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Terrorism Bill

My right hon. Friend refers to a number of international documents and conventions. Should we not also consider the Geneva conventions—the so-called rules of law—which clearly set out that nation states must not deliberately target or harm civilians? If people exercising their legitimate right to resist an occupying force were also bound by those conventions, they would be permitted to attack soldiers in uniform but expressly forbidden from attacking civilians, whether armed or not.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
438 c1063-4 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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