Practice question
A qualifying representative authority validly declares under Article 96(3), then claims it accepted only benefits and not the corresponding duties. Which is correct?
- Every declaration is automatically benefit-only
- A private slogan can delete paragraph (b)
- Its opponent alone owes all protections
- The statutory treaty effect includes the same rights and obligations
- The authority can decide duties after capture
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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