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Combatant Status: It Is Time For Intermediate Levels Of Recognition For Partial Compliance, Eric Talbot Jensen
Combatant Status: It Is Time For Intermediate Levels Of Recognition For Partial Compliance, Eric Talbot Jensen
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Under current international law, combatant status is an all-or-nothing proposition. Either a fighting force qualifies under all the criteria of article 4 of the GPW and receives all the privileges and immunities of combatant status, or a force does not qualify, and is provided no protection above that of any other civilian in the area, and may even be disqualified from the protections afforded to civilians. Given the reality of today's battlefields where the conflict is seldom between the armed forces of two nations, these requirements are counterproductive and provide a disincentive for fighters to distinguish themselves from the civilian …
The Case For Closing The School Of The Americas, Bill Quigley
The Case For Closing The School Of The Americas, Bill Quigley
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
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Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain And Abu Ghraib--Civil Remedies For Victims Of Extraterritorial Torts By U.S. Military Personnel And Civilian Contractors, Scott J. Borrowman
Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain And Abu Ghraib--Civil Remedies For Victims Of Extraterritorial Torts By U.S. Military Personnel And Civilian Contractors, Scott J. Borrowman
BYU Law Review
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