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2023-09-23 14:36:40 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E53E38D9F270B8D37E00817E49CC2620DF5A92F9FE2110D54358BC17447FAE5C
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Original Note:
There is no claim made as to the legality of this incident; NNN. That said, it is *not* a war crime--the surrender has to be effective, and if there is no means of taking custody, combatant is not necessarily protected. See: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-39169-0_12#:~:text=to%20Rule%20102).-,Rule%20104,-An%20offer%20to See also: https://lieber.westpoint.edu/legal-practical-challenges-surrender-drones/ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/israel-law-review/article/rule-of-surrender-in-international-humanitarian-law/714B1EAB954811EB2907A046EA069504
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