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Interestingly, threatening “no quarter” is a war crime [1] > Under the modern laws of war, "it is especially forbidden ... to declare that no quarter will be g
by ryall 6y ago
Interestingly, threatening “no quarter” is a war crime [1]
> Under the modern laws of war, "it is especially forbidden ... to declare that no quarter will be given". This was established under Article 23(d) of the 1907 Hague Convention "IV – The Laws and Customs of War on Land".[6]
> Since a judgment on the law relating to war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg Trials in October 1946, the 1907 Hague Convention, including the explicit prohibition against declaring that no quarter will be given, is considered to be part of the customary laws of war and binding on all parties in an international armed conflict.
[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_quarter https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_quarter
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoNote, however, that this is not an international armed conflict. (Not that that matters. The rules should be better when dealing with our own people, not worse.)