Really? Would you outline for me exactly when the law changed, and what instrument changed it?
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention was adopted in 1949.
BTW, you have ignored the most important arguments in my post.
And what does that say when taken in context with the rest of the Geneva conventions ?
And your cherry picked article only deals with civilians, and does not deal with armed militia, soldiers or any other armed person.
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