Questions tagged [war]
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Is Maldives banning Israelis a form of 'collective punishment' and therefore illegal?
According to an article in the Guardian the Maldives are going to ban Israelis from visiting.
According to a quote in wikipedia...
International law posits that no person may be punished for acts that he or she did not commit. It ensures that the…
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Are parole agreements between PoWs and their captors legally binding?
It seems at one point to not have been unheard of for a prisoner of war to sign a parole agreement with their captor, independent of their own country's command structure.
In the American Civil War, for example, some prisoners would be released to…
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Elections under foreign occupation
The five-year term of Ukraine's current President is nearing its end and foreign allies are pressuring the country to conduct new elections -- despite the logistical nightmare of both campaigning and the actual voting while literally under enemy…
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Is there a specific law protecting undersea cables?
It is in the news that the Yemeni republic are saying the Houthis may target the undersea communication cables that run through the red sea.
Shipping is protected by specific international treaties such as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. …
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How do war survivors claim damages?
A Modern Example:
Numerous Ukrainians survivors have had their homes destroyed by Russian missiles. If the Russian prevail in this conflict, then I would think that said survivors can not claim damages against the victor. On the other hand for the…
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What legal character does the Istanbul document have?
The Budapest memorandum and the Istanbul document are two important documents thought to guarantee security & stability in the regions of the former Soviet Union. 1
The Instanbul documents states:
"We reaffirm the inherent right
of each and every…
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Is a civilian protected by law of war if they may provide a vital information to their military and cannot be detained?
The general rule is that civilians are protected persons in military conflicts. But civilian casualties can be excused if associated with military necessity.
I can easily imagine a situation, in which a civilian is an accidental witness of a covert…
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Can Chinese citizens legally enroll to join the Russian army and fight in Ukraine?
I read on https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-ukraines-zelenskyy-says-2-chinese-were-caught-fighting-alongside-russia/ that some Chinese citizens may be present in the Russian army and fight in Ukraine.
Can Chinese citizens legally…
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Would conscripted dual nationals of Russia and Great Britain be committing a crime in the UK?
To my understanding, it is a crime for a British national to serve in the armed forces of one of our enemies.
If a dual british/russian national were conscripted and forced to fight in the Ukraine war, what crime, if any, would they be committing…
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Was UN security council resolution 242 binding?
From what I understand, UN security council resolutions are binding, in contrast to general assembly resolutions which are not. This fine page from Cambridge, which is a body that is generally trusted in the field, states:
UN Security Council…
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Would Ukraine have legal grounds to declare war on Belarus as well?
Given the vulnerability in the Russian command and control system right now, some people are thinking that Ukraine should depose Lukashenko as well.
Regardless of whether this would be a good idea or not, would Ukraine have a legal right to do this?…
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Does Hezbollah break Lebanese law by attacking Israel?
Since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Hezbollah has launched 670 attacks on Israel in support of Hamas. This violates the UNSC decision 1701, which calls for a full cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. My question is whether…
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Is it legal to commit war crimes if the other party in a war commited a war crime first?
Generally, you are not allowed to hit someone with a baseball bat, but if you are robbed at gunpoint, in most jurisdictions that ban no longer applies because the other party has already committed a crime against you (pointing a gun at you) and has…
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Are there countries in which the "price" paid in a prisoner exchange deals is restricted by law?
When terrorist organizations capture hostages, sometimes the captives' country tries to negotiate a deal, which often includes prisoner exchange. The "price" for such deals may be very high. For example, in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal,…
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Is it legal to execute deserters (who deserted during a war) after a war has ended?
The documentary The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987) follows what happened to two Japanese soldiers who (possibly) deserted during the war and were (possibly) executed afterwards.
In the context of 1945 Japanese law, was it legal to execute…
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