"TinCanMan" wrote in message ...
"Rob van Riel" wrote in message
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In an attempt to circumvent the provisions of Article 4, GC III the U.N.
proposed the additional protocols I and II. Not surprisingly, many nations
(including the U.S.) refused to sign and ratify the new protocols and even
fewer have ratified Article 90 (D90) of Protocol I

OK, I very obviously have some reading to catch up on.


Can I find these anywhere on the net? They would make interesting
reading, I think.

All of it, including the signatories and additional protocols are on the
ICRC site:
http://www.icrc.org

Thanks.


Afganistan, at least under Taliban rule, had no interest in playing by
the rules of the world at large, or even in the same game as the world
at large. However, if the US signed on to the provisions you mention
(and I honestly don't know that), I would think they are bound by
them, even if their opponent is not.

All of which is irrelevant.

You are correct, I was basing this on the (unfounded) assumption that
the US had agreed to the additional protocols you mentioned. That not
being the case, it is indeed irrelevant.


Rob