International Law. A Treatise. Volume 2 (of 2): War and Neutrality. Second EditionOppenheim, L. (Lassa)
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International Law. A Treatise. Volume 2 (of 2): War and Neutrality. Second Edition
Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)
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(6) Killing or attacking harmless private enemy individuals. Unjustified
appropriation and destruction of their private property, and especially
pillaging. Compulsion of the population of occupied territory to furnish
information about the army of the other belligerent or about his means
of defence.
(7) Disgraceful treatment of dead bodies on battlefields. Appropriation
of such money and other valuables found upon dead bodies as are not
public property, nor arms, ammunition, and the like.
(8) Appropriation and destruction of property belonging to museums,
hospitals, churches, schools, and the like.
(9) Assault, siege, and bombardment of undefended open towns and other
habitations. Unjustified bombardment of undefended places on the part of
naval forces.
(10) Unnecessary bombardment of historical monuments, and of such
hospitals and buildings devoted to religion, art, science, and charity,
as are indicated by particular signs notified to the besiegers
bombarding a defended town.
(11) Violations of the Geneva Convention.
(12) Attack on or sinking of enemy vessels which have hauled down their
flags as a sign of surrender. Attack on enemy merchantmen without
previous request to submit to visit.
(13) Attack or seizure of hospital ships, and all other violations of
the Hague Convention for the adaptation to naval warfare of the
principles of the Geneva Convention.
(14) Unjustified destruction of enemy prizes.[481]
(15) Use of enemy uniforms and the like during battle, use of the enemy
flag during attack by a belligerent vessel.
(16) Violation of enemy individuals furnished with passports or
safe-conducts, violation of safeguards.
(17) Violation of bearers of flags of truce.
(18) Abuse of the protection granted to flags of truce.
(19) Violation of cartels, capitulations, and armistices.
(20) Breach of parole.
[Footnote 481: Unjustified destruction of neutral prizes--see below, §
431--is not a war crime, but is nevertheless an international
delinquency, if ordered by the belligerent government.]
[Sidenote: Hostilities in Arms by Private Individuals.]
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