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**Morageort** · 01-02-2008, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Its quite obvious isn't it?

Soldiers are generally considered to have some legal protections. Criminals aren't.
Not everyone who participates in a state vs state war is a soldier under international law, IIUC. OTOH, in an insurgency, some folks may be soldiers, while others arent. It has to do with operating in an orderly force, with uniforms, etc, IIUC, not the motivations or even necessarily the political status of the sides in question.

01-02-2008, 05:58 PM	#13
Morageort Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 454 Senior Member	Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Its quite obvious isn't it? Soldiers are generally considered to have some legal protections. Criminals aren't. Not everyone who participates in a state vs state war is a soldier under international law, IIUC. OTOH, in an insurgency, some folks may be soldiers, while others arent. It has to do with operating in an orderly force, with uniforms, etc, IIUC, not the motivations or even necessarily the political status of the sides in question.
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