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# Persons who do not take part or who have ceased to take part in hostilities, like: 1. civilians. 2. medical and para-medical personnel, or religious personnel. 3. combatants who have stopped fighting because they are either wounded or sick, or have been captured, or have surrendered or are otherw...

# Persons who do not take part or who have ceased to take part in hostilities, like: 1. civilians. 2. medical and para-medical personnel, or religious personnel. 3. combatants who have stopped fighting because they are either wounded or sick, or have been captured, or have surrendered or are otherwise defenseless. # International law forbids the use or threat of force in international relations except for: 1. United Nations enforcement action or peace-keeping operations; 2. Dual or collective self-defense when an armed attack occurs against a State # Components of the Law of Armed Conflict # Geneva-Type Law (1949) 1. The First Geneva Convention: the protection of wounded and sick on land. 2. The Second Geneva Convention: protection of wounded, sick and shipwrecked at sea.