Practice question
An authority satisfies Article 1(4) and validly uses Article 96(3). It argues that its just cause permits torture of captured opponents. Which answer is correct?
- Torture becomes lawful
- Only the opposing State owes duties
- The declaration grants rights without duties
- Self-determination suspends protection
- The authority accepts humanitarian obligations as well as rights; its cause does not authorize torture
Legal references
- https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-1 — Additional Protocol I, Article 1(4)
- https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-96 — Additional Protocol I, Article 96(3)
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