Practice question
A conflict qualifies under common Article 3 but the armed group lacks Protocol II’s required territorial control. Does this alone remove common Article 3 protection?
- Yes, Protocol II repealed it
- Yes, every IHL rule requires territorial control
- Yes, unless the group becomes a State
- Yes, if recognition is denied
- No, Protocol II preserves common Article 3’s existing conditions of application
Legal references
- https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/apii-1977/article-1 — Additional Protocol II, Article 1
- https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/gciii-1949/article-3 — Geneva Convention III, common Article 3
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