Comments Posted By Ellis
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>I am unaware of any article that the the US has agreed to that states illegal combatants are subject to any protections at all.
It's called the Geneva Conventions. Here is the relevant part:
Article 5
The present Convention shall apply to the persons referred to in Article 4 from the time they fall into the power of the enemy and until their final release and repatriation.Should any doubt arise as to whether persons, having committed a belligerent act and having fallen into the hands of the enemy, belong to any of the categories enumerated in Article 4, such persons shall enjoy the protection of the present Convention until such time as their status has been determined by a competent tribunal.
In other words, either a person is a civilian or an enemy soldier, and if you don't know which they are, they get POW protections until a tribunal decides their status.
Comment Posted By Ellis On 11.12.2007 @ 12:00
