Practice question
An armed group argues that applying Protocol II necessarily transfers the State’s territorial sovereignty to it. The conflict otherwise satisfies the Protocol’s scope. Which is best?
- Article 3 expressly prevents that inference from the Protocol’s application
- Coverage automatically transfers sovereignty
- Every dissident commander becomes a head of State
- Only the strongest side owns all territory by treaty
- The Protocol dissolves every national boundary
Legal references
- Additional Protocol II Article 3: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/apii-1977/article-3
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