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Direct Causation in International Humanitarian Law and the Challenge of AI-Mediated Civilian Cyber Operations

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arXiv:2606. 29175v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: International humanitarian law protects civilians from direct attack unless and for such time as they take direct part in hostilities, with the ICRC's 2009 Interpretive Guidance operationalising this rule through a three-criterion cumulative test.

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