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10 - Animals as Combatants and as Prisoners of War?
from Part II - The Protection of Animals in International and Non-international Armed Conflicts
- By Jérôme de Hemptinne, Tadesse Kebebew, Joshua Joseph Niyo
Edited by Anne Peters, Jérôme de Hemptinne, Robert Kolb, Université de Genève
Book:

Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict

Published online:

06 October 2022

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06 October 2022, pp 171-183
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This chapter examines to what extent ‘animal soldiers’ could obtain two related legal status in light of their contribution to the war effort. They could be combatants when involved in hostilities and prisoners of war after falling into enemy hands. In consequence, they would be protected by Geneva Convention III and Additional Protocol I. While these status have not been envisaged to apply to animals, elements of the protection provided by the said instruments could inspire the analogous design of a protective regime for ‘animal soldiers’. This regime would be based on the following principles: no military involvement in hostilities, subsidiarity, humane treatment and animal dignity.