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3 Combatants and Non-combatants

Knut Ipsen

From: The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law (3rd Edition)

Edited By: Dieter Fleck

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Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
29 August 2013
ISBN:
9780199658800

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 05 October 2023

Subject(s):
Combatants — Principle of distinction — Armed conflict — Prisoners of war
1. International law regarding persons taking part in or affected by an international armed conflict makes a fundamental distinction between combatants and civilians, a distinction being the leading principle and the unchangeable core of international humanitarian law applicable in international armed conflicts.1 This distinction determines the international legal status of these two categories. They indicate the primary status of persons in the event of an international armed conflict. The acquisition of a new, secondary status is linked to this primary status...
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