Enemy combatant

Headline: Soldier Single-Handedly Takes Out Two Enemy Machine Gun Squads Like most days, C.R.S. spent his day patrolling on foot through the hilly regions near Kandahar. C.R.S. had joined the military as a sniper, and he spent most of his time abroad. During his overwatch, his group was responsible for tracking suspicious activity. According to the latest intelligence reports, there were enemy combatants somewhere in the area. As C.R.S. was continuing his routine patrol, the sound of…

Afghanistan. In the early part of the 1980’s, 1979 to 1989 to be exact, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, it was also during this time that the U.S. was involved in the “Cold War with the Soviet Union. The U.S. intelligence agencies figured, the enemy of…

that but it has been a defining feature of the world, changing and shaping how we develop as a race and more often than not changing the course of history itself. A force that strong will have positive and negative effects on all humans both for combatants and civilians. Most wars are limited wars, meaning that when they are fought not all resources are geared towards fighting it by the two warring countries. The opposite of this is total war when all resources and people are used in helping a…

collateral damage to civilians must not be “excessive in relation to the concrete direct overall military advantage anticipated” (Rome A.8§2:b.iv). Further, it mandates that it must be the intention of the military action to aid in the defeat of the enemy. Without generally conforming to these three principles, the military action may be considered in violation of international law and, for all intents and purposes, unethical and…

The administration made the category of “enemy combatants” in order to deprive detainees of the legal protections of either the U.S. courts or “prisoner-of-war” status. They tried to detain these enemy combatants, some of them American citizens, indefinitely without trial, and without the right to have courts review their cases. Bush announced that these terrorists were not protected…

A grandmother and her grandchildren are picking (source check needed)berries in the field outside their house, when they noticed a drone flying above them. They are aware it is there, but are not worried, as they are not armed nor are they combatants. In an instant, the drone opened fire on the grandmother and two children. They are separated, calling out for one another, unable to see through the thick clouds of black smoke. The two grandchildren runs toward the house. One of the grandchildren…

In modern times, terrorism is considered a major threat to society and therefore illegal under anti-terrorism laws in mostjurisdictions. It is also considered a war crime under the laws of war when used to target non-combatants, such as civilians, neutral military personnel, or enemy prisoners of war.[1] A broad array of political organizations have practiced terrorism to further their objectives. It has been practiced by mostly right-wing and sometimes left-wing political parties, nationalist…

During the Vietnam War, non combatant roles served as off the battlefield support squadrons helping the military function and according to “ My Future” about “85 percent of today’s enlisted military jobs are non-combatant” (My Future 1). Steven Ruud served as non combatant mechanical engineer during 1968-1970, eight weeks of his term were spent at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Steven was assigned to the 1099th TC or Transportation Company Medium Boat Company which surrounded the port of Cat Lai. Ruud…

Today, technological advances in warfare have challenged the foundational principles of Just War Theory and generated scrutiny around ethical behavior in combatant environments. Just War Theory refers to a set of rules that a sovereign state is expected to follow before engaging in war, during war, and after war—jus ad bellum, jus in bellum, and jus post bellum, respectively. With the increased employment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or drone strikes under the Obama Administration, one may…

A fighter who hasn’t been recognised as a combatant under the International Humanitarian Law faces prosecution under the national law. There are certain legal consequences attached to the combatant status which explain the difficulties which occurred from agreeing on the definition of combatant because it proved very crucial for the states to delimit which fighter could claim such a privilege of belligerent status. The…