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Unlawful combatant

Unlawful combatants (also known as unprivileged combatants or unprivileged belligerents) are civilians who directly engage in armed conflict and are therefore legally (in some, national-level systems) deemed to be no longer protected by the Geneva Conventions. The concept originated during the fin de siècle of the 19th century, with the great powers…

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Status of combatants in an interstate conflict

International law and practice

National law

International criticism

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Unlawful combatant

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related to External links · 79
Unlawful combatant → AI Index, Al Qaeda And Taliban, American Bar Association's Human, Amnesty International, AMR, Armed Conflicts Project, Art, Bush Administration's, Captivity, Casualty, Chapter III, Citizen, Citizens Detained, Columbia University, Combatant Status Review Tribunals/Administrative, Commentaries, Daniel Kanstroom, Detention, DOD, Dorf
related to Interstate conflict · 20
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related to Other countries · 14
Unlawful combatant → Az Zubayr, CPS, Illegal Combatants Law, Imprisonment, Iraq, Iraqi, Israel, March, Mr Zaher Zaher, Prosecution Service, Royal Tank Regiment, Sergeant Steven Roberts, The CPS, The United Kingdom Crown
related to International criticism · 9
Unlawful combatant → Afghanistan, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, ICRC, In, International Committee, Legal Division, Red Cross, The
related to United States · 5
Unlawful combatant → Geneva Conventions, One, Two, United States, US

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Unlawful combatantrelated to External linksMichael Dorf0.60section
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Unlawful combatantrelated to External linksWhy It Matters0.60section
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Unlawful combatantrelated to External linksAl Qaeda And Taliban0.60section
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Unlawful combatantrelated to External linksFindLaw0.60section
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