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Did 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 individua
by Turing_Machine 5y ago
Did 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.