like the 8th amendment that enforces no cruel and unsusual punishment to be done
2007-12-06 12:01:39 · 9 answers · asked by marq.ren 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
yes. Back in WW2 there was a rule you could NOT shoot at the enemy while they were parachuting down but you could once they hit the ground. Too bad the enemy didnt have the same rules. many of our brave men lost their lives before they hit the ground
2007-12-06 12:04:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those that say they have to follow certain rules of engagement, including the Geneva Conventions, are correct.
Just wanted to point out that it wasn't until 2006 that the Bush administration agreed that the soldiers had to abide by the Conventions.
Since 2002, the administration contended that the Geneva Conventions would be respected as a matter of policy but that they did not apply by law to suspects held in U.S. military custody. In 2006, the Supreme Court ordered that they abide by them.
Also, it wasn't until 2006 that "cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment" was forbidden by enacted legislation (which was approved over Bush's objections).
2007-12-06 12:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a lot more laws to follow than the average civilian does, Laws of War, Geneva and Hague conventions, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, plus local laws.
PS. Rules of Engagment are not laws, they are specific orders. They change as the Command Authority sees fit.
2007-12-06 12:32:21 · answer #3 · answered by John S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They follow the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Along with this the military is required to follow the Articles of the Geneva Convention. Both are pretty specific as to what is allowable and what is not.
2007-12-06 15:28:09 · answer #4 · answered by samuraiwarrior_98 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no, we follow the Geneva Convention and the UCMJ. American laws and governing documents don't apply to non-Americans in other countries... but we do treat them with a standard of decency as dictated by international accord
2007-12-06 12:08:25 · answer #5 · answered by promethius9594 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have to follow the Geneva Convention, and the Military Code of Justice. These are both part of US law.
2007-12-06 12:05:01 · answer #6 · answered by TG 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes there are rules of engagement that have to be followed. Some of them include not firing at a person unless your life or the life of your men are threathened. Prisoners of war should be treated humanely. That sorta stuff.
2007-12-06 12:06:16 · answer #7 · answered by Kassie K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That may hold true except in the heat of battle.
2007-12-06 12:06:22 · answer #8 · answered by cmdrbnd007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes:)
2007-12-06 12:04:56 · answer #9 · answered by Mariah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋