Practice question
A protected person belongs to the side fighting against a valid national-liberation authority. Officials argue the opponent’s cause alone removes treaty protection. Which is correct?
- Only the authority’s own supporters are protected
- Cause alone substitutes for every protection rule
- A political accusation automatically erases humanity
- Every opponent becomes outside the treaty by label
- The preamble rejects adverse distinction based on the causes espoused or attributed to parties
Legal references
- Additional Protocol I Article 96(3): https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-96; paragraphs (b)-(c).
- Additional Protocol I preamble: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/preamble
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