Practice question
A guard threatens a covered captive with a prohibited mutilation but has not carried it out. He says Article 75 concerns only completed acts. Which is correct?
- Every threat is automatically lawful
- Only completed death can implicate the guarantees
- A guard may waive the treaty privately
- The express threats prohibition is relevant even without completion
- The captive must first lose an appeal
Legal references
- Additional Protocol I Article 75: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-75; paragraphs 1-2.
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