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>In the case of occupied territory, the application of the GC shall cease one year after the

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>general close of military operations; however, the Occupying Power shall be bound, for the

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>duration of the occupation, to the extent that such Power exercises the functions of government

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>in such territory, by the provisions of the following Articles of the GC: 1 through 12, 27, 29

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>through 34, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53, 59, 61 through 77, and 143.

that applied for instance in Iraq and Afghanistan, the occupying US military was bound by the GC, think ROE …What military is occupying America, you see "Blue Helmets" somewhere?