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Practice question: Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity (RA 9851, Ch. III)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under RA9851 Section4(c)(15), does taking a town by assault automatically authorize pillaging it?
  1. No; pillaging is expressly prohibited even then
  2. Yes; assault always transfers ownership
  3. Yes; every civilian object becomes loot
  4. Yes; no war-crime rule survives assault
  5. Yes; only neutral towns are protected

Legal references

  • RA9851 ChapterIII Section4(c): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9851_2009.html

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