Geneva Convention: Article 51
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What is the primary concern of Rule 47?

  • Regulating the use of certain weapons
  • Preventing attacks on civilians
  • Establishing rules for prisoner of war treatment
  • Defining unnecessary suffering and superfluous injury (correct)

Who is considered hors de combat under Rule 47?

  • Only those who have clearly expressed an intention to surrender
  • Only those who are wounded or sick
  • Only prisoners of war
  • Anyone who is in the power of an adverse party or defenceless (correct)

What is the requirement for a person to maintain protection under Rule 47?

  • They must be unconscious or wounded
  • They must be in the power of an adverse party
  • They must be a prisoner of war
  • They must clearly express an intention to surrender and abstain from hostile acts (correct)

What is the consequence of attacking your enemy or attempting to escape after surrendering?

<p>You will lose protection under Rule 47 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of Rule 47?

<p>Applicable in both IAC and NIAC (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying principle of Rule 47?

<p>The theory of humanization of warfare (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is required for a person to be considered as having surrendered?

<p>They must clearly express an intention to surrender (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current practice regarding surrender?

<p>There is no uniform practice on when a person can surrender (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Rule 47?

<p>To prevent attacks on persons hors de combat (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between Rule 47 and the concept of hors de combat?

<p>Rule 47 defines the concept of hors de combat (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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