. Serious disab
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6.16.2 Prohibition on Use of Riot C
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6.17 HERBICIDESThe United States ha
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are party to the Nuclear Non-Prolif
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The reference to conventional munit
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measures include munitions manufact
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testing procedures, in order to mai
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considerations. 454These precaution
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isk education programs. 4656.20.4 P
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military and humanitarian operation
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territories under its control. 481
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VII -Wounded, Sick, Shipwrecked, De
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• to establish an armistice or su
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For protected persons who have fall
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• combatants who have been render
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captor’s own country, to a neutra
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For example, parties to a conflict
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yachts, or other craft, to take on
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identity disc, last wills or other
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An examination and report are espec
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7.8.2 Meaning of “Respect and Pro
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shall wear, affixed to the left arm
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7.9.4.1 Treatment Pending Return. P
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the outbreak of hostilities on the
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in self-defense against medical uni
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The temporary presence of combatant
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The protection for ground transport
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assistance from these vessels, orde
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Hospital ships may not use encrypte
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The obligation to refrain from use
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to verify the equipment carried. 35
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no objection to converting ordinary
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7.15.1.3 Red Crystal. AP III recogn
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military operations. 409 For exampl
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to lead such efforts or to carry ou
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The parties to the conflict shall,
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7.18.1 Protection of Civilian Hospi
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medical units. 457 The obligations
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VIII - Detention: Overview and Base
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8.1.3.1 Detention Authority. The le
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The Copenhagen Process Principles a
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8.6.1 Safeguards as Regards Health
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place under conditions consistent w
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practice their religion and, if req
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8.14.2 Review of Continued Detentio
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The obligation to release detainees
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8.16 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND PUNISHM
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8.16.3.1 Presumption of Innocence.
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9.1 INTRODUCTIONThis Chapter addres
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• for the relief of retained pers
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individual responsibilities that ma
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• members of the armed forces of
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The person need not have been captu
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9.4 NATIONAL-LEVEL GPW IMPLEMENTATI
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• date of birth.In accordance wit
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oth the person being searched from
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The Detaining Power may withdraw ar
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efuse to provide this information m
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long-range reconnaissance patrol ne
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9.11 GENERAL CONDITIONS IN POW CAMP
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9.11.3.3 Location Outside the Theat
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In addition, quarters should be kep
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9.12 SEGREGATION OF POWSAlthough th
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9.13.1.2 Additional Food for Certai
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9.14 MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR INTERNED
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9.14.2.4 Cost of Treatment. The cos
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9.16.1 Voluntariness of the Activit
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9.18.3 Advance of Pay. The Detainin
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loss 342 ), shall form the subject
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Every item entered in the account o
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equired for use by the POW while in
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9.19.2.3 Labor Assignments That May
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POWs must be allowed, in the middle
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In certain cases, POWs who meet wit
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GPW (GPW Annex IV C). 431toward thi
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organization giving assistance to t
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Parcels shall be admitted free of p
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These provisions in no way detract
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captivity, such as disposing of pro
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external marks of respect may inclu
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circumstances. 518 For example, POW
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State’s armed forces may be punis
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makes it difficult to carry out the
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• managing the distribution of co
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premises that may be visited will i
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In this way, POWs who have escaped
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of Article 91 of the GPW shall be l
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the armed forces of the Detaining P
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The courts and authorities of the D
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The decision shall be announced to
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eceive the benefits of the GPW, exc
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such notification reaches the Prote
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Failing a choice by the POW, the Pr
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• a summarized report of any prel
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without daylight, and, in general,
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the Detaining Power has satisfied i
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In addition to this information, in
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information that is asked for if th
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74 of the GPW, 774 and, further, so
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• observing trials of POWs if sec
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accredited agents, all necessary fa
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For example, if a POW’s identity
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Statements shall be taken from witn
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No sick or injured POW who is eligi
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110 of the GPW. 874 For example, ab
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expect that a State would release a
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voluntary, and personal choice. 893
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9.37.6 Costs of Repatriation at the
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9.38.5 Canteen Profits. The profits
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under Article 105 of the Uniform Co
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X - Civilians in the Hands of a Par
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• to establish and determine the
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10.2.2.2 Notification of Measures T
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The references in the GC that limit
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10.4 DEROGATION FOR SECURITY REASON
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and medical or scientific experimen
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Distinctions are permitted, and in
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observe the search so as to protect
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10.7 GENERAL TREATMENT OF PROTECTED
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If the above provisions are infring
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The foregoing shall not prejudice s
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On the other hand, internees are no
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10.9.3.2 Internment for Minor Offen
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and Disciplinary Sanctions) of Sect
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in an unhealthy area, or has a clim
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10.12.2 Canteen Stock and Prices. T
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and, later on, to procure further s
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operation, or hospital care, must b
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10.15.3 Appointment of Other Minist
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After a working period of six weeks
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Internees, however, are not entitle
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10.19.3 Internee Accounts. The Deta
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10.20.3.1 Prohibition Against Tatto
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10.21.2.2 No Punishment for Making
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• receiving parcels and remittanc
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10.23 INTERNEE CORRESPONDENCE AND R
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a case of military necessity may be
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10.23.4.3 Exemption From Postal Cha
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• correspondence and reports rela
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e governed by the laws that applied
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10.26 INTERNEE ESCAPESSimilar to th
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10.27.3 No Repetition of Punishment
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10.28.3 Rights of Internees in Disc
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10.28.6.2 Exercise and Access to th
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particulars of these and of any oth
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10.29.4 Right of Appeal. A convicte
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Additional rules apply to the trans
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luggage the internees are unable to
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All communications in writing made
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10.31.2.5 Special Section for the I
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monitors compliance with the GC, an
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through an interpreter. 598 Such vi
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10.34.3 Burial or Cremation and Inu
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10.35 RELEASE, RETURN, REPATRIATION
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nationals in enemy hands. 644644 GC
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the interests and welfare of the ci
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When the 1954 Hague Cultural Proper
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subject to its jurisdiction. 22 Alt
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law of belligerent occupation may p
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11.2 WHEN MILITARY OCCUPATION LAW A
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equire the presence of military for
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The substitution of authority by th
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The general practice of the United
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• 143 (access by Protecting Power
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Because sovereignty is not vested i
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The duty to respect, unless absolut
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example, an Occupying Power may not
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egulation of any or all forms of me
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11.8.4 Responsibility of the Occupy
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11.9.2 Authority for the Occupying
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• relating to political process,
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Occupying Power may also reform loc
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11.11.1.1 Types of Laws That Are Co
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its properly constituted, non-polit
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11.11.4.1 Internment or Imprisonmen
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expressed before the occupation, or
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Thus, for example, an Occupying Pow
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11.12.5 Prohibition Against Deporti
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are inadequate. 260 Other articles
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under the provisions of Articles 20
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in cases of urgent necessity, in th
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the living conditions of the civili
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11.18.3 Property Control Measures.
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owned. The Occupying Power may take
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Private personal (movable) property
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destruction of, or willful damage d
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Special additional rules apply to t
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Convention. 368 Whenever a High Con
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The purpose of this rule, at least
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These officials may not be required
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Measures intended to reduce unemplo
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During the occupation, the fiscal l
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The Occupying Power may use tax rev
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11.22.2.2 Methods of Levying Contri
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11.22.3.2 Power to Suspend Customs
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clearly in the interest of sound fi
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commercial restrictions or regulati
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11.23.4 Regulation of External Trad
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XII - Non-Hostile Relations Between
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Under the GC, however, protected pe
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• compacts between enemies, such
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flag, especially where the display
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12.5.1.1 Parlementaire - Notes on T
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communicating their status to the e
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enemy merchant vessel. 115 However,
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liberty from the belligerent forces
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conflict. 17 The rules for States c
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private individuals.” 40 Similarl
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Hague Cultural Property Convention,
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jurisdiction with respect to the ac
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nationality. 85 The procedures of s
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non-State armed groups often do not
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war in that a State that violates t
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violations of the law of war. 193 S
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prosecuted under the MEJA or the Wa
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18.21.1 Jurisdiction Over War Crime
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principle. 298 Efforts by certain S
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command responsibility as a mode of
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its Charter to authorize prosecutio
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mind in which a person, although he
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that the United States has neither
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The 1899 Hague II was followed by H
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The 1923 Hague Air Rules were not,
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institutions and personnel receive
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19.16.3 GWS-Sea. The GWS-Sea is oft
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participation in hostilities,” th
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The U.S. reservation to Article 7(4
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In implementation of the Chemical W
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that it is not in a position to acc