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Which provision of the Geneva Conventions applies to armed conflicts NOT of an international character, such as internal armed conflicts?
- Additional Protocol I
- Common Article 3
- Article 1 of the Fourth Convention
- Additional Protocol III
Answer
B. Common Article 3
Solution
Common Article 3, found in all four 1949 Geneva Conventions, applies to non-international armed conflicts; Additional Protocol II (1977) expands it.
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