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What is the primary concern of Rule 47?
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?
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?
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?
What is the consequence of attacking your enemy or attempting to escape after surrendering?
What is the scope of Rule 47?
What is the scope of Rule 47?
What is the underlying principle of Rule 47?
What is the underlying principle of Rule 47?
What is required for a person to be considered as having surrendered?
What is required for a person to be considered as having surrendered?
What is the current practice regarding surrender?
What is the current practice regarding surrender?
What is the purpose of Rule 47?
What is the purpose of Rule 47?
What is the relationship between Rule 47 and the concept of hors de combat?
What is the relationship between Rule 47 and the concept of hors de combat?