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A civilian under International Humanitarian Law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed Forces . The term is also often used Colloquial ly to refer to people who are not members of a particular profession or occupation, especially by Law Enforcement agencies, which often use rank structures similar to those of Military Unit s. The 2005 Article 50 in Chapter II: "Civilians and Civilian Population" of Protocol I Additional To The Geneva Conventions defines that a civilian is not a Privileged Combatant . Article 51 describes the protection that must be given to civilians (unless they are Unprivileged Combatant s) and civilian populations. Chapter III of Protocol I regulates the targeting of civilian objects. Article 8(2)(b)(i) Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court also prohibits attacks directed against civilians. Not all states have ratified Protocol I or the Rome Statute, but it is an accepted principle of international humanitarian law that the direct targeting of civilians is a breach of the customary laws of war and is binding on all belligerents. Under international Maritime Law and Aviation Law a distinction is made between passengers and crew that is similar to that of combatants and civilians under the Laws Of War . Under their own Municipal Law governments may extend the definition of who is a civilian to exclude those who work for the Emergency Service s, because members of the emergency services may from time to time need additional legal powers over and above those usually available to ordinary citizens. SEE ALSO REFERENCES FURTHER READING |
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