Geneva Convention, Protocol I Art 43.1

Among the legitimate categories of combatants in a conflict, Additional Protocol I identifies the members of “all organized armed forces, groups and units which are under a command responsible to a party [to the conflict] for the conduct of its subordinates.” This applies even to parties represented by a government or authority that is not recognized by an adverse party (API Art. 43.1). This provision introduces the possibility of applying Additional Protocol I to conflicts in which government forces are opposed to resistance or national liberation movements.

UNGA resolution 37/43

the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle

UN Resolution 3246

Affirms the legitimacy of armed resistance by oppressed peoples in pursuit of the right to self-determination, and condemns governments which do not support that right

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      1 year ago

      Ayuup.

      That’s what I don’t get about Americans. Like you understand that if The Man will do this to other people, he’ll do it to you, right? No, they don’t understand. They think they’re special or different. They think that they’re somehow exempt from the violence of empire, even while the empire is stepping on their neck. Fucking bizarre.