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Warrior Civilians

Warrior Civilians

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Armed ForcesGeneral LawGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1025106555
ISBN13: 9781025106557
Publisher: Hutson Street Press
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 30
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.06 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Abstract How should the United States effectively use and protect its non-military personnel accompanying the force? Under international law, civilian is a status which provides protected persons from attack by the warring parties. Persons accompanying the United States (U.S.) armed forces on the battlefield, however, are wearing military uniforms, making them indistinguishable from their military counterparts. Additionally, the activities they conduct have expanded, closing the gap between traditional support activities and actions which constitute direct participation in hostilities. Both of these factors put these individuals at risk of losing civilian status. This paper advocates clearly distinguishing deployed personnel and when necessary incorporating them into the armed forces. This proposed action is necessary in order to appropriately distinguish those entitled to civilian status while enabling others, as needed, to conduct activities on the battlefield without the risk of becoming illegal combatants.

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