Practice question
Under Geneva ConventionIV Article53, what is the stated exception to the Occupying Power’s property-destruction prohibition?
- Destruction rendered absolutely necessary by military operations
- Any increase in the occupier’s profit
- Any personal dislike of the owner
- Any desire for political punishment
- Any unverified rumor
Legal references
- Geneva ConventionIV Article53: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/gciv-1949/article-53
- 1907 Hague Regulations Article23: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/hague-conv-iv-1907/regulations-art-23 Article23(a),(d).
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