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> Unlawful combatants have no rights of any kind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_combatant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_combatant begs to dif
by tromp 5y ago
> Unlawful combatants have no rights of any kind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_combatant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_combatant begs to differ:
"An individual who is not a lawful combatant, who is not a national of a neutral state, and who is not a national of a co-belligerent state, retains rights and privileges under the Fourth Geneva Convention so that he must be "treated with humanity and, in case of trial, shall not be deprived of the rights of fair and regular trial".
- Turing_Machine 5y agoDid you actually read this? In the case of trial is not the same thing as entitled to a trial. > After a "competent tribunal" has determined that an individual is not a lawful combatant, the "detaining power" may choose to accord the individual the rights and privileges of a prisoner of war as described in the Third Geneva Convention, but is not required to do so. (emphasis mine) Edit to add this P.S: I'm not going to slam you for citing Wikipedia, but I will take off points for not mentioning (or checking, perhaps) that the original source is an opinion piece written by a lawyer -- not a law, treaty, court decision, or anything else that has actual weight.