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Applicable during times of armed conflict, they form the cornerstone of international humanitarian law, setting rules for the treatment of people who are not participating in the fighting -- civilians, health workers and aid workers -- as well as for the wounded, sick or prisoners of war.
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Not only would it generate more destruction than any other form of conflict, but our methods for preventing it are weaker, relying mainly on psychology rather than tangible defenses.
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Common Article 3 of the conventions, which relates to "non-international armed conflicts" -- the most common form of conflict in the world today -- is applicable to the situation in Syria.
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It takes the double form of a conflict between religions and a conflict between nationalisms.
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The conflict had a silver lining for Argentina, in the form of its swift return to democracy.
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In the West of the country, militias accrued power and influence during the 2011 conflict when ex-army and navy personnel joined civilian volunteers to form armed combat groups.
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Does industry have a conflict of interest in lobbying for changes in ECPA, when it will directly benefit from those changes in the form of reduced compliance costs?
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